HAM Operator: KE5UTN

Showing my Bicycle Mobile setup

2012-01-18T18:02:00.000-06:00

I know this is simple, but it works well for my needs.

Near Crash in My Latest Bicycle Mobile video - check it out!

2012-01-18T12:41:00.000-06:00

Yesterday, I rode to another area in Ouachita Parish on my bicycle.

This time I went to the Eastern side of Cheniere Lake (area 1).

See what happens when I head down a steep hill with inadequate brakes.

I also head over to a pond that is full of alligators.

New Bicycle Mobile Video to A Cypress Tree Forrest

2012-01-16T02:09:00.000-06:00

I did have my bicycle mobile operational on this bicycle trip to Chenier Lake in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. Although I had it and ID'ed on the repeater a couple times, no one responded.

That said, I enjoyed my trip to the lake where I got up close to some majestic Cypress trees.

Here's the Video:

Latest Louisiana Wilderness Bike Trek to (and along) the Ouachita River (Bicycle Mobile)

2012-01-12T23:03:00.000-06:00

I rode to the Ouachita River and took a trail south. Find out what I did when I heard a gunshot.

I did take my FT-208R with me, and using the Larson coil 5/8 wave antenna, I kept in contact with area hams.

Search my blog here for video and pictures of my bicycle mobile rig.

Here's the video:

Proposed Procrastination Formula for Hams

2012-01-10T19:05:00.000-06:00

I sometimes find myself wondering how common it is for hams to procrastinate. I wonder this because I often find myself putting off until tomorrow, things I could accomplish today.

Strangely, many put-off tasks are tasks I enjoy very much. That said, it must be the lack of energy or enthusiasm that’s to blame.

Take my Bicycle Mobile Fishing Videos, for example. I enjoy making these so much, yet when the opportunity presents itself, it doesn’t take much of a reason for me to stay home.

Maybe I should come up with a formula that accounts for this phenomenon; a formula like e = d t / o where the amount of energy (enthusiasm) = desire multiplied by time and divided by optional activities.

Such formulae might make understanding procrastination a little easier for the analytical minds of hams like me.

What do you think?

What have I been up to?

2012-01-06T01:08:00.000-06:00

Well, I have lots-o-toys! I play on digital modes... dabbled with sstv, played with psk-31, and rtty.

Isn't it amazing how many abbreviations there are in ham radio? My handy-talkie is defective, it fell out of the hospital bed a few times too many times and now I have to use a rubber band to pull the on/off knob to one side to turn it on and off.

On the SB-200, the meter light went out. I wish I could fix it.

I mess around on 40 meters most days checking in to a few traffic nets. You can find me in the 5th region traffic net on 7.280 at 10:30 am- CST, and 7.243 at 3:30pm. Currently, I play Net Control on Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning and afternoon, and Friday afternoon.

Occasionally, I check in on 20 meters to the Maritime Mobile Service Net on 14.300mhz.

During natural disasters, I run through the bands lookiig for emergency nets so I can relay stuff, if needed.

I do try to sell ham radio related mugs, hats and other stuff.

You can see 2 of my designs on the right hand column of this page. I have a store called Observations.

Something else I do is check in on the Freewheelers net on 3.916 just about every night at around 10:30.

I also like to go bicycle mobile with my ht and a 5/8 wave antenna.

I have made many videos documenting my amateur radio activities and you can find them here by using the links list on the right hand column of this page.

Something else I like to do is go to ham fests. The Jackson, Mississippi hamfest is coming up at the end of December. One of my friends already asked me if I want to ride with him. I said yes.

I do exchange QSL cards, but I haven't been doing much CQing lately.

Have you ever checked in to a OMISS net? They just send signal reports back and forth and, man, you can get a lot of qsl cards this way.

Okay, there's a little update of my activities. I hope you are having a wonderful life where ever you are.

How is a Norwich, CT school using Amateur Radio to Promote Math and Engineering?

2011-12-21T18:46:00.001-06:00

In an article HERE, we learn of a high school amateur radio club encouraging students to pursue engineering vocations by participating in some high level hands-on projects dealing with weather balloons, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

From the Article:

"During the past three years, the small group has enjoyed a resurgence on campus, bringing back a tradition that began in the mid-1940s as a way to give students interested in engineering, computer science and other high-tech fields a way to pursue their interests outside the classroom.

Anthony Girasoli, NFA’s director of information technology and club adviser, said taking on intensive activities such as the weather balloon and robot not only provide students with valuable learning opportunities, but is a good recruiting tool.
“The challenge is, how do you make ham radio interesting to this age group?” Girasoli said."

Here's a video demonstrating one of their projects:

I think this school is on to something. Why does most high school learning in these subjects have to be tedious, and without recognizable purpose? I believe this type learning is the best form of learning. What are your thoughts?

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

Amateur Radio's Vicious Cycle?

2011-12-19T22:43:00.000-06:00

When it comes to the Amateur Radio hobby, I have known contentment. Yes, I have found myself completely satisfied with the contents of my ham shack (like I am right now) many, many times. Each time, however, the resulting euphoric feeling have been short lived.

To begin with, I desired an Amateur Radio license which I obtained. Though pleased, I wasn’t completely happy. I had to have a radio.

My very first rig ran on 10 meters only, and believe me, once it was up and running, I was completely content. That is, right up until I met some folks running some of the UHF/VHF bands.

Suddenly, I wasn’t content anymore. Suddenly I needed a 2 meter
and a 70 cm rig and matching antennas! I could feel my psyche, my self esteem being damaged as I sank into the murky depths of depression over my new-found operational deficits.

Eventually, I managed to obtain a couple radios, antennas and I was content again; feeling the euphoric sensation of ham radio bliss. That is, until I found out my friends were running digital modes.

This cycle, this vicious cycle has a way of continually repeating its self, and I sometimes feel powerless to stop it.

Is this process of discovery, desire, depression, acquisition, contentment, and euphoria really a vicious cycle?

No way! It isn’t even close to vicious! It’s fun!

I have actually over-dramatized a wonderful aspect of our great hobby. We are truly blessed with a hobby that offers almost limitless possibilities.

I know first hand that each time I tap into one possibility, I find I desire to participate in another. This means Amateur Radio will never grow old or outdated.

How do you feel about this?

The Amateur Radio Stuff-Realm: What’s in Yours?

2011-12-05T01:19:00.003-06:00

It’s a funny thing how people can become attached to their stuff. What’s even funnier is how some of us react when we are suddenly separated from whatever it is we cherish.

For example, around the middle of November, I lost my IMAX-2000 antenna. It fell to the ground in the wind with a broken mast, and I haven’t been able, as yet, to put it back up.

I didn’t think this would bother me much. I mean I still have a wire on 20 meters and an 80/40 Dual Band Butternut that work fine. So what if I can’t work 10 or 15 meters, right?

At least, that's what my attitude would be if those bands weren’t as wide open as they’ve been in 10 years!

Let me tell you, since that antenna has been down, I thought about getting my xyl out there holding up an IMAX mast pole while I got my DX fix…. But alas, I knew she wouldn’t ever go for that.

Yes, I was attached to that IMAX-2000. It worked great on 10, 12, 15 and 17 meter bands. The wire I have works better on 20 than the IMAX does. Still, I miss not having the ability to use those other bands.

In this case, I think those bands fall within my stuff realm as much as the antenna.

A local ham friend of mine, KA5JNL, loaned me his ICOM-2100 2 meter radio when I first became a ham. He let me know how special that radio is to him by telling me about the ham (a silent key now) who originally had it.

I suppose the reasons why hams choose to become attached to certain things are as wide ranging as the things themselves. That said, I would never put my stuff ahead of people.

Many area hams (in and around Ouachita parish) have taught me that generosity creates ‘stuff’ of a different sort… in this sense, I’d say friendship falls within the stuff-realm as well.

Meet My Dog Holly

2011-12-02T01:58:00.000-06:00

She keeps me company in the ham shack from time to time. In this video, Holly is showing off her smarts, and her new pink sweater.

Antenna hit the Dirt

2011-11-21T13:45:00.001-06:00

I knew it would happen sooner or later. The IMAX-2000 I use for 10 thru 20 meters was only held up by cotton rope and after 3 blazing summers, one of them finally gave way sending the antenna crashing down from a height of about 20 feet.

Fortunately, the antenna was not damaged in the fall. That said, I have to get it back up.

In thevideo of the DX contacts I made (2 blog posts down) I was using that antenna.

In a video I made showing my station setup, I show what I used for a mast, and how it was held up.

I used the doubled-up steel floor joists that came with the garden shed, and when the guy line broke, it folded over like cardboard.

Here's the video:

I figured one day it would fall, and last Saturday was that day.

I've got some new er mast poles to use, I just need a way to secure it to the side of the ham shack.

My Bike Run to the Ouachita River - November 17, 2011

2011-11-18T11:07:00.000-06:00

I was bicycle mobile with my ht and Larson antenna. I actually took some video while talking on the radio, but my camera started malfunctioning. I lost quite a few clips because of this.

Enjoy the video:

Me Working DX VIDEO

2011-11-10T14:21:00.000-06:00

This little video is of me, ke5utn, working DX. It is amazing what a barefoot rig can do on 10 and 12 meters during an active solar cycle. In this video I'm working 10. If you haven't tried it yet, you should. It is much fun.

ke5utn Trying Out SSTV - Video

2011-11-06T17:58:00.000-06:00

I'm very new at using this mode. Later on this day, I learned alot about the DM780 automatically putting 'their callsign' on the top of the picture, and mine in the bottom part of the picture.

This makes it easier than I initially thought it would be and made it faster for me to respond to stations.

Here's the video:

Where I'm amiss in this Hobby

2011-11-03T22:51:00.001-05:00

Every ham that’s been a ham for any amount of time knows there are many aspects of this hobby to choose from.

A few examples of the choices hams can choose from are working (building) with electronic components and experimenting with antennas to operating as an ARES/Skywarn station or getting involved in traffic nets.

These choices and others give us hams an opportunity to exceed our current personal knowledge, learning new things, keeping life interesting.

For me, I find I am never satisfied with the knowledge I possess.

I’ve pretty well mastered calling nets, and I can copy and send traffic with the best of them. I can’t however fix my broken desk microphone because I do not have the knowledge base to do so. Additionally, I don’t want to always have to call someone else when I need to fix something.

I suppose one of the reasons I haven’t begun to learn electronics is because I feel like I need to have conditions met prior to getting started.

I need a soldering gun, I need the tools, I’m legally blind so I need a way to see what I’m working on, and on and on….

I think maybe this is a mistake, but learning would be more fun if I were ’working’ on something rather than reading a book.

So, although there are many aspects of this hobby I have taken part in, I am not yet satisfied.

How about you?

Check out my KE5UTN Station Tour!

2011-10-31T00:05:00.001-05:00

This is my latest shack interior show and tell. I am giving a detailed tour this time... enjoy.

FEMA, NOAA, AND the FCC to Conduct first ever Nationwide Emergency Communications Test

2011-10-28T00:26:00.002-05:00

ARRL website is informing its readers that on November 9th at 2:00pm EST, our government will be performing its first ever test of the national emergency Alert Service (EAS).

Citing a FEMA website, the ARRL says the test will last only about 3 minutes. They said it'll take 2 minutes to get the state and local broadcasters online, so the national test will take at least 3 minutes.

The ARRL went into much more detail here than I'm going to, so if you want to read the rest of entire story, CLICK HERE.

10 Meters is Back!!!

2011-10-23T00:45:00.000-05:00

Thumbs up to 10 Meters

Have you tried 10 Meters lately? I have and I assure you DX has been rolling in like gang-busters!

On 100 watts, I made contacts with Alaska, Christmas Island and even Japan!

My antenna is nothing more than a vertical IMAX-2000.

These contacts were fairy easy to get, despite running into pileups.

Since I became a ham in 2008, I’ve heard stories of 10 meters being a band you can talk around the world on with 10 watts, but I found that hard to believe given that I’ve never tuned in that band and heard much of anything.

All across the frequency spectrum on 10 meters, signals could be heard. Australia, Japan, Belgium, France and Alaska, Africa and South America are a few I’ve heard.

When I come across a frequency, I’ll wait till I hear the call sign, write it down along with name and QTH. After I’ve accumulated this info, I’ll answer his/her cqdx. This way he can get the contact with me and go on to another quickly.

Occasionally I’ll ask a question or two about where the person lives.

I have to be quick though because sometimes I’ll wait to get all the info then standby for his next CQ call only to have him go QRT. So, I’ve been jumping on the DX stations a little quicker. If I don’t get the call sign just right, I’ll read back what I have and wait for the correction. This seems to work pretty well.

Some stations are really loud, and by the time I get out every syllable of my call sign (phonetically), someone else already got the call… and I hear that station when I unkey.

Another thing I do is use different phonetics to speed up how fast I can get my call sign transmitted.

It takes longer to say, “KILO ECHO 5 UNIFORM TANGO NOVEMBER than it does to say, ‘KING EDWARD 5 UNITED TEXAS NORWAY”. So, I’ll go with the second version of my call or just toss in my suffix.

If you haven’t tried 10 meters, you better get while the getting is good! There’s no telling when the sunspots will die back down leaving 10 Meters sputtering like it was a few weeks ago.

Hey Sharks, when DX-ing why not Give the Small Fish a Break?

2011-10-18T01:27:00.003-05:00

Have you ever been a little fish in a small pond full of Great White Sharks? Figuratively speaking, I have. When I come across a pileup competing for a rare DX contact, and I hear other CONUS stations so loud my speaker rattles, I know I’m going to have to be persistent if I want the contact.

I’m probably over reacting, but occasionally I find myself wishing others would follow the golden rule.

Consider this driving situation: Suppose you are trying to turn right out of an alley onto the main drag but lots and lots of nonstop flowing traffic prevents you from getting out.

Isn’t it nice when someone slows enough to let you out?

When folks do this for you, are you more or less inclined to make this same gesture for others?

In my scenario, the 100 watt or qrp station is the car trying to get onto the thoroughfare, and the amplified stations are the cars already on the freeway streaming past.

Sure, they can see (hear) you, but they choose to zoom past keeping you buried in the alley (keeping you from getting the contact; buried in the noisy pileup).

This is where common courtesy comes in. Common courtesy requires that we put ourselves in someone else’s place.

More hams aught to ask themselves, “How would I feel if that were me?” More hams should consider the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.

I’m not going to say that the Amp folksHAVE to yield to barefoot/QRP folks every time they hear one; that would be silly. I'm simply suggesting that amplifier using stations keep this in mind and use their better judgement on the matter.

There’s one thing I’ve learned about courtesy over the years: It is contagious.

When DX-ing: To Amplify or not to Amplify? That is the Question

2011-10-14T00:39:00.002-05:00

I’ve only been a ham for around 4 years or so, and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard folks say, “Life’s too short for QRP”.

That said, there is something to be said for stations that can make the contacts while operating barefoot.

Recently I was talking with a buddy, KG4RJU (Brian) who was telling me about the wide open 10 meter conditions of late. He said he was catching DX from France, as well as East and West Europe on his Kenwood TS-50 18-wheel mobile. He was making these on 100 watts.

Okay, maybe that (in itself) isn’t ‘lets-break-out-the-bubbly-and-party-impressive‘, but as he pointed out he was competing for contacts, in pile ups, with stations running .5kw to 1.5kw easy, and he was beating them out!

I’ve experienced this phenomenon myself while utilizing some strategies that got my call sign noticed by the DX station.

If there is a pileup, one thing I try is the wait-till-the-pileup-dies- down-trick then give my call sign. Or, I transmit my state after my call sign. Another thing I sometimes try is to time when he’s going to unkey; then I ’hotkey’ rapidly transmitting only my suffix.

I kind of compare this to hunting. Good hunters don’t ‘need’ (Some like my Dad refuse to use) high powered rifles with precision scopes because they don’t think it’s very sporting to take down a deer from a hiding spot 1000 yards away.

Hunters like my Dad get more satisfaction from bagging his deer by utilizing tenacity, strategy, wit and experience.

I think this is the mantra of QRP and barefoot operators. They may not make as many DX contacts as those proud folks running amplifiers, but they do feel gratified when (because of their wit, tenacity and experience) rare DX stations pick them out over the louder stations.

What is your opinion? Amp or no Amp?

Tea Party Inclusion Cards Respond to Left's Lies

2011-10-12T14:30:00.000-05:00

Forgive me, my fellow hams, for going political but I have to do my part in responding to the lies and misinformation that the Tea Party folks are racists:

Purchase the cards, then leave one behind for 'just-met' persons of color to find following your friendly, amiable conversations.

The bus, in cafeterias, libraries, schools are some examples of where you might come in contact with minorities, and when you might leave a card.

We've got to respond to the lies being spread by mainstream and let minoriies know we stand for them too.

Click on the card below to purchase a bunch from my store. I created these so I get a royalty from each sale.

You can also help me by reposting this on your facebook and twitter accounts. Thanks in advance.

Here's the Card:

Tea Party Inclusion Card by Observations
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Old U.S. Army Introduction to Morse Code Training Video

2011-10-02T23:44:00.003-05:00

I had to take Morse Code in the Army back in 1986. I was at Fort Gordon, Georgia training to be a Radio Teletype Operator with the 'A4' Morse Code qualified designation tacked onto the end of my 31C MOS.

We didn't watch this video, but our instructor used many of the same lessons.

If you never tried Morse Code (CW), but think you might be interested in being exposed to it, this video is a good introduction.
Part 1

part 2

This Week's Ham Operator Highlight: KD5JZC - Hoppy

2011-09-30T12:05:00.002-05:00

I know Hoppy, KD5JZC from his frequent check-ins on the 5th region traffic net, the Louisiana traffic net, and from a number of pleasant HF conversations.

Hoppy frequently has the loudest signal on the nets. And, despite his serious health problems, he is one of the friendliest-most-well-natured hams I have the pleasure of communicating with. This is the reason why I chose Hoppy, KD5JZC, to highlight:

-Hoppy, KD5JZC-

1. Where is your QTH?
I am located in Marksville, Louisiana within Avoyelles Parish (about 30 miles south of Alexandria, LA.). I live with my Wife who has allowed me to put up towers and antennas and take over the Laundry room for my Ham Radio equipment and Weather Station.

2. When did you become a ham?
I became a HAM at the age of 60 back in 1996. The same year I retired and traveled full time in my Motor Home. While on the road I studied for the Technician license and passed the test at a Family Motor Coach Association Rally in Pomona California.

3. What or who inspired you to get involved in the hobby?
My Dad took me to a friend he worked with who was a HAM back in 1949. I spent a whole day with him and talked to people all over the world. I made up my mind that some day I was going to become a Ham. I would have done it then but, in 1949 I also discovered girls. So I never went back to my Dad's friend and did not become a Ham until many, many years later.

4. Did you have an Elmer? If so, who was he and what do you remember most about him?
Never had an ELMER but had some folks who encouraged me to become a Ham and had other Hams encourage me to upgrade to General and then on to Extra.

5. What equipment do you run?
I started with a Yaesu FT-7800R (vhf/uhf) in my Motor Home learning about repeaters and finding more Hams out on the road. I then bought a Kenwood TS-870 off of eBay. Screwdriver Antenna to mount in the tow bar receiver on the Motor Home so I could listen to DX etc while parked. That got me inspired to get my General and enjoyed talking. With the screw driver antenna I could just about talk to anybody that could hear me. That lasted until I could no longer live full time in my Motor Home (years of smoking got me and now I am on Oxygen 24/7) and in 2005 I settled down in Marksville. Giving up the living on the road.

My oldest Son took over the Motor Home and I was able to put up a tower and a Butternut vertical antenna.

I also started studying for the Extra license. My Youngest Son showed some interest in Ham Radio, so I told him if he studies and gets his license I would give him the Kenwood 870 (great Radio!). Well then came a Hurricane and took my little Rhone 25 tower with the Butternut and a longwire antenna to the ground. I set the Radio and tower and antennas on the side and proceeded to research towers. While I was doing that my Son Scott (KE5TJS) got his Ham license. So I gave him the Radio, antennas and the remains of the tower (5 good sections). He just needed to add a base to the tower and repair the bent up Butternut antenna.

I also got me a new car and wanted the Kenwood TM-D710A mobile for the new car, so I gave my Son Scott the Yaesu FT-7800R.

That gave him a mobile and HF radio with antennas and the encouragement to get his General. I replaced the tower with a Self Supporting crank up/tilt over Aluminum tower from Heights Tower Co. located in Pensacola, Florida. Which happened to be where my two daughter live, and I had visited there often.

I also bought a 4 El. (6 thru 40m) SteppIR antenna and a Yaesu G-2800XA Rotor as well as an Alpha Delta long wire for 80 and 160 meters. To replace the TS-870 and FT-7800R I purchased a Kenwood TS-2000. I soon realized I wanted better receiver and more power.

I saved up and bought a Yaesu FT-2000, Yeasu DMU-2000 Data Management Unit, and a Yaesu Quadra VL-1000 Amplifier System. I have done some digital and have a Kantronics KAM XL and a Signalink USB wired up for the Kenwood TS-2000. Works great for low power digital fun and pretty handy in time of emergency also.

Because I need Oxygen 24/7 I have a machine here at home to supply the oxygen. We have a Natural Gas Generator for the whole house so I can operate while power is down and still use my Oxygen Machine and operate my Ham stations.

6. What is your proudest amateur radio related accomplishment, if any?
One of my proudest moments was when I got the Technician license at 60 years old. Another proud moment was when my youngest son got his General this year. One other proud moment I hope to have in this life time will be to operate CW. Starting all over again learning the code.

My Newest Mode: SSTV - Does the 'V' Stand for Victim?

2011-09-30T01:31:00.001-05:00

I decided to get more serious with getting Slow Scan TV (SSTV) to work. I mean, how hard can it be?

I already had HRD, with the DM780 suite of sweet modes; one of which is SSTV.

So I tuned up 14.230MHZ, plugged in my sound card interface, connected my computer to the external speaker port on the back of my radio, and I was ready to receive.

As I studied the layout of the SSTV page, I began wondering who in the world Martin and Scottie are because their names are on the window and have something to do (I discovered) with whether or not I get a picture.

So I guessed and picked Martin.. Eventually, I heard the wiss-whir-sh-sh...wiss-wer sounds and a picture slowly appeared.

It looked like a Roswell Alien!

So, I frantically tried to figure out how to send an image back to the station. I stumbled upon the method of 'Selecting Background' and chose a picture of my dog, Holly.

It was funny to me that even though I wanted to send a picture that would fill the foreground as well as the background that the menu label read "select background".

So, I had an image to send. I pressed F1: nothing! That's what I used to transmit PSK-31, so I tried F2: Again, nothing!

So, I scanned the entire SSTV window looking for a TX button: nothing!

About 30 minutes later, I thought it can't be so simple as to right click on the image I I plan on sending;.. And there it was: a TX option!

So, I sent my dog, Holly, to God knows who... I hoped.

But, I didn't. I happened tohear a friend of mine, K5JRW on the same frequency talking.

I asked him to meet me on the local repeater; which he did. We coordinated on different bands trying to get my SSTV system working. I could receive his signals, but he was getting nothing from me.

He suggested I try a different SSTV Program. I downloaded it, installed it and discovered I had the old version of that software. So, I removed it and downloaded the new version.

It was past lunch by this point so I suggested we give it a rest for the time being. He agreed.

Later tonight I decided to try out the DM780 again.

While I was transmitting CQ, I looked at my radio output meter. It was showing no output power.

For kicks, I decided to flip one of the switches on my Rig Blaster and WHAM it started working.

I am visually impaired. I can't read anything without an aid of some sort, so I get lazy not wanting to take my magnifier to look at every little thing most people can see at a glance.
Ultimately, The 'V' may have stood for victim (if I chose to give up). Instead, however, it stands for victorious!

FCC Upholds $17,000 Forfeiture Order

2011-09-24T13:05:00.004-05:00

The ARRL has reported that David Edward Perka, KA3PRB, of Lewisburg, Tennessee can't get out of paying he $17,000 FCC Liability for Forfeiture (fine) levied againsst him in 2009.

According to the ARRL, Mr. Perka admitted to the FCC that he “willfully and repeatedly violat[ed] section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, by operating without a license in the Maritime Radio Service and willfully violat[ed] Section 333 of the Act by maliciously interfering with the United States Coast Guard on the International Distress, Safety and Calling Channel in Annapolis, Maryland.”

The fine was under review for a reduction because Mr. Perka claimed he was unable to pay that amount. The FCC decided to keep the forfeiture at $17,000.

Link to ARRL Story

My Comment:
The FCC made an example out of this guy. There are many FCC rule violators (malicious interferers) out there that I wish would meet this kind of judgment.

On 75 meters for instance, around October when the band seems to go longer, there are some people in there who interfere with our Louisiana Traffic Net. They use profanity, transmit recorded sounds, and never identify their stations.

People engaging in this type of behavior SHOULD PAY.

Also, again on 75 meters, while trying to enjoy a round table net, there is someone out there who (from tome to time) maliciously interferes with electronic sounds, whistles, or recordings.

I think there should be a special jail for folks who get caught engaging in this kind of behavior. The cell should have 5 huge speakers on the walls that blast the same kind of nonsense they subjected others to over the air.