QSPed from the latest ARRL Letter, this is excellent news. Congratulations
to K2WK. These little things cheer me up no end...
GM4BAP
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NJ JUDGE RULES HAM INTERFERENCE OUT OF HIS HANDS
A New Jersey Superior Court judge has ruled that federal law prevents him
from declaring ham radio interference a nuisance. Judge Reginald Stanton
made that determination in a case reported April 16 in the New Jersey Star
Ledger, in which a couple sued their neighbor, Walter Kornienko, K2WK, of
Lafayette, New Jersey, claiming his transmissions interfered with their
telephone, TV, and garage door opener. The couple, Leopold and Karen
Korins,
was trying to get Stanton to declare the situation an nuisance and to
direct
Kornienko to cut back on his hobby. But Kornienko's lawyer claimed his
client had a right to operate under a federal license and suggested the
Korins do more to shield their appliances from RFI. According to the news
report, Kornienko, who's been licensed since 1967, runs the maximum 1500 W
PEP.
"There is no question that there has been meaningful intrusion into the
Korins' home and their expectations of enjoying a reliable and reasonably
high quality level of telephone and television reception," Stanton is
quoted
as saying in the Star Ledger report by Bill Riley.
Stanton conceded, however, that the FCC had jurisdiction and he had no
authority to limit Kornienko's hamming. "If he is obeying the FCC rules and
the Korins can't fix the situation in their home, that's tough and they'll
have to lump it," Stanton reportedly said.
Kornienko is said to have expressed relief at the ruling. Hudson Division
Director Frank Fallon, N2FF, said he'd discussed the problem with
Kornienko,
an avid contester. He described the area as rural, rather than suburban,
and
expressed the hope that Kornienko could somehow recover his legal expenses.
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