A New York City man faces a fine of $23,000 for operating on Amateur Radio frequencies without a license and for transmitting a false officer-in-distress call on a New York City Police Department (NYPD) radio channel. The FCC issued aNotice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL, attached below) on August 31 to Daniel Delise of Astoria. It details a history of complaints and alleged illegal radio operation on Delise’s part that dates back to 2012.
“The Commission previously warned Mr Delise that unlicensed operation of this station was illegal and that continued operation could result in further enforcement action,” the FCC said in the NAL. “Mr Delise’s deliberate disregard of the [Communications] Act and the Commission’s warning warrants a significant penalty.”
The FCC reported receiving “numerous complaints” that Delise was transmitting on different frequencies, and it ultimately issued two official warnings in 2012. The Commission said complaints about Delise continued through 2013 and 2014, but, the FCC said, an investigating agent “was not able to confirm a rule violation.” Still more complaints alleged that Delise was transmitting without authority on 461.225 MHz, a frequency licensed to NYC City Wide Disaster Services, the FCC recounted. In 2014, the FCC received 10 more complaints identifying Delise by name, plus another nine in 2015 and one more in 2016.
Last April, field agents monitoring in Delise’s Astoria neighborhood detected a strong voice transmission on 147.96 MHz. They were able to track the signal to the building where Delise resided, and, ultimately, went to his apartment and confronted him.
The FCC said Delise admitted making the transmissions on 147.96 MHz and acknowledged that he did not have an Amateur Radio license. As a result, the FCC’s New York Field office issued a Notice of Unlicensed Operation.
A couple of weeks later, the NYPD informed an FCC field agent that it had taken Delise into custody for “sending out false radio transmissions” over the NYPD radio system and for possessing radios capable of operating on NYPD frequencies, in violation of state law. According to the NYPD, a call had gone out reporting an officer in need, and the responding officer spotted Delise speaking into a radio. The police report said Delise admitted to making the transmission and that he told officers that he had more radios and would continue to transmit on police frequencies. Obtaining a warrant, the NYPD confiscated all radio transmitting equipment from Delise’s apartment, including 14 radios capable of operating on NYPD frequencies.
The FCC concluded that Delise apparently transmitted without a license on Amateur Radio frequencies, even after being warned not to do so, and that he apparently transmitted false or fraudulent distress signals on NYPD frequencies. Both violations were “willful,” the FCC said.
Delise could have faced a penalty of more than $140,000, under the provisions of the Communications Act. The NAL gave Delise 30 days to pay the fine or to file a written statement seeking a reduction or cancellation of the proposed forfeiture.
Source:ARRL
“Worlds smallest APRS transceiver with TNC” offers many applications. Matchbox-sized, built-in GPS receiver. The transceiver can not only... Read more
Ameritron HF+6 1200W Solid State Amplifier 1.5-54 MHz . . . 1200 Watts PEP Output, Instant Automatic band switching, no tuning, no warm-up, SWR protec... Read more
Elad Duo-X Booth A1-552 at Friedrichshafen…. come see the new Duo-X, this is the prototype, 120w or 220w 4 receivers, 10.2in touchscreen... Read more
The FX-4C is a new SDR transceiver developed by BG2FX. It covers all of the major HF bands, and includes wide-band receive capabilities. I... Read more
SPE Up to 5 KW Combiner for two SPE EXPERT 2K-FA or two SPE EXPERT 1.3K-FA Linear Amplifiers RF SOLUTIONS is the authorised dealer for Australia/New Z... Read more
Yaesu FT-991 Read more
The Palstar SP30H ultimate communications speaker is a custom engineered speaker designed to match the sonic characteristics of the human voice. The... Read more
Xiegu G90 is a portable 20W HF amateur radio transceiver with an SDR architecture and built-in automatic antenna tuner. The display unit and the radio... Read more
Most portable batteries pack a few thousand mAh of power into a pocket-sized package. Not this one. It’s an overgrown brute that boasts a ridiculous 1... Read more
In this video I go through the building of a paint can dummy load that a ham radio operator may require for testing and tu... Read more
The RFpower LA1K5 is a solid-state 1200 watts 1.8 – 54MHz power amplifier. It uses a ruggedness 1800 watts 65 V LDMOS technology NXP’s MRF... Read more
The bhi GroundBreaker audio unit isolates the grounds on your bhi DSP noise cancelling product or other ancillary equipment from those of the radio sy... Read more
Designed and built by Dennis, KI6AIX. This Mobile Comm Center features VHF and UHF two-way radios, a scanner, internal battery or power supply.... Read more
The E-Coder 2 panel was designed to control Expert Electronics SDR devices with a focus on remote operation. It has a high quality low latency sound c... Read more
AH-705 HF/50 MHz Automatic Antenna Tuner Features Covers the 1.8 MHz to 50 MHz bands, using a long wire element 2-way power sources using alkaline bat... Read more
SDR Control panel E-coder Product Description The E-coder Control Panel is designed to control a SunSDR2 transceiver or ColibriDDC receiver in... Read more
Product Description Tecsun S2000 Desktop Radio: This is the ultimate desktop listeners radio combining all of the features of the Tecsun radio... Read more
More
PicoAPRS Transceiver
Ameritron ALS-1306 AMPLIFIER, HF+6M, SOLID STATE, 1200 W PEP, 220 VAC
New Elad Duo-X
FX-4C Transceiver
SPE Combiner CO1-HF Up to 5 KW
Yaesu FT-991 [ New Video ]
Palstar SP30H
Xiegu G90 HF 20W SDR Transceiver
Anker’s massive 120,600mAh portable battery weighs 9 pounds
How to Build A 130 Watt Dummy Load for HF Ham Radio
LA1K5 is a solid-state 1200 watts 1.8 – 54MHz power amplifier
GroundBreaker – Isolate your audio to remove RFI and ground loop problems!
Mobile Communications Center – Go Box by KI6AIX
E-Coder 2 Controller
Icom AH-705 Announced on Christmas
SDR Control panel E-coder
Tecsun S2000