'Get it sorted' New Jersey radio ham told

Anthony W. Cranston, WA2HYO, of East Brunswick, New Jersey has been told by the by FCC that his uncoordinated repeater is allegedly interfering with a coordinated system. The regulatory agency says it wants to know what Cranston plans to do to remedy the situation.

In its June 29th letter to WA2HYO, the FCC says that representatives of the WA3BXW repeater had contacted Cranston a number of times since 2003, but to this date it remains unresolved. So, as per the Part 97 Amateur Service Rules it is placing the burden to solve the problem on Cranston's uncoordinated repeater since the WA3BXW system is coordinated.

For those not aware Section 97.205 of the Commission's rule states that where there is interference between a coordinated and an uncoordinated repeater, the licensee of the uncoordinated repeater has primary responsibility to resolve the interference. And the FCC appears to be placing that responsibility squarely on Cranston.

WA2HYO was given 20 days from the date of the FCC's letter to respond to the inquiry. It instructed him to furnish the Commission with all of the information that it has requested.

Cranston was also warned that failure to resolve this interference problem will result in enforcement action against his license. Enforcement that may include removal of automatic control privileges from his repeater.

Source: ARNewsline, FCC