"Former" Ham Busted!

Former Ham Sentenced in Peterborough
information courtesy Industry Canada

On December 22, 1998, Christopher Watson of Peterborough (former radio amateur) entered pleas of guilty to the second and third counts :

Count 2:
And further that Christopher Watson on or between September 13th, 1996 and April 27th, 1998, in the City of Peterborough, and elsewhere in the Province of Ontario did unlawfully and without lawful excuse interfere with radiocommunication by interfering with link repeater systems contrary to the provisions of section 9(1)(a) of the Radiocommunication Act, R.S.C. 1985 Chapter 4-2, as mended and did thereby commit an offence under section 10(1)(a) of the said Act.

Count 3:
And further that Christopher Watson between January 1st, 1998 and April 27th, 1998, in the City of Peterborough, and elsewhere in the Province of Ontario, did unlawfully and without lawful excuse send false and fraudulent messages and calls on the radiocommunication system of the Ministry of Transportation contrary to the provisions of sections 9(1)(a) and 9(1)(b) of the Radiocommunication Act, R.S.C. 1985 Chapter 4-2, as amended, and did thereby commit an offence under section 10(1)(a) of the said Act.

The sentence imposed was a $500.00 fine and 3 years probation. The terms of the probation include that he is to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and not to posses any radio apparatus that is capable of transmitting any messages, tones, communications of any description except for ordinary household telephone equipment (the latter not including cellular telephones).

Any radio equipment in the possession of the Crown to be forfeited to the Crown

editors note:
Who says Industry Canada is not enforcing our bands