If this neighbor is honestly really not going to co-operate.
And you don't care if he remains neighborly, Try hitting him with this.
 Nicely say I have been nice trying to work with you on this issue. The 
fix is relatively inexpensive. But you don't seem to care.
 So it leaves me no other option to get the FCC involved. And I will 
start to make a LOG starting today showing your interference to a 
Federally licensed station.
 I hope your pretty lights are worth this much to you, and hand him what 
the penalties are for causing this interference.
 I found a summary, but probably find the actual real item to give to 
him.  but...
 The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the *FCC's* Rules 
authorize a base *fine* of $7,000 for each day an entity causes 
*interference* to *authorized stations*.Oct 17, 2019
 Tell him this is 7 thousand dollars for each and every day you continue 
to interfere with my federally licensed station.
 1 week? Thats 49 Thousand dollars for each week. Are those lights that 
important to you?
Joe WB9SBD
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On 11/22/2019 11:20 AM, KD7JYK DM09 wrote:
 
"Thus the reason for the FCC complaint as I see no other recourse."
 Generally speaking, having worked with numerous agencies, at various 
levels, for many years, I highly suggest a "Formal" complaint to 
start.  You will get a written verification, with a case number that 
will be followed up upon, will pop up within the system at regular 
intervals, not be closed until you inform them to do so after complete 
resolution, and may even be audited (this is a good thing, for you, if 
there are problems within the agency).  I have done this many times, 
with excellent results, it's how the system works.
 "Informal" typically equates to, forgotten as soon as the phone is 
hung up, or tossed in the round file, if even noted, the idea being, 
if you aren't serious, they certainly won't be, which usually means, 
little effort made, if any, will probably never be followed up on, or 
thought of again, and not something that will be caught up in an 
audits.  It's like, "Hey!  I got a problem! (Spend an hour describing 
it, notes, photos, recordings, maybe tears in the eyes...)".  Response 
from the almost always minimum wage, part time intern at the front 
counter rarely concerned beyond when the next break, or paycheck is, 
that picked up the phone on a slow day: "Huh.  Yeah.  OK."  I have 
done this many times (the complaint part), never with any desired 
result, it's how the system works.
 "I did again last night reach out to the ARRL for any possible 
intervention"
Again?  I thought the ARRL jumped on this stuff.
 FCC.  Good, get the ball rolling, formally, then, while that is 
churning away, try more "diplomacy" through other routes.  If that 
works in a few weeks, or months, great, and you can tell the FCC it's 
been resolved.  If not, you're days, weeks, or months ahead of the 
game for a formal action.
Slowest, yet most affective method first to save time.  Good tactic!
Please keep us posted on ARRL response.
Kurt
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