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June, 2005

MARYLAND HAMFEST

AND

COMPUTER FEST

SPONSORED BY
THE BALTIMORE RADIO AMATEUR TELEVISION SOCIETY

SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2005

NEW LOCATION - HOWARD COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, OFF I-70 at RT. 32

Grounds open for Tailgating at 6:00am

For information contact:
BRATS / PO Box 5915 / Baltimore, MD 21282 -- 410-461-0086 voice or fax
http://www.bratsatv.org -- email brats@bratsatv.org

Gerritsen released on bond, remains under house arrest

Reputed Los Angeles-area radio jammer Jack Gerritsen reportedly has satisfied the requirements of a $250,000 cash or property bond and has been released from a federal lockup. The US Bureau of Prisons indicates that Gerritsen got out of jail May 17, although he reportedly remains under house arrest at his home in Bell. Acting on a criminal complaint, FBI special agents, accompanied by personnel from the FCC Los Angeles Field Office, arrested the 69-year-old Gerritsen without incident early May 5 at his home. Federal agents also seized his radio equipment. According to terms spelled out by the US Attorney's office for the Central District of California after he was taken into custody, Gerritsen will be subject to monitored home detention and barred from possessing or using any radio equipment. Additionally, Gerritsen's residence remains subject to search. Unconfirmed reports say Gerritsen's passport has been taken as well. The criminal complaint cited an FCC investigation revealing that Gerritsen "often transmits his prerecorded political messages and real-time harassment and profanity for hours at a time, often making it impossible for licensed radio operators to use the public frequencies." The FCC already has affirmed a $10,000 fine against Gerritsen for operating without a license. It has proposed another $42,000 in forfeitures for alleged interference-related infractions. Five years ago, Gerritsen was convicted in a California court of interfering with police radio transmissions and sentenced to 38 months in prison. After his release, he applied for a Technician class amateur license and was granted KG6IRO. The FCC promptly rescinded the grant when it learned of his earlier conviction, however.

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