From: ser@netcom.com (Steve Rubin)
Subject: Re: pirate radio in the south bay
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Distribution: ba
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 19:11:34 GMT

Tim, Sorry to come off like an a**hole.  I just get very emotional
over the subject.... sorry.. :)..


In article <1elnudINNfad@agate.berkeley.edu> pozar@remarque.berkeley.edu () writes:
>
>   Geez, grow up.  Your the asshole that built the pirate station on a
>second adjacent, not me!
>
NONONONO.  I am not the asshole that did anything.  This station has been
on the air for 6 years.  It was the assholes 6 years ago...

>   As for proof, as of about 5 months ago we started to get a flurry of
>complains of blanket interferance from listeners in San Jose.  I imagine
>that most of the complaints were from folk that had crappy tuners or were
>so close to you as to get blanket interference.

I think its a combo of both.  Since I can listen to KKSF in my car, right
next to the antenna, and it comes in fine.  And I have a Radio Slack 
cheapy car radio. 

>
>   I remembered hearing your station several years ago and even called in 
>a request or two.  I had thought, what school would risk building a course 
>for radio and invest in building studios if it was an illegal station.  
>Nah..  SJCC surely wouldn't.
>
Hey.. this is the school system your dealing with........

>   I called up our lawyers and asked them about "KJCC" and told them that
>I wanted a copy of the authorization.  They could not find a record of you
>so we knew we had a pirate interfering with listeners.  I then sent one of
>my engineers down with a FIM-71 to look at your field strength and as it
>happens you were off the air that day.  I told a friend of mine that I 
>contract with on occasion about the situation and since he was going to be
>in the area for the next several days, he would bring a FIM-71 down with
>him and try to get a reading on you.  Two days later he had readings of 
>your field strenght.  (BTW lousy pattern buddy...) 
>
Like I said.. bad antenna.  That was one of the things we were going
to fix over christmas break, as well as moving the transmitter to
the top of the theater (taller building) and DROPPING the power down
to about 1 watt as opposed to 11.  

>   At this point I would have walked in to your studios and asked to see
>your authorization.  If you couldn't come up with one (as in your case), I
>would have asked you to shut down, or move frequency.  I would not have
>called the Feds.  But your's was a special case. (Oh well...)

Well.. It would have been nice to call up our CE and ask him what was
going on.  Im sure he would have been more than happy to work with you
to get the power down to something that doesnt interfere as much.

>   I should provide some background...
>
No... let me..

We (the students of KJCC..) have been busting our ass's for years trying
to get the district to apply for a license.  And they wont budge.  So 
basicly this is what they had us do.  They were FULLY aware of it, and
if you look in the SJCC schedule of classes in the middle of it, there is
an add for the station.  They are too cheap (or dont have the cash) to
fork out for some $$$$$ to apply/maintain a licensed station...  

thanks for the info on the translator though.
.
oh and btw.... what frequency do you suggest?

>
>   Be seeing you!
>
>        Tim
>
>-- 
>Internet: pozar@kumr.lns.com               FidoNet:  Tim Pozar @ 1:125/555
>UUCP:     ...!uunet!kumr.lns.com!pozar
>Snail:    Tim Pozar / KKSF / 77 Maiden Lane / San Francisco CA 94108 / USA
>Voice:    +1 415 788 2022


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