It was getting to be a problem here but now it's pretty well cleaned up. you
hear it on some repeaters from time to time, but it's not bad. It could be a
lot worse.
----- Original Message -----
From: "don bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: Radio jammer Jack Gerritsen gets seven years, fines
> Glad to hear he finally got nailed.
>
> I live in California where repeater jamming seems to be a way of life and
> has been so for a very long time. It was worse before people started
> putting
> subaudible on repeaters but now that virtually all radios have that
> capability it's back.
>
> If you've ever lived in a heavily populated area where jamming is a way of
> life, you get over the humor of it in a very big hurry. It's almost
> enough to get you
> to unload all your vhf equipment at times.
>
> Don W6SMB
>
> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:11:24 -0600, Colin McDonald wrote:
>
> ah great stuff.
> Although, his jamming was quite amusing at times...he used to jam the 435
> repeater system in L.A and i listened to it on shoutcast...some of the
> stuff
> was funny...but on a constant basis, definitely not.
> I guess there are still some judges with teeth out there.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walt Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 11:03 AM
> Subject: Radio jammer Jack Gerritsen gets seven years, fines
>
>
>> Excellent news!
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "ARRL Web site" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Cc: <Subscribed ARRL Members:>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 3:19 PM
>> Subject: ARLB017 Radio jammer Jack Gerritsen gets seven years, fines
>
>
>> SB QST @ ARL $ARLB017
>> ARLB017 Radio jammer Jack Gerritsen gets seven years, fines
>
>> ZCZC AG17
>> QST de W1AW
>> ARRL Bulletin 17 ARLB017
>> From ARRL Headquarters
>> Newington CT September 19, 2006
>> To all radio amateurs
>
>> SB QST ARL ARLB017
>> ARLB017 Radio jammer Jack Gerritsen gets seven years, fines
>
>> It was a day a lot of radio amateurs in Southern California had been
>> anticipating for a long time. On September 18, US District Court Judge R.
>> Gary Klausner sentenced convicted radio jammed Jack Gerritsen, now 70, to
>> seven years imprisonment and imposed $15,225 in fines on six counts --
>> one
>
>> felony -- that included transmitting without a license and willful and
>> malicious interference with radio
>> transmissions. Before sentencing, Gerritsen apologized to the federal
>> government, the FCC and the local Amateur Radio community, which had
> endured
>> the brunt of Gerritsen's on-air tirades and outright jamming. "I'm sorry,
>> and I apologize to everyone here," Gerritsen told those in the courtroom.
>
>> Gerritsen's contrition did nothing to convince Klausner toward leniency.
> The
>> judge berated Gerritsen as a repeat offender and said he believed
> Gerritsen
>> would continue to commit similar offenses. The sentence even exceeded US
>> District Attorney Lamar Baker's recommended 46 months incarceration.
>
>> In addition to the prison time, Klausner fined Gerritsen $225, payable
>> immediately, and an additional $15,000 to be paid through the Probation
>> Department. Klausner tacked on two years' supervised probation and
>> recommended Gerritsen remain in custody in Southern California during
>> that
>> period.
>
>> Klauser further ordered Gerritsen to participate in a substance abuse
>> program at his own expense. He told Gerritsen he could not use any
>> identification, including his previous Amateur Radio call sign KG6IRO,
> other
>> than his real name when identifying himself, and he told Gerritsen he
> could
>> not own, possess or use any radio transmitting equipment.
>
>> The FCC had been investigating complaints of illegal radio transmissions
>> linked to Gerritsen for four years. According to court documents, the FCC
>> investigation revealed that Gerritsen transmitted both prerecorded
> messages
>> and real-time harassment and profanity for hours at a time, often
> targeting
>> local Amateur Radio repeater systems and precluding their use by licensed
>> operators.
>
>> Following trial last December, Gerritsen was found guilty of causing
>> malicious interference with a communications system operated by the
>> United
>> States -- a felony. The court also found him guilty of two misdemeanor
>> counts of willful or malicious interference with radio communications and
>> three misdemeanor counts of transmitting radio signals without a license.
>> Gerritsen has been in custody since his conviction.
>
>> The FCC has already levied $52,000 in fines on Gerritsen for violating
>> its
>> rules and the Communications Act.
>
>
>
>
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