Barry Mishkind tells some stories of tragic lack of tower maintenance in this BDR article.
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July 2012 Member News
KFMB engineer Mina Zaki passed his CBNT certification in June. He also received a CBT certification by experience.
We’re Taking July Off
No meeting for SBE Chapter 36 for July 2012. See you in August!
FCC Investigates Fallbrook FM Pirate
The San Diego field office of the Federal Communications Commission June 14 issued a Notice of Unlicensed Operation to Lewis A. Parks of Fallbrook. notice claimed that FCC agents found a signal on 106.1 MHz transmitting from his residence at over 10 times the maximum amount permitted by unlicensed Part 15 rules. Their letter ordered Parks to cease operating on the frequency immediately.
The FCC Reinforces the June 30 EAS Upgrade Deadline
Just in case you were expecting a reprieve, the FCC left no doubt in its mandate that the June 30th deadline remains for the new CAP/EAS receiver/encoder requirements. The FCC says: “This means any necessary equipment must be installed and operational by that date.”