Californian radio ham's license revoked

The FCC has revoked the Amateur Radio Service license of Robert D. Landis, N6FRV. This, after finding that he does not hold the requisite requirements to be a Commission licensee based on his 1991 conviction for child molestation.

According to an FCC release, Landis received the license for Amateur Radio Station N6FRV on April 1, 1999, and it expired on November 1, 2006. The Commission’s records do not reveal any violations by him of the Communications Act of 1934. But on October 5, 2005, the Enforcement Bureau received a complaint alleging that Landis had been convicted of child molestation and was living in a mental hospital.

The FCC says that evidence before it shows that on October 28, 1991, Landis was convicted in California State Superior Court for the County of Riverside on two counts of committing a lewd act with a child under the age of fourteen. The Court sentenced Landis to a term of eleven years in state prison and fined him $10,000. After Mr. Landis served his sentence, he was confined to a mental hospital pursuant to a civil commitment.

On August 1, 2006, the Commission designated Landis Amateur Service license for hearing. An Order to Show Cause was issued to Landis. It specified that the hearing would be held to determine the effect of Landis’s felony convictions on his qualifications to be and to remain a Commission licensee. The order also ordered Landis, to file a written notice of appearance within 30 days of the orders August 31, 2006.release.

Landis did eventually file a reply. In it he said that he could not appear due to his confinement and indicated that he would not hire an attorney. So based on the evidence in the California state conviction, the FCC has revoked Landis license to operate Amateur Radio Station N6FRV.

The revocation order is effective the 40th day after the November 20th release of this Order, unless Landis files a petition for reconsideration or application for review within 30 days. If that happens the effective date will be suspended, pending further Order of the Commission.

Source: ARNewsline, FCC