FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU
WESTERN REGION
Honolulu Resident Agent Office
P.O. Box 971030
Waiphau, Hawaii 96797-1030
 
February 17, 2010
Adam Townley-Wren
Honolulu, HI 96815
NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION
Case Number:  EB-10-HL-0029
Document Number:  W201032860001
On February 5, 2010, in response to a complaint, an agent from the Enforcement Bureau’s 
Honolulu Office, using direction finding methods, located an active Emergency Locator 
Transmitter (ELT) in a duffle bag in the back seat of a private vehicle, parked in the Island Air 
parking lot at 99 Kapalulu Place in Honolulu, Hawaii.  The ELT had been activated by Adam 
Townley-Wren, and was inadvertently allowed to transmit continuously on 121.5 MHz and 243 
MHz causing interference to the Search and Rescue Satellite (SARSAT).  There was no 
indication of any threat to safety of life and property.  
ELTs are normally associated with an aircraft.  An aircraft station is licensed by rule and 
normally does not need an individual license issued by the FCC.  However, as there was no 
associated aircraft and Commission records show that no license was issued for operation of this 
ELT, the ELT operation was in violation of 47 U.S.C. § 301.
You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment without a valid radio 
station authorization constitutes a violation of the Federal laws cited above and could subject the 
operator of this illegal operation to severe penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial 
monetary forfeitures, in rem arrest action against the offending radio equipment, and criminal 
sanctions including imprisonment.  (See 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503 and 510.)
UNAUTHORIZED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO TRANSMITTING DEVICE MUST CEASE 
IMMEDIATELY.
You may respond with any information you believe relevant to this warning within (10) days 
from the date of this warning.  Your response should be sent to the address in the letterhead and 
reference the listed case number and document number.  Under the Privacy Act of 1974, we are 
informing you that the Commission’s staff will use all relevant material information before it to 
determine what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure your compliance with FCC 
Rules.1 This will include any information that you disclose in your reply.
You may contact this office if you have any questions.
Issuing Agent:
Ryan Hagihara
  
1 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).