November 13, 2023

DA 07-182

Paul J. Toth

9231 120^th^ Street North

Seminole, Florida 33772

Re: Amateur Radio Service Club Station Call Sign K4WCF

Dear Mr. Toth:

This is in response to your letter dated July 20, 2005 regarding the
above-referenced amateur club station license.[^1] Based on the
information before us, we conclude that two applications to change the
name of the club trustee and the name of the club were submitted without
authorization. Consequently, for the reasons set forth below, we will
correct the Commission's licensing records to reflect the prior trustee
and club name.

By way of background, a club station license was granted to the West
Central Florida Group on December 21, 1999. Dave E. Armbrust, AE4MR, was
identified as the club trustee. On June 2, 2005, we received an
application to modify the license to change the trustee to Gerald D.
Turner, N4GD. [^2] That application was granted on June 2, 2005. On June
22, 2005, we received an application to update the license information
by changing the name of the club to West Central Florida Section. [^3]
That application was granted on June 22, 2005. On July 20, 2005, you
submitted a response to these applications, indicating that the board of
directors of West Central Florida Group, Inc., of which you are
president, did not designate Mr. Turner as club trustee, that the June
2005 applications were submitted without the board's knowledge or
approval, and that Mr. Turner is not a member of the club.

Section 97.5(b)(2) of the Commission's Rules provides that a club
station license grant may be held only by the person who is the license
trustee designated by an officer of the club.[^4] Based on the
information before us, we conclude that Mr. Turner was not authorized to
request changes to the club trustee and club name. Therefore, grant of
those applications is void.[^5]

Consequently, we will correct our records to reflect the trustee and
club name information that was associated with the license prior to the
filing of those applications.[^6]

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 154(i), and Section
1.41 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.41, the Amateur Radio
Service Club Station Call Sign K4WCF SHALL BE MODIFIED to the extent
indicated above.

This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to Sections
0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.131, 0.331.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Scot Stone

Deputy Chief, Mobility Division

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

cc: Gerald D. Turner

10132 64^th^ St N

Pinellas Park, FL 33782

ARRL VEC

225 Main Street

Newington, CT 06111

[^1]: Letter dated July 20, 2005 from Paul J. Toth, President, West
    Central Florida Group, Inc., to Federal Communications Commission
    and ARRL VEC.

[^2]: File No. 0002184595 (June 2, 2005).

[^3]: File No. 0002212121 (June 22, 2005).

[^4]: 47 C.F.R. § 97.5(b)(2).

[^5]: *See* William D. Willard, *Memorandum Opinion and Order*, 19 FCC
    Rcd 1482, 1483 ¶ 1 (WTB PSCID 2004); *see also*, *e.g.*, Pacific
    Wireless Technologies, Inc., *Order*, 18 FCC Rcd 7833, 7835 ¶ 3 (WTB
    CWD PRB 2003); Comtex Communications, Inc., *Memorandum Opinion and
    Order*, 16 FCC Rcd 4784, 4785 ¶ 5 (WTB PSPWD 2001); Champion
    Communications Services, Inc., *Order*, 15 FCC Rcd 12832, 12833 ¶ 4
    (PSPWD 2000).

[^6]: You also indicate in your letter that the board wishes to
    designate Edwin P. Allen III, WA4ISB, as trustee of Call Sign K4WCF.
    In order to effectuate this change, an authorized person must submit
    the information to a Club Station Call Sign Administrator for
    submittal to the Commission, as required by Section 97.21(a)(1) of
    the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 97.21(a)(1).