Federal Communications Commission
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Eric Weber ) File No. EB-11-HL-0050
HA4086F )
Licensee of Maritime Radio Station ) NOV No.  V201132860006
Honolulu, Hawaii )
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Released:  April 8, 2011
By the Resident Agent, Honolulu Office, Western Region, Enforcement Bureau:
1. This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section 1.89 of the 
Commission’s Rules,1 to Eric Weber, licensee of maritime radio station HA4086F.
2. On April 6, 2011, an agent of the Enforcement Bureau’s Honolulu Office located an 
active EPIRB at the residence of 214 Kuliouou Road in Honolulu, and observed the following violations:
a. 47 C.F.R. § 80.89(a): “Stations must not engage in superfluous 
radiocommunication.”  Transmissions by EPIRBs are intended to be actuated 
manually or automatically and operated automatically as part of a ship or a 
survival craft station as a locating aid for survival purposes.  The agent located a 
falsely activated Class B Guest 630A EPIRB inside the back seat of a vehicle 
parked at the residence next to a Hawaii state registered boat, HA4086F.
b. 47 C.F.R. § 80.1055: “Operation of Class B EPIRB stations shall be prohibited 
after December 31, 2006.”  The EPIRB that was falsely activated may not be 
used on commercial or recreational watercraft, as it is a Class B device.
  
1 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.
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3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,2 and 
Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Eric Weber must submit a written statement concerning this 
matter within 20 days of release of this Notice.  The response must fully explain each violation, must 
contain a statement of the specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude recurrence, and 
should include a time line for completion of pending corrective action(s).  The response must be complete 
in itself and signed by Eric Weber, or his authorized representative.  All replies and documentation sent in 
response to this Notice should be marked with the File No. and NOV No. specified above, and mailed to 
the following address:
Federal Communications Commission
Honolulu Office
P.O. Box 971030
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797-1030
4. This Notice shall be sent to Eric Weber at his address of record.
5. The Privacy Act of 19743 requires that we advise you that the Commission will use all 
relevant material information before it, including any information disclosed in your reply, to determine 
what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance.  Any false statement made knowingly 
and willfully in reply to this Notice is punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the U.S. 
Code.4
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Ryan Hagihara
Resident Agent
Honolulu Office
Western Region
Enforcement Bureau
  
2 47 U.S.C. § 308(b).
3 P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).
4 18 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.