Jack Gerritsen, ex-KG6IRO, responds to NALs

Jack Gerritsen, the ex-KG6IRO has responded to a pair of proposed fines issued to him by the FCC.

In his hand written statements now posted to an Internet website, Gerritsen denies any liability what so ever. He also continues to claim that he has an unexpired license making any enforcement action against him illegal.

Gerritsen currently has a total of $52,000 in fines and proposed fines hanging against him. He faces a $10,000 fine the FCC affirmed in October of 2004. The Notices of Apparent Liability to which he is responding now stem from further complaints of alleged interference that took place between June and September of 2004. This includes the highly publicized incident where he is claimed to have jammed official U-S Coast Guard communications during a declared emergency.

By way of background, back in 2001, the FCC set aside Gerritsen's Amateur Radio license and K-G-6-I-R-O call sign shortly after both were issued. It took this action after learning of an earlier California state conviction for interfering with police communications.

But Gerritsen continues to assert that the FCC can not take away his operating privileges without a hearing, that he still holds a valid Amateur Radio license and allegedly continues to operate on Los Angeles area repeaters. As far as the FCC is concerned Gerritsen has no license and has warned him that he has no authority to be on the air. His former KG6IRO call letters have been re-issued to a California radio club under the vanity call sign program.

In his response to the latest liability notices Gerritsen asserts that he has done nothing wrong and at one point claims that he the victim of others jamming him as the reason for raising his transmit power from 5 to 50 watts.

He also cites his inability to pay the proposed fines but says he cannot provide proof he does not have the money. This claims Gerritsen, is because his income is so low that he does not file a tax statement.

Those interested can read Gerritsen's responses to the FCC at
http://home.comcast.net/~ke6rji/J.Gerritsen_Response_NAL_2.pdf
and
http://home.comcast.net/~ke6rji/J.Gerritsen_Response_NAL_3.pdf
respectively.

(QRZ.com)

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