CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
June 21, 2017
Mr. Anthony J. Barben, Jr.
(Address withheld)
(Address withheld)
Re:  Warning Notice
Amateur License W2GAS
EB-FIELDNER-17-00024498
Dear Mr. Barben:
The Commission has received a complaint that you have been operating outside 
of your station class.  In particular, according to the complaint, you have been operating 
on frequencies at 20 meters that are reserved for General and Extra Class licensees.  The 
complainant has contacted the Commission and asked us to remind you that your 
continued operation outside the scope of your station class constitutes a violation of our 
rules.  According to the Commission’s ULS database, you currently hold a Technician 
Class license.  
Operation of radio transmitting equipment outside of authorized frequencies is a 
violation of Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
1
 and may 
subject the responsible parties to substantial monetary forfeitures,
2
 in rem arrest action 
against the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including imprisonment.
3
  
Because unlicensed operation creates a danger of interference to important radio 
communications services and may subject the operator to severe penalties, this warning 
emphasizes the importance of complying strictly with these legal requirements.
UNAUTHORIZED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST CEASE 
IMMEDIATELY.
You have ten (10) days from the date of receipt of this warning to respond to this 
office.  The response must contain a statement of the specific action(s) taken to come into 
compliance with the Commission’s rules and should include a time line for completion of 
pending corrective action(s).  You are directed to support your response with a signed 
and dated affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury, verifying the truth and 
accuracy of the information submitted in your response.  Your response should be 
sent to the following address: 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 and 
reference the listed case number.
1
   47 U.S.C. § 301.
2
   Fines normally range from $7,500 to $10,000.
3
   See §§ 401, 501, 503, 510.
In an inquiry of this type we are required to notify you that under the Privacy Act 
of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3), the Commission’s staff will use all relevant information 
before it, including information you disclose in your reply, to determine what, if any, 
enforcement action is warranted in this matter.
Sincerely,
Laura L. Smith, Esq.
Special Counsel
Spectrum Enforcement Division
Enforcement Bureau