Ofcom act against pirate jamming ham radio frequencies

A Hull newspaper reports that Ofcom successfully prosecuted Clive McMurray, 63, who had been jamming Amateur Radio frequencies.

The newspaper says:

"He pleaded guilty at Hull Crown Court to unlawfully using wireless telegraphy apparatus between June and November last year without a licence. McMurray, of Lambert Street, Beverley Road, city centre, also pleaded guilty to using a transmitter to deliberately interfere with wireless telegraphy."

The RSGB report he was sentenced to:
* Four months imprisonment suspended for 18 months
* A curfew between 7pm and 7 am for 3 months via a means of electronic tagging
* Forfeiture of his van and radio transmitters, to Ofcom.

Read the Hull newspaper report dated Thursday, November 25, 2010 - 'Amateur radio enthusiast sabotaged other people's transmissions'
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Presenter-
hijacked-airwaves/article-2934445-detail/article.html

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 'Man denies radio charge'
http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Man-
denies-radio-charge/article-2589982-detail/article.html

Read the RSGB report - 'Hull man convicted of radio offences'
http://www.rsgb.org/news/articlelinks.php?id=0108

InCourts Daily
http://incourts.co.uk/Daily/Monday/Hull.html

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