Federal Communications Commission DA 08-498
 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of 
Ronald Mondgock
Former Licensee of Station KA3OMZ
Honeybrook, Pennsylvania
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File Number: EB-06-PA-001
NAL/Acct. No. 200732400002 
FRN: 0010-87-6589
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted:  March 4, 2008 Released:  March 6, 2008
By the Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau:
I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUD
1. In this Forfeiture Order (“Order”), we issue a monetary forfeiture in the amount of four 
thousand three hundred dollars ($4,300) to Ronald Mondgock (“Mondgock”), the former licensee of 
Novice Class Amateur Radio Service station KA3OMZ in Honeybrook, Pennsylvania, for willfully and 
repeatedly violating Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (“Act”),1 by operating 
radio transmitting equipment on the frequencies 439.850 MHz and 147.560 MHz without a license.  
2. On August 15, 2007, the Philadelphia Field Office issued a Notice of Apparent Liability 
for Forfeiture (“NAL”) to Mondgock in the amount of $10,000 for operating radio transmitting equipment 
on the frequencies 439.850 MHz and 147.560 MHz without a license.2 In its response to the NAL, 
Mondgock does not dispute the findings, but requests a cancellation of the forfeiture based on his inability 
to pay.
III. DISCUSSION
3. The proposed forfeiture amount in this case was assessed in accordance with Section 503(b) 
of the Act,3 Section 1.80 of the Rules,4 and The Commission’s Forfeiture Policy Statement and 
Amendment of Section 1.80 of the Rules to Incorporate the Forfeiture Guidelines (“Forfeiture Policy 
Statement”).5 In examining Mondgock’s response, Section 503(b) of the Act requires that the 
Commission take into account the nature, circumstances, extent and gravity of the violation and, with 
respect to the violator, the degree of culpability, any history of prior offenses, ability to pay, and other 
  
1 47 U.S.C. § 301. 
2 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, NAL/Acct. No. 200732400002 (Enf. Bur., Philadelphia 
Office, rel. August 15, 2007).
3 47 U.S.C. § 503(b).
4 47 C.F.R. § 1.80.
5 12 FCC Rcd 17087 (1997), recon. denied, 15 FCC Rcd 303 (1999).
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such matters as justice may require.6  
4. With regard to an individual’s or entity’s inability to pay, the Commission has determined 
that, in general, gross revenues are the best indicator of an ability to pay a forfeiture.7 After examining 
the financial documentation submitted by Mondgock, we decline to cancel the forfeiture, but find that a 
reduction in the forfeiture to $4,300 is warranted based on Mondgock’s demonstrated inability to pay the 
full forfeiture amount proposed in the NAL.  
IV. ORDERING CLAUSES
5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 503(b) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 1.80(f)(4) of the Commission’s Rules, Ronald 
Mondgock IS LIABLE FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of four thousand three 
hundred dollars ($4,300) for violation of Section 301 of the Act.8
6. Payment of the forfeiture must be made by check or similar instrument, payable to the 
order of the Federal Communications Commission.  The payment must include the NAL/Account 
Number and FRN Number referenced above.  Payment by check or money order may be mailed to 
Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 979088, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000.  Payment by 
overnight mail may be sent to U.S. Bank – Government Lockbox #979088, SL-MO-C2-GL, 1005 
Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63101.  Payment by wire transfer may be made to ABA Number 
021030004, receiving bank TREAS/NYC, and account number 27000001.  For payment by credit card, 
an FCC Form 159 (Remittance Advice) must be submitted. When completing the FCC Form 159, enter 
the NAL/Account number in block number 23A (call sign/other ID), and enter the letters “FORF” in 
block number 24A (payment type code).  Requests for full payment under an installment plan should be 
sent to: Chief Financial Officer -- Financial Operations, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A625, 
Washington, D.C. 20554.  Please contact the Financial Operations Group Help Desk at 1-877-480-3201 
or Email: ARINQUIRIES@fcc.gov with any questions regarding payment procedures. 
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be sent by First Class and 
Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested to Ronald Mondgock at his address of record.  
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
G. Michael Mofffitt
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region
Enforcement Bureau
  
6 47 U.S.C. § 503(b)(2)(E).
7 See PJB Communications of Virginia, Inc., 7 FCC Rcd 2088, 2089 (1992) (forfeiture not deemed excessive where 
it represented approximately 2.02 percent of the violator’s gross revenues); Local Long Distance, Inc., 16 FCC Rcd 
24385 (2000) (forfeiture not deemed excessive where it represented approximately 7.9 percent of the violator’s 
gross revenues); Hoosier Broadcasting Corporation, 15 FCC Rcd 8640 (2002) (forfeiture not deemed excessive 
where it represented approximately 7.6 percent of the violator’s gross revenues).
8 47 U.S.C. § 503(b); 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4); 47 U.S.C. § 301.