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THE LIFE OF RILEY

Or why Mikee 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' ND8V was "in like Flynn" and continues to
lead a charmed existence with Riley 'Rot' Hollingsworth K4ZDH

Once upon a time in America there came to be a giant of an organization
called the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

Much later, there appeared a shy and lonely radio amateur with the
'self-effacing' call sign K1MAN [HI, HI].

Sometime, somewhere, somehow yet later K1MAN came to the rather obvious
conclusion that large organizations/associations, such as the ARRL or the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in time lose touch with the
constituents they are supposed to serve. This was not news, in that it has
always been so.

Unlike others, who only 'bitched' about it, however, K1MAN decided to
start
a Bulletin service on 14.275 MHz a la the ARRL's W1AW in part to poke
sticks
into the respective eyes of both one-eyed Cyclops.

Surprise, surprise, the ARRL/FCC did not put K1MAN on their respective
Christmas card lists.... Rather, they attempted to shut K1MAN down. Years
and much effort later, they appear to have failed, at least to the extent
that K1MAN remains on the air.

Concurrently and arguably partly as a result of K1MAN's so-called "bad
example", a group of rogue Citizens Band (CB) operators with an amateur
licence [and others without], decided to congregate on 14.313 MHz which
frequency in time became a veritable 'zoo'. This was during the time when
the amateur spectrum was supposedly 'self-governing/policing'....

Then, some four years ago the ARRL reportedly proposed and the FCC agreed
to
hire one Riley Hollingsworth K4ZDH as a 'radio cop', to clean up the
'amateur beat' generally. In reality, there were arguably only two items
on
Riley's immediate agenda: K1MAN on 14.275 MHz and the mess on 14.313 MHz
but
for the obvious and not so obvious reasons, very much in that order.

Unfortunately K1MAN had in the meantime contracted to teach full-time and
as
a consequence had to take a sabbatical from producing the time-consuming
Bulletins. Then, at a series of 'hamventions', Riley the radio cop
apparently loudly took credit for driving K1MAN off the air.... This
played
well at the FCC and among the 'great unwashed' and uninformed in the
amateur
community and earned Riley the moniker 'The Rotweiler'. Predictably, this
had the same effect on K1MAN as a scarlet handkerchief has on a bull.
K1MAN
consequently let it widely be known that he would be back with a vengeance
and as they say in show business, the stage was set....

In the meantime, Riley continued to ineffectively try to come to grips
with
the zoo on 14.313 MHz. ND8V a.k.a. 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' to friends and
detractors alike, was one of the chief rabble-rousers there. He had
attacked
Hispanic-speaking stations "for years" calling them cockroaches,
interfered
with a maritime mobile net and threatened--on and off the air--any number
of
amateurs who stood up to his bullying. Throughout this, Riley did
virtually
nothing. Then, when even the US military reportedly had enough of ND8V's
behaviour and caused a search to be made of his station, Riley 'The
Rotweiler' was finally forced to act. He severely beat ND8V up--with a
'wet
noodle'--by supposedly suspending his High Frequency (HF) privileges for a
curiously 'pregnant' nine months! This again played well at the FCC and
even
in the amateur community, to whom 14.313 MHz in general and to some ND8V
in
particular, had become such an acute embarrassment.

Unfortunately, Riley had for some strange reason also made a 'Faustian
bargain' with ND8V in part to the effect that if he behaved himself for
the
duration of the suspension, he would [surprise, surprise] be rewarded! All
of his past sins were to be forgiven and forgotten--and what is most
perverse--could not be used against him in subsequent disciplinary
proceedings.... [Obviously, someone had turned their mind to the
possibility--some say inevitability--of subsequent disciplinary problems.
Who? Why?]

Interestingly, as part of this Faustian bargain, Riley apparently forbade
ND8V to operate on 14.313 MHz--something he may not have had authority in
law to do. But what is truly odd, when ND8V returned to HF--surprise,
surprise ~a month before K1MAN's published intension to resume his
Bulletins--he relocated to 14.275 MHz! With virtually the entire 20 m Band
for ND8V to choose from, this was not entirely serendipitous....

ND8V returned to HF in September 2001 after 'serving' only eight of the
nine
month suspension [Riley can't count] and virtually immediately was
[surprise, surprise] back in trouble again. Riley was again forced to use
the wet noodle, i.e. to issue another Warning Letter that, for reasons
still
unclear, but likely related to the Faustian bargain, appears to have again
'gone away' without significant or indeed any consequences.

Immediately upon K1MAN's return, he was [surprise, surprise] subjected to
organized and vicious interference (QRM) by ND8V and his toadies from the
zoo on 14.313 MHz now increasingly congregating on 14.275 MHz.
[Interestingly, most of these were/are from the 4th Call District.]
Riley/the FCC reportedly sat back and listened, but pointedly took no
action. Curiously, however, between this relentless QRM'ing and otherwise
bad mouthing of K1MAN and inconvenient/neighbouring others, ND8V could be
heard loudly praising Riley--in nauseating fashion--the just completed
suspension and by now extensive 'rap sheet' at the FCC and elsewhere
notwithstanding.... Things were getting curiouser and curiouser....

Within yet another month or two, ND8V organized another attack, this time
on
a Polish-speaking amateur from New York City (the New Yorker), on the
neighbouring frequency of 14.273 MHz for in effect usually speaking in a
foreign language and being too close to "his" newly chosen frequency. Now,
14.273 MHz had for only some fifty years unofficially been known/used as
the
worldwide 'Polish Calling Frequency'. For the obvious reasons, many
consider
such informal arrangements a very effective and efficient use of the radio
spectrum. But, this was shortly after "9/11" and ND8V's apologists say
that
he should be forgiven for this misguided sense of 'American patriotism'..

Surprise, surprise, this attack on the sometime Polish-speakers generally
and on the New Yorker in particular had a similar modus operandi (MO) to
that used a year earlier on the Hispanics! ND8V also in quick succession
organized his toadies from 14.275 MHz to write two transparently
fictitious
complaints to Riley against the New Yorker. Perversely, these involved
allegations of 'perceived' overly-wide signals and interference no less,
backed up by the 'thinnest' of malicious 'drivel' off the Internet. One
concerned chiefly what were clearly fraudulent rebroadcasts of the New
Yorker's CQs [they taped and retransmitted his signals on top of their own
and then complained to Riley about it!]. To even casual observers, this
was/is the well-known MO of CB'ers and together with voice imitations,
was/is a recognized specialty of the zoo in general and ND8V in
particular.
As such, the complaints were an obviously 'put up job'.

Nevertheless, without checking the bona fides of the complaints or their
chief instigator/organizer, or apparently doing any independent
investigation whatsoever, Riley obligingly quickly issued two Warning
Letters in succession to the New Yorker. These were then published on the
ARRL website. This was/is Riley's standard operating procedure. Several
knowledgeable and legally trained observers have aptly called this
approach
to enforcement "Trial By Press Release". [The ARRL's by-and-large noble
institutional memory should be ashamed to be party to this.]

These Warning Letters emboldened ND8V who was then openly heard bragging
to
his toadies that he would drive the sometime Polish-speakers off the
neighbouring frequency in general and the New Yorker off the air in
particular.

Then, two of the sometime Polish-speakers on 14.273 MHz [one American and
one Canadian] stepped into the breach and attempted to defend their fellow
amateur..

Initially, first the American and then the Canadian helped the New Yorker
draft and send three lengthy and increasingly detailed double-registered
letters of reply to Riley--not one of which to-date has even been
acknowledged!

The American then sent a double-registered letter covering an audiotape
evidencing malicious QRM and a death threat to the New Yorker uttered by
none other than--surprise, surprise--'Dumbo Bobbie' WD4AWO--one of the
original complainants and ND8V's regular toady from the backwoods of
Tennessee. For some curious reason, Riley has not to-date deigned to
acknowledge this serious incident either..

Over the next several months the Canadian followed up with some 20
detailed
e-mails, each one evidencing at least one instance of serious malicious
QRM
by ND8V. After several insistent prompts Riley finally laconically if
inarticulately acknowledged some of these--not to be confused with
answering
them--but of course he did nothing substantive about them as usual..

Then, after about six months of this benign neglect--and worse--and the
continuing vicious attacks by ND8V, Riley finally attempted to placate the
increasingly irate Canadian by advising that he would hold a review of
ND8V'
s licence status at his upcoming renewal time. Inexplicably, however, a
couple of months later, Riley/the FCC renewed ND8V's licence without any
review whatsoever! When confronted about this by the Canadian, Riley
professed utter surprise and blamed the supposed error on some
administrative 'foul-up'. Others thought/think otherwise..

Then, after nearly a year of inaction and 'flip flops', the Canadian
finally
read Riley the 'riot act'..

Riley's reply to this 'dressing down' was apoplectic, but informative for
a
change. He wrote that the Canadian should not bother him with
"blow-by-blow"
details--each one carefully crafted as a possible exhibit to any number of
affidavits! Riley also stated that he had "just noticed" that the writer
was
a Canadian amateur!! This, recall, after more than 20 e-mails, all except
one of which [a forward from the American] were very clearly identified
with
a Canadian call sign!!! The logical conclusion to be drawn from this is
that
Riley is either grossly inattentive to detail and/or that he doesn't
recognize a Canadian call sign when he sees one some 20 times in
succession
and/or that he is disingenuous [for those not familiar with the last word,
look it up under "L" in the dictionary]. Irrespective, Riley thereby very
arguably proved himself to be unfit for the important position that he
holds..

In his reply, Riley also unilaterally changed 'the rules of engagement' in
mid-stream and suggested that the Canadian send him audiotapes instead of
the blow-by-blow e-mails. It is interesting to note in passing that the
form
of complaint to the FCC is nowhere specified. In fact, an FCC Commissioner
had shortly before this delivered a 'rocket' to the Enforcement Bureau [of
which Riley is Special Counsel, you might recall] on this very point.
Also,
there are serious and possibly insurmountable evidentiary problems with
tapes made by 'various and sundry'.

Nevertheless, the Canadian subsequently sent Riley a detailed letter
covering a tape recording of a typical example, among others, of ND8V's
usual sociopathic QRM. This incident was even independently corroborated
by
a station from California--which was 2 kHz down and was contemporaneously
also maliciously QRM'ed by ND8V--and luckily caught on the same tape!
Despite this 'double whammy', from two independent sources that did not
previously know each other, Riley never replied to the Californian [a
retired Sergeant of police, incidentally] and only grudgingly acknowledged
the 'pesky' Canadian. But, to-date, he has taken no substantive action on
the incidents as usual..

All the while ND8V perversely continued to praise Riley on the air as if
he
were his 'long lost bud' and bragged about unprecedented access to and
sometimes daily telephone contact with him [while practicing attorneys
regularly could not get through].... To subjective and objective observers
alike, things were not only getting curiouser and curiouser, but
increasingly bizarre....

Then on 25 November 2002 Riley wrote ND8V an unprecedented strong Warning
Letter noting that the FCC continues to receive complaints about him
concerning the ".appropriation of certain frequencies." and ".interference
to certain operators". Riley inter alia cautioned that: "Any future
incidents.even a single incident, will result in a monetary forfeiture and
revocation proceeding against your license" and requested that ND8V
refrain
from operation on the 20 m Band. This unprecedented '.last warning, to
last
warning, to last warning, etc....' was again based on multiple,
independent
and well-founded complaints from several amateurs operating tens of kHz
apart. At least two of these complaints were from mature, highly credible
and wholly independent sources who did not then even know of the other's
existence [but Riley obviously knew--and gave both the "mushroom
treatment"]. Interestingly, both of these sources were also legally
trained.. Moreover, one of the complaints was in addition reduced
to/backed
up by a very persuasive/extensive Statutory Declaration/Affidavit..

Surprise, surprise, distressingly similar historical fact patterns and
well-founded/drafted independent complaints notwithstanding, ND8V was able
to dispose of them via only one "private" telephone call to his 'bud'
Riley!
Therein, in true sociopath style [aided by his "calm voice
characteristics"
no doubt--ND8V later bragged about this on-air], he simply described the
multiple independent and unconnected complaints to Riley as "all lies".
Now
Mikee is an accomplished practitioner of 'The Big Lie' approach. But, what
is nevertheless so inexplicable and bizarre in the circumstances is that
Riley obviously 'bought' this preposterously 'thin' excuse!

STOP PRESS!

SPECIAL COUNSEL RILEY 'ROT' HOLLINGSWORTH K4ZDH AGAIN SNOOKERED BY 'CALM
VOICE CHARACTERISTICS' OF MIKEE 'KALAMAZOO CUCKOO' ND8V..

After receiving such 'unimpeachable evidence to the contrary' from
ND8V--Riley then shamelessly rescinded the Warning Letter--before it was
even published!!!

This again of course only emboldened ND8V who then sold his perfectly
serviceable FT-1000D and bought an IC-756 PRO--so as to more effectively
'keep watch' on and 'splatter' the sometime Polish-speakers especially, in
what he instructively called "War Mode". Subsequently, according to ND8V
and
his toadies, 14.275 MHz and vicinity was "always occupied", even when no
one
was using it! ND8V published a "schedule" to that effect on QRZ.com and
anyone--but especially the sometime Polish-speakers--attempting to use any
frequency between ~14.270 MHz and ~14.280 MHz would then immediately be
'stomped on' and/or [surprise, surprise] loudly and perversely be accused
of
interfering with him!

If a few of the sometime Polish-speakers [eventually there were only two!]
could not thus be chased off and stood their ground, ND8V would then
threaten them with being reported to his "friend and lawyer", Riley. For
effect, he would even occasionally pass out Riley's direct/private
telephone
numbers! He also repeatedly threatened the Canadian with a report to
Industry Canada (IC), the Canadian equivalent of the FCC [and equally
ineffective]. All the while ND8V's regular toadies [chief among them
'Rambo
Dan' W4NTI, 'Dumbo Bobbie' WD4AWO, 'Rude Rube' K4RUB and 'Miami Boob'
W4ASX
to partially name only a few of the more unbalanced and guilty], were
ready
and more than willing in the background to uncritically back him up in
whatever he said or did.. Soon, no one--'rednecks' from the 4th Call
District and/or ND8V's usual sycophants excepted--was safe in the middle
of
the 20 m Phone Band! All the while Riley/the FCC and even IC, despite
being
repeatedly advised, did nothing..

The American subsequently sent Riley another handful of double-registered
letters covering some dozen tapes/instances of serious malicious QRM by
ND8V. But of course Riley did not acknowledge this considerable effort and
expense either..

Then in February 2003 ND8V together with his toadies organized a series of
vicious on-air attacks on the two sometime Polish-speaking holdouts. That
these attacks were also premeditated, organized and racially/ethnically
driven is beyond question. Several amateurs and even a short-wave listener
independently reported ND8V and his toadies 'laying in wait' and preparing
for them as such. The attacks were on an unprecedented scale and of
ferocious intensity. Many of them literally lasted for hours! Some again
involved repeated threats of death and/or bodily harm..

Fortuitously, all of these attacks were taped--including the all-important
beginnings--both bytheAmericanandtheCanadian.Thisshouldhave'put
paid' to 'who was on first, first and who second', who attacking and who
defending, who calling whom racial/ethnic slurs, who threatening, etc.
Riley/the FCC [and sometimes IC] were contemporaneously informed and on
occasion provided the tapes and/or access thereto.

But again, nothing constructive materialized--actually, quite to the
contrary..

Surprise, surprise, 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' ND8V and 'Rambo Dan' W4NTI--those
paragons of American radio amateur virtue--verbally reported the Canadian
to
IC and the American to the FCC! Because Mikee can't write, the manner in
which they did this is again instructive. First, they repeatedly read out
the respective and sometimes toll-free telephone numbers using a
continuous
loop feature and fraudulently exhorted anyone and everyone listening to
call
in a complaint. Then [surprise, surprise], they conveniently called the
numbers themselves! This, perversely, after first viciously QRM'ing and
threatening the American and Canadian--for more than three hours--using
the
usual full legal power +, a five element mono-bander [typically directed
at
the Canadian, because the American was too close], in splattering War
Mode.
All of which, including again as to who first properly occupied the
frequency, etc., was/is unequivocally evidenced on tapes independently
provided Riley by the American as well as the Canadian!!

Surprise, surprise, the ephemeral nature of verbal complaints and the
supposed requirement for tapes/hard evidence, etc., notwithstanding, both
of
these 'august' organizations were then perversely apparently speedily
preparing to act--against the two 'recalcitrant' sometime Polish-speaking
holdouts--who so "unreasonably" refused to be driven off any frequency
they
first lawfully/properly and demonstrably occupied!!!

Almost in desperation, the American then put a $1,000 US 'bounty' for
information leading to the arrest, prosecution and conviction of their
tormentors/QRM'ers.. Not to be outdone, the Canadian subsequently raised
the
bounty to $2,000 CDN and for effect added "Dead or Alive", 'Texas/Dubya
'-style..

In March 2003 the Canadian also drafted and whenever seriously QRM'ed read
to his American colleague for comment, evolving versions of "The Life of
Riley"--which ultimately called for Riley's removal from the FCC..

Surprise, surprise, within ~a week of the third weekly 'reading', Riley at
long last decided to act--in a manner of speaking. He wrote a letter
accusing ND8V of: causing deliberate interference, broadcasting and
threatening [the life of the American, no less!]. All of this arising from
just one relatively mild attack in the series--lasting only about an
hour--on 26 March 2003 as patently incompletely reported by some third
party
[the identity of which is still unknown].

Nevertheless, Riley again categorically threatened ND8V's licence with:
either a suspension and revocation hearing, or a loss of voice privileges
for the remainder of the licensing term [i.e. for the next ~nine years].
But, despite the unequivocal nature of the underlying evidence [eventually
Riley received three tapes of the same event from three independent
sources!] and the relatively strong if curiously obtuse language used,
Riley
did not call it a Warning Letter..

Moreover, being the petty bureaucrat that he is, Riley did not like having
his feet put to the fire, especially in so public a fashion. Thus, even
while appearing to take some action against ND8V, he also decided to get
even--with [surprise, surprise] the American, being the only one over whom
he had some power. Riley disingenuously accused him of conduct ".as bad as
or worse than." ND8V. Now, that is a standard indeed!!! Shame on you,
Riley!

Incidentally, this was the only substantive communication the American had
ever had from Riley in his life--the ~dozen reports and costly
double-registered tapes he had submitted on ND8V notwithstanding!

But, no one should be/is fooled. As previously admitted and long suspected
in any event, Riley has obviously been sitting near his energized antennas
for much too long! To knowledgeable amateurs, Riley's recent self-serving
and semi-articulate musings in general and about ND8V and the American and
the 'Polish Calling Frequency' in particular, in the circumstances do not
even pass 'the giggle test'..

This latest wet noodle lashing and the requirement to reply "within 20
days"
notwithstanding, as of the time of writing of this piece, or some six
months--but in reality two years--later, Riley is yet to do anything
substantive to ND8V who continues to terrorize 14.275 MHz and vicinity
with
manifest impunity..

How come 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' ND8V is still licensed and leads such a "Life
of
Riley", many thinking amateurs ask???

There are some cynics who answer generally that the ties that bind--and
blind--to this extent are to be found only within 'secret societies'--such
as the Masons, the Ku Klux Klan and groups which meet for trysts in 'bath
houses'.. But, being cynics, they probably over-generalize, if not
over-state.

Others, who are less jaded, muse simply that Riley is ineffective because
he
is fundamentally incompetent. Some suggest that Riley's secretary is weak
in
basic fact investigation and reasoning ability and has too ready an access
to his rubber-stamp signature.Those who are legally trained, laconically
submit that Riley is simply 'wet' on the law. Still others suggest that
Riley is legally, administratively and otherwise unethical. A few point
out
the obvious--that Riley is also from the 4th Call District--and as such is
simply covering the 'butts' of his fellow southern rednecks [and/or Klan
wannabes]. Some have even suggested that Riley is intellectually and
otherwise dishonest. While K1MAN bluntly states--on-air and in
writing--that
Riley is a "cheap and corrupt politician".

Some of these characterizations might be true, in whole or at least in
part.
But, after only two years of close monitoring and observation, the
"relationship" between Riley and ND8V appears to be both much simpler and
at
the same time much more complex than that....

In a nutshell, 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' ND8V arguably leads "The Life of Riley"
because Riley continues to treat this 'useful ~400 lb. idiot' and his
uncouth toadies on 14.275 MHz and vicinity as the radio equivalent of
thugs
and 'brown-shirts' in his battle to get K1MAN and his Bulletins off the
air.
Riley was/is playing the dangerous game of 'the enemy of my enemy is my
friend' and provides this crude racist bully 'deep cover', convenient
'escape clauses', lenient sentences and 'get out of jail free' cards
virtually on request..

But, why has this gone on for so long? Arguably, because now 'Kalamazoo
Cuckoo' ND8V also knows 'where Riley's bodies are buried'..

Whatever the short and/or long-term tactical merits of Riley's ad hoc,
unprincipled and ultimately Machiavellian approach, because of the
collateral damage it causes to non-combatants and innocent others, it
constitutes highly irresponsible and unethical administrative behaviour
and
brings great discredit not only to amateur radio and the FCC, but also to
the United States of America as a whole.

It is past time, therefore, not only for Mikee 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' ND8V but
also for Riley 'Rot' Hollingsworth K4ZDH to go....

73

DE Karol VE7KFM

© 2003


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"Mr Ham Radio" wrote in message
...
THE LIFE OF RILEY

(massive load of crapola snipped)

I got tothe end of paragraph #2 and came
to the unmistakable conclusion, that
whomever took the time to write this
rambling tome, is desperately in need of
a padlocked rubber room and a strict regimen of
Luvox or Prozac with stuffed animal toys...

THE LIFE OF RILEY

Or why Mikee 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' ND8V was "in like Flynn" and continues to
lead a charmed existence with Riley 'Rot' Hollingsworth K4ZDH

Once upon a time in America there came to be a giant of an organization
called the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

Much later, there appeared a shy and lonely radio amateur with the
'self-effacing' call sign K1MAN [HI, HI].

Sometime, somewhere, somehow yet later K1MAN came to the rather obvious
conclusion that large organizations/associations, such as the ARRL or the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in time lose touch with the
constituents they are supposed to serve. This was not news, in that it has
always been so.

Unlike others, who only 'bitched' about it, however, K1MAN decided to start
a Bulletin service on 14.275 MHz a la the ARRL's W1AW in part to poke sticks
into the respective eyes of both one-eyed Cyclops.

Surprise, surprise, the ARRL/FCC did not put K1MAN on their respective
Christmas card lists.... Rather, they attempted to shut K1MAN down. Years
and much effort later, they appear to have failed, at least to the extent
that K1MAN remains on the air.

Concurrently and arguably partly as a result of K1MAN's so-called "bad
example", a group of rogue Citizens Band (CB) operators with an amateur
licence [and others without], decided to congregate on 14.313 MHz which
frequency in time became a veritable 'zoo'. This was during the time when
the amateur spectrum was supposedly 'self-governing/policing'....

Then, some four years ago the ARRL reportedly proposed and the FCC agreed to
hire one Riley Hollingsworth K4ZDH as a 'radio cop', to clean up the
'amateur beat' generally. In reality, there were arguably only two items on
Riley's immediate agenda: K1MAN on 14.275 MHz and the mess on 14.313 MHz but
for the obvious and not so obvious reasons, very much in that order.

Unfortunately K1MAN had in the meantime contracted to teach full-time and as
a consequence had to take a sabbatical from producing the time-consuming
Bulletins. Then, at a series of 'hamventions', Riley the radio cop
apparently loudly took credit for driving K1MAN off the air.... This played
well at the FCC and among the 'great unwashed' and uninformed in the amateur
community and earned Riley the moniker 'The Rotweiler'. Predictably, this
had the same effect on K1MAN as a scarlet handkerchief has on a bull. K1MAN
consequently let it widely be known that he would be back with a vengeance
and as they say in show business, the stage was set....

In the meantime, Riley continued to ineffectively try to come to grips with
the zoo on 14.313 MHz. ND8V a.k.a. 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' to friends and
detractors alike, was one of the chief rabble-rousers there. He had attacked
Hispanic-speaking stations "for years" calling them cockroaches, interfered
with a maritime mobile net and threatened--on and off the air--any number of
amateurs who stood up to his bullying. Throughout this, Riley did virtually
nothing. Then, when even the US military reportedly had enough of ND8V's
behaviour and caused a search to be made of his station, Riley 'The
Rotweiler' was finally forced to act. He severely beat ND8V up--with a 'wet
noodle'--by supposedly suspending his High Frequency (HF) privileges for a
curiously 'pregnant' nine months! This again played well at the FCC and even
in the amateur community, to whom 14.313 MHz in general and to some ND8V in
particular, had become such an acute embarrassment.

Unfortunately, Riley had for some strange reason also made a 'Faustian
bargain' with ND8V in part to the effect that if he behaved himself for the
duration of the suspension, he would [surprise, surprise] be rewarded! All
of his past sins were to be forgiven and forgotten--and what is most
perverse--could not be used against him in subsequent disciplinary
proceedings.... [Obviously, someone had turned their mind to the
possibility--some say inevitability--of subsequent disciplinary problems.
Who? Why?]

Interestingly, as part of this Faustian bargain, Riley apparently forbade
ND8V to operate on 14.313 MHz--something he may not have had authority in
law to do. But what is truly odd, when ND8V returned to HF--surprise,
surprise ~a month before K1MAN's published intension to resume his
Bulletins--he relocated to 14.275 MHz! With virtually the entire 20 m Band
for ND8V to choose from, this was not entirely serendipitous....

ND8V returned to HF in September 2001 after 'serving' only eight of the nine
month suspension [Riley can't count] and virtually immediately was
[surprise, surprise] back in trouble again. Riley was again forced to use
the wet noodle, i.e. to issue another Warning Letter that, for reasons still
unclear, but likely related to the Faustian bargain, appears to have again
'gone away' without significant or indeed any consequences.

Immediately upon K1MAN's return, he was [surprise, surprise] subjected to
organized and vicious interference (QRM) by ND8V and his toadies from the
zoo on 14.313 MHz now increasingly congregating on 14.275 MHz.
[Interestingly, most of these were/are from the 4th Call District.]
Riley/the FCC reportedly sat back and listened, but pointedly took no
action. Curiously, however, between this relentless QRM'ing and otherwise
bad mouthing of K1MAN and inconvenient/neighbouring others, ND8V could be
heard loudly praising Riley--in nauseating fashion--the just completed
suspension and by now extensive 'rap sheet' at the FCC and elsewhere
notwithstanding.... Things were getting curiouser and curiouser....

Within yet another month or two, ND8V organized another attack, this time on
a Polish-speaking amateur from New York City (the New Yorker), on the
neighbouring frequency of 14.273 MHz for in effect usually speaking in a
foreign language and being too close to "his" newly chosen frequency. Now,
14.273 MHz had for only some fifty years unofficially been known/used as the
worldwide 'Polish Calling Frequency'. For the obvious reasons, many consider
such informal arrangements a very effective and efficient use of the radio
spectrum. But, this was shortly after "9/11" and ND8V's apologists say that
he should be forgiven for this misguided sense of 'American patriotism'..

Surprise, surprise, this attack on the sometime Polish-speakers generally
and on the New Yorker in particular had a similar modus operandi (MO) to
that used a year earlier on the Hispanics! ND8V also in quick succession
organized his toadies from 14.275 MHz to write two transparently fictitious
complaints to Riley against the New Yorker. Perversely, these involved
allegations of 'perceived' overly-wide signals and interference no less,
backed up by the 'thinnest' of malicious 'drivel' off the Internet. One
concerned chiefly what were clearly fraudulent rebroadcasts of the New
Yorker's CQs [they taped and retransmitted his signals on top of their own
and then complained to Riley about it!]. To even casual observers, this
was/is the well-known MO of CB'ers and together with voice imitations,
was/is a recognized specialty of the zoo in general and ND8V in particular.
As such, the complaints were an obviously 'put up job'.

Nevertheless, without checking the bona fides of the complaints or their
chief instigator/organizer, or apparently doing any independent
investigation whatsoever, Riley obligingly quickly issued two Warning
Letters in succession to the New Yorker. These were then published on the
ARRL website. This was/is Riley's standard operating procedure. Several
knowledgeable and legally trained observers have aptly called this approach
to enforcement "Trial By Press Release". [The ARRL's by-and-large noble
institutional memory should be ashamed to be party to this.]

These Warning Letters emboldened ND8V who was then openly heard bragging to
his toadies that he would drive the sometime Polish-speakers off the
neighbouring frequency in general and the New Yorker off the air in
particular.

Then, two of the sometime Polish-speakers on 14.273 MHz [one American and
one Canadian] stepped into the breach and attempted to defend their fellow
amateur..

Initially, first the American and then the Canadian helped the New Yorker
draft and send three lengthy and increasingly detailed double-registered
letters of reply to Riley--not one of which to-date has even been
acknowledged!

The American then sent a double-registered letter covering an audiotape
evidencing malicious QRM and a death threat to the New Yorker uttered by
none other than--surprise, surprise--'Dumbo Bobbie' WD4AWO--one of the
original complainants and ND8V's regular toady from the backwoods of
Tennessee. For some curious reason, Riley has not to-date deigned to
acknowledge this serious incident either..

Over the next several months the Canadian followed up with some 20 detailed
e-mails, each one evidencing at least one instance of serious malicious QRM
by ND8V. After several insistent prompts Riley finally laconically if
inarticulately acknowledged some of these--not to be confused with answering
them--but of course he did nothing substantive about them as usual..

Then, after about six months of this benign neglect--and worse--and the
continuing vicious attacks by ND8V, Riley finally attempted to placate the
increasingly irate Canadian by advising that he would hold a review of ND8V'
s licence status at his upcoming renewal time. Inexplicably, however, a
couple of months later, Riley/the FCC renewed ND8V's licence without any
review whatsoever! When confronted about this by the Canadian, Riley
professed utter surprise and blamed the supposed error on some
administrative 'foul-up'. Others thought/think otherwise..

Then, after nearly a year of inaction and 'flip flops', the Canadian finally
read Riley the 'riot act'..

Riley's reply to this 'dressing down' was apoplectic, but informative for a
change. He wrote that the Canadian should not bother him with "blow-by-blow"
details--each one carefully crafted as a possible exhibit to any number of
affidavits! Riley also stated that he had "just noticed" that the writer was
a Canadian amateur!! This, recall, after more than 20 e-mails, all except
one of which [a forward from the American] were very clearly identified with
a Canadian call sign!!! The logical conclusion to be drawn from this is that
Riley is either grossly inattentive to detail and/or that he doesn't
recognize a Canadian call sign when he sees one some 20 times in succession
and/or that he is disingenuous [for those not familiar with the last word,
look it up under "L" in the dictionary]. Irrespective, Riley thereby very
arguably proved himself to be unfit for the important position that he
holds..

In his reply, Riley also unilaterally changed 'the rules of engagement' in
mid-stream and suggested that the Canadian send him audiotapes instead of
the blow-by-blow e-mails. It is interesting to note in passing that the form
of complaint to the FCC is nowhere specified. In fact, an FCC Commissioner
had shortly before this delivered a 'rocket' to the Enforcement Bureau [of
which Riley is Special Counsel, you might recall] on this very point. Also,
there are serious and possibly insurmountable evidentiary problems with
tapes made by 'various and sundry'.

Nevertheless, the Canadian subsequently sent Riley a detailed letter
covering a tape recording of a typical example, among others, of ND8V's
usual sociopathic QRM. This incident was even independently corroborated by
a station from California--which was 2 kHz down and was contemporaneously
also maliciously QRM'ed by ND8V--and luckily caught on the same tape!
Despite this 'double whammy', from two independent sources that did not
previously know each other, Riley never replied to the Californian [a
retired Sergeant of police, incidentally] and only grudgingly acknowledged
the 'pesky' Canadian. But, to-date, he has taken no substantive action on
the incidents as usual..

All the while ND8V perversely continued to praise Riley on the air as if he
were his 'long lost bud' and bragged about unprecedented access to and
sometimes daily telephone contact with him [while practicing attorneys
regularly could not get through].... To subjective and objective observers
alike, things were not only getting curiouser and curiouser, but
increasingly bizarre....

Then on 25 November 2002 Riley wrote ND8V an unprecedented strong Warning
Letter noting that the FCC continues to receive complaints about him
concerning the ".appropriation of certain frequencies." and ".interference
to certain operators". Riley inter alia cautioned that: "Any future
incidents.even a single incident, will result in a monetary forfeiture and
revocation proceeding against your license" and requested that ND8V refrain
from operation on the 20 m Band. This unprecedented '.last warning, to last
warning, to last warning, etc....' was again based on multiple, independent
and well-founded complaints from several amateurs operating tens of kHz
apart. At least two of these complaints were from mature, highly credible
and wholly independent sources who did not then even know of the other's
existence [but Riley obviously knew--and gave both the "mushroom
treatment"]. Interestingly, both of these sources were also legally
trained.. Moreover, one of the complaints was in addition reduced to/backed
up by a very persuasive/extensive Statutory Declaration/Affidavit..

Surprise, surprise, distressingly similar historical fact patterns and
well-founded/drafted independent complaints notwithstanding, ND8V was able
to dispose of them via only one "private" telephone call to his 'bud' Riley!
Therein, in true sociopath style [aided by his "calm voice characteristics"
no doubt--ND8V later bragged about this on-air], he simply described the
multiple independent and unconnected complaints to Riley as "all lies". Now
Mikee is an accomplished practitioner of 'The Big Lie' approach. But, what
is nevertheless so inexplicable and bizarre in the circumstances is that
Riley obviously 'bought' this preposterously 'thin' excuse!

STOP PRESS!

SPECIAL COUNSEL RILEY 'ROT' HOLLINGSWORTH K4ZDH AGAIN SNOOKERED BY 'CALM
VOICE CHARACTERISTICS' OF MIKEE 'KALAMAZOO CUCKOO' ND8V..

After receiving such 'unimpeachable evidence to the contrary' from
ND8V--Riley then shamelessly rescinded the Warning Letter--before it was
even published!!!

This again of course only emboldened ND8V who then sold his perfectly
serviceable FT-1000D and bought an IC-756 PRO--so as to more effectively
'keep watch' on and 'splatter' the sometime Polish-speakers especially, in
what he instructively called "War Mode". Subsequently, according to ND8V and
his toadies, 14.275 MHz and vicinity was "always occupied", even when no one
was using it! ND8V published a "schedule" to that effect on QRZ.com and
anyone--but especially the sometime Polish-speakers--attempting to use any
frequency between ~14.270 MHz and ~14.280 MHz would then immediately be
'stomped on' and/or [surprise, surprise] loudly and perversely be accused of
interfering with him!

If a few of the sometime Polish-speakers [eventually there were only two!]
could not thus be chased off and stood their ground, ND8V would then
threaten them with being reported to his "friend and lawyer", Riley. For
effect, he would even occasionally pass out Riley's direct/private telephone
numbers! He also repeatedly threatened the Canadian with a report to
Industry Canada (IC), the Canadian equivalent of the FCC [and equally
ineffective]. All the while ND8V's regular toadies [chief among them 'Rambo
Dan' W4NTI, 'Dumbo Bobbie' WD4AWO, 'Rude Rube' K4RUB and 'Miami Boob' W4ASX
to partially name only a few of the more unbalanced and guilty], were ready
and more than willing in the background to uncritically back him up in
whatever he said or did.. Soon, no one--'rednecks' from the 4th Call
District and/or ND8V's usual sycophants excepted--was safe in the middle of
the 20 m Phone Band! All the while Riley/the FCC and even IC, despite being
repeatedly advised, did nothing..

The American subsequently sent Riley another handful of double-registered
letters covering some dozen tapes/instances of serious malicious QRM by
ND8V. But of course Riley did not acknowledge this considerable effort and
expense either..

Then in February 2003 ND8V together with his toadies organized a series of
vicious on-air attacks on the two sometime Polish-speaking holdouts. That
these attacks were also premeditated, organized and racially/ethnically
driven is beyond question. Several amateurs and even a short-wave listener
independently reported ND8V and his toadies 'laying in wait' and preparing
for them as such. The attacks were on an unprecedented scale and of
ferocious intensity. Many of them literally lasted for hours! Some again
involved repeated threats of death and/or bodily harm..

Fortuitously, all of these attacks were taped--including the all-important
beginnings--both by the American and the Canadian. This should have 'put
paid' to 'who was on first, first and who second', who attacking and who
defending, who calling whom racial/ethnic slurs, who threatening, etc.
Riley/the FCC [and sometimes IC] were contemporaneously informed and on
occasion provided the tapes and/or access thereto.

But again, nothing constructive materialized--actually, quite to the
contrary..

Surprise, surprise, 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' ND8V and 'Rambo Dan' W4NTI--those
paragons of American radio amateur virtue--verbally reported the Canadian to
IC and the American to the FCC! Because Mikee can't write, the manner in
which they did this is again instructive. First, they repeatedly read out
the respective and sometimes toll-free telephone numbers using a continuous
loop feature and fraudulently exhorted anyone and everyone listening to call
in a complaint. Then [surprise, surprise], they conveniently called the
numbers themselves! This, perversely, after first viciously QRM'ing and
threatening the American and Canadian--for more than three hours--using the
usual full legal power +, a five element mono-bander [typically directed at
the Canadian, because the American was too close], in splattering War Mode.
All of which, including again as to who first properly occupied the
frequency, etc., was/is unequivocally evidenced on tapes independently
provided Riley by the American as well as the Canadian!!

Surprise, surprise, the ephemeral nature of verbal complaints and the
supposed requirement for tapes/hard evidence, etc., notwithstanding, both of
these 'august' organizations were then perversely apparently speedily
preparing to act--against the two 'recalcitrant' sometime Polish-speaking
holdouts--who so "unreasonably" refused to be driven off any frequency they
first lawfully/properly and demonstrably occupied!!!

Almost in desperation, the American then put a $1,000 US 'bounty' for
information leading to the arrest, prosecution and conviction of their
tormentors/QRM'ers.. Not to be outdone, the Canadian subsequently raised the
bounty to $2,000 CDN and for effect added "Dead or Alive", 'Texas/Dubya
'-style..

In March 2003 the Canadian also drafted and whenever seriously QRM'ed read
to his American colleague for comment, evolving versions of "The Life of
Riley"--which ultimately called for Riley's removal from the FCC..

Surprise, surprise, within ~a week of the third weekly 'reading', Riley at
long last decided to act--in a manner of speaking. He wrote a letter
accusing ND8V of: causing deliberate interference, broadcasting and
threatening [the life of the American, no less!]. All of this arising from
just one relatively mild attack in the series--lasting only about an
hour--on 26 March 2003 as patently incompletely reported by some third party
[the identity of which is still unknown].

Nevertheless, Riley again categorically threatened ND8V's licence with:
either a suspension and revocation hearing, or a loss of voice privileges
for the remainder of the licensing term [i.e. for the next ~nine years].
But, despite the unequivocal nature of the underlying evidence [eventually
Riley received three tapes of the same event from three independent
sources!] and the relatively strong if curiously obtuse language used, Riley
did not call it a Warning Letter..

Moreover, being the petty bureaucrat that he is, Riley did not like having
his feet put to the fire, especially in so public a fashion. Thus, even
while appearing to take some action against ND8V, he also decided to get
even--with [surprise, surprise] the American, being the only one over whom
he had some power. Riley disingenuously accused him of conduct ".as bad as
or worse than." ND8V. Now, that is a standard indeed!!! Shame on you, Riley!

Incidentally, this was the only substantive communication the American had
ever had from Riley in his life--the ~dozen reports and costly
double-registered tapes he had submitted on ND8V notwithstanding!

But, no one should be/is fooled. As previously admitted and long suspected
in any event, Riley has obviously been sitting near his energized antennas
for much too long! To knowledgeable amateurs, Riley's recent self-serving
and semi-articulate musings in general and about ND8V and the American and
the 'Polish Calling Frequency' in particular, in the circumstances do not
even pass 'the giggle test'..

This latest wet noodle lashing and the requirement to reply "within 20 days"
notwithstanding, as of the time of writing of this piece, or some six
months--but in reality two years--later, Riley is yet to do anything
substantive to ND8V who continues to terrorize 14.275 MHz and vicinity with
manifest impunity..

How come 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' ND8V is still licensed and leads such a "Life of
Riley", many thinking amateurs ask???

There are some cynics who answer generally that the ties that bind--and
blind--to this extent are to be found only within 'secret societies'--such
as the Masons, the Ku Klux Klan and groups which meet for trysts in 'bath
houses'.. But, being cynics, they probably over-generalize, if not
over-state.

Others, who are less jaded, muse simply that Riley is ineffective because he
is fundamentally incompetent. Some suggest that Riley's secretary is weak in
basic fact investigation and reasoning ability and has too ready an access
to his rubber-stamp signature.Those who are legally trained, laconically
submit that Riley is simply 'wet' on the law. Still others suggest that
Riley is legally, administratively and otherwise unethical. A few point out
the obvious--that Riley is also from the 4th Call District--and as such is
simply covering the 'butts' of his fellow southern rednecks [and/or Klan
wannabes]. Some have even suggested that Riley is intellectually and
otherwise dishonest. While K1MAN bluntly states--on-air and in writing--that
Riley is a "cheap and corrupt politician".

Some of these characterizations might be true, in whole or at least in part.
But, after only two years of close monitoring and observation, the
"relationship" between Riley and ND8V appears to be both much simpler and at
the same time much more complex than that....

In a nutshell, 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' ND8V arguably leads "The Life of Riley"
because Riley continues to treat this 'useful ~400 lb. idiot' and his
uncouth toadies on 14.275 MHz and vicinity as the radio equivalent of thugs
and 'brown-shirts' in his battle to get K1MAN and his Bulletins off the air.
Riley was/is playing the dangerous game of 'the enemy of my enemy is my
friend' and provides this crude racist bully 'deep cover', convenient
'escape clauses', lenient sentences and 'get out of jail free' cards
virtually on request..

But, why has this gone on for so long? Arguably, because now 'Kalamazoo
Cuckoo' ND8V also knows 'where Riley's bodies are buried'..

Whatever the short and/or long-term tactical merits of Riley's ad hoc,
unprincipled and ultimately Machiavellian approach, because of the
collateral damage it causes to non-combatants and innocent others, it
constitutes highly irresponsible and unethical administrative behaviour and
brings great discredit not only to amateur radio and the FCC, but also to
the United States of America as a whole.

It is past time, therefore, not only for Mikee 'Kalamazoo Cuckoo' ND8V but
also for Riley 'Rot' Hollingsworth K4ZDH to go....

73

DE Karol VE7KFM

© 2003


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"Ashford Bottimon" wrote in message
roups.com...

"Mr Ham Radio" wrote in message
...
THE LIFE OF RILEY

(massive load of crapola snipped)

I got tothe end of paragraph #2 and came
to the unmistakable conclusion, that
whomever took the time to write this
rambling tome, is desperately in need of
a padlocked rubber room and a strict regimen of
Luvox or Prozac with stuffed animal toys...


Yeah.... My "Troll-o-meter" pegged out too.

Some folks are so amused with themselves while drunk that they imagine that
they are suddenly literary geniuses. It's pretty easy to recognize this
literary "style", which reached its pinnacle of development in the southern
US during the years of reconstruction, following the civil war. Books of
"southern literature" from that period are difficult to find these days -
and even more diffiult to read as they mainly consist of maudlin drunken
ramblings that read much like this guy's post.

I don't think Luvox or Prozac would help nearly as much as a big pot of
strong coffee and some solid food, for a change. The guy needs to lay off
the suds ( or whatever ) for a while.

Hey, take a little break there, Mr Ham Radio. Give yourself a chance to
sober up, a little bit.

Charles, N5PVL




Charles, N5PVL