Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Fw: [BC] FCC Hot Tip Line

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

Everyone should try to be responsible in using these - DX'ers will quickly lose credibility with reports not based on actual facts. More than half of the cases of stations we report on the DX lists are running day facilities at night or similar have no factual backup. When a station sounds stronger than usual, that doesn't cut it. Propagation may be to blame.

If you normally hear a reduction at sunset and then you don't or if the station isn't licensed for night power, then that's more conclusive.



Russ Edmunds
15 mi NNW of Philadelphia  
Grid FN20id
<wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'; Grundig G8
AM:  Modified Sony ICF 2010's barefoot


--- On Sun, 8/5/12, Mark D Mobile <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Mark D Mobile <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [NRC-AM] Fw: [BC] FCC Hot Tip Line
> To: "DX @NRC" <am@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "DX-IRCA" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, August 5, 2012, 9:52 PM
> From another List...
> 
> Mark Durenberger
> On the Road
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> 
> Folks:
> 
> After someone called for an anonymous 'hot tip line' to the
> FCC for 
> reporting Rules violations, I sent the suggestion to the
> FCC.  Their reply
> is quoted below.
> 
> ===========
> You are receiving this email in response to your inquiry to
> the FCC.
> 
> Hello
> 
> The Enforcement Bureau has two divisions responsible for
> handling broadcast
> complaints. The Investigations and Hearings Division
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/ihd/ is responsible for
> resolving complaints of
> non-technical broadcast violations such as complaints
> alleging broadcast of
> obscene, profane and/or indecent material, violations of the
> FCC's rules
> regarding broadcast of hoaxes, licensee-conducted contests,
> broadcast of
> telephone conversation, and public inspection file
> requirements.
> 
> The Spectrum Enforcement Division    http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/sed/
> resolves complaints of technical violations such as
> unauthorized operation 
> of a broadcast station, violation of the Emergency
> Alert System (EAS) rules, antenna structure registration,
> marking and
> lighting rules, and operation with excessive power or at an
> unauthorized 
> location.
> 
> Types of Complaints
> 
>     Broadcast of Obscene, Profane and/or Indecent
> Material Complaints
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/oip/Compl.html
> 
>     Broadcast of Hoaxes
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/bccomplaints/hoaxes.html
> 
>     Licensee-Conducted Contests
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/bccomplaints/contests.html
> 
>     Broadcast of Telephone Conversations
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/bccomplaints/telphon.html
> 
>     Public File Requirements
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/bccomplaints/pif.html
> 
>     Payola and Sponsorship Identification
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/bccomplaints/compsponsid.html
> 
>     Unlicensed Operation of Broadcast Stations
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/bccomplaints/unlic.html
> 
>     Emergency Alert System
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/bccomplaints/eas.html
> 
>     Antenna Structure Information
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/bccomplaints/asml.html
> 
>     Broadcast Interference
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/broadcast/interference.html
> 
>     The FCC Enforcement Bureau: A Broadcaster's
> Guide
> http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/broadcast/bcenf.html
> 
> You may also email your whistleblower complaint to
> 
> fccinfo@xxxxxxx
> 
> Thank you
> 
> 
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