Jamming Jammer – More Info

In ARRLWeb: FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement Letters, a fascinating chronicle of Jack Gerritsen’s reign of terror on California repeaters is detailed. Gerritsen was recently convicted of six counts of malicious interference to emergency communications, which will probably net him some prison time.
Reading the various interference reports, one is struck by the realization that this individual is seriously mentally ill, but refuses to seek help for his problem. I have listened (via the streaming audio feed from the 435 repeater in Los Angeles) to many episodes of Gerritsen’s antics, and it was obvious that he was in desparate need of help.
This is truly a sad chapter in amateur radio history. Jack’s incarceration will result in less dispruption of communications in the L.A. area, but the whole episode was so needless.