GPS no-no: NJ man fined $32K for using GPS jammer

[Jon A.]

Bosses (and the government) can be such killjoys. If not for that, the guy wouldn't have felt the need to try to hide his location.

Some rules are made to be bent.

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by KV-1926R

Some rules are made to be bent.

Maybe, but the law is the law, and that man who jammed a GPS system for whatever crazy reason got exactly what he had coming to him. After paying that fine, he will probably, even likely, think at least twice before jamming another GPS transmitter.

The FCC doesn't take these things lightly--far from it. GPS jamming is on par with any other kind of jamming of radio signals; I'm sure it carries the same penalties in any case. If this man is a ham, I'm sure the FCC will revoke his license without thinking twice. Any amateur radio operator who deliberately jams or otherwise interferes with any radio signal, whether or not that signal is legitimate, i. e. coming from a licensed transmitter, will either be fined or face suspension or, at worst, revocation of his amateur license. The FCC considers amateurs who jam other radio signals or otherwise interfere with operations of stations, licensed or not, unfit to hold an amateur license, which is why the FCC suspends or, again at worst, revokes licenses of offenders.