Dale Gagnon, KW1I, of Bowe, NH, had asked for the waiver earlier, as well as a reconsideration of the FCC's original denial. The FCC said that Gagnon's latest request for a waiver has not shown that his circumstances are unique nor has he presented any facts that would warrant a waiver. Gagnon wanted the waiver to legally operate on AM at a PEP power more than 1,500 watts output. Its unknown if Gagnon will file an appeal. Word that a newlywed ham has been arrested in the shooting death of his wife.
News reports say that the shooting appeared to be the result of a domestic dispute.
According to Detective Terry Sirks, Tyrone Hyia called police from a Howard Johnsons motel room claiming that his wife had just shot herself. When police arrived, the police found Michelle dead from a single gunshot wound to the head. Detective Sirks did not say what evidence lead them to the conclusion that N6ZUM was a murder victim, but N7ZNM was taken into custody at the scene. In DX, the ARRL Awards Committee has voted unanimously to accept a recommendation of its DX Advisory Committee to add the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia for country credit. This, for contacts made September 8th 1991.