I COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF—unsolicited comments/quotable quotes—K4ZDH…

In virtually every case, these are ‘tight’ quotations ~up to academic standards, unless otherwise indicated. Emphasis in red was added. Comments in square brackets are editorial. Readers may also find the red bullets, sometimes in a group, more interesting.

• For them it starts with finding a calling frequency for themselves. Then it progresses to a group mentality against anyone inconveniencing them on the frequency. When they are unsuccessful at running their chosen nemesis off, they spread rumors. Like the 3^rd Risch [sic], the rumors, however unbelievable, become ensconced as reality. As their strategy shows success, their focus changes from communicating with one another to ruining their chosen nemeses. In the final stage, they escalate conduct to chaos and mayhem….

‘Miami Boob’ W4ASX [no friend of mine] about 14.275 to Riley [before he again went over to ‘the dark side’] 5 Jun ‘02

• MAKES YOU PROUD TO BE AN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR.
  This aptly illustrates what happens if you leave some marginal humans to their own in an unsupervised setting. Eventually they have a few six-packs, don their hoods, and torch some churches. Unfortunatly, once they tire of their current activities they may just raise them to a higher, and a more dangerous, level once they have a few beers and find their hoods.
  People like Riley fail to recognize the dangers of failing to act early and effectively. We pay him to protect us but I fear that the affair will continue to rise to greater levels once verbal amusements no longer satisfy the warped minds of the tribe. I wonder if Riley will then have any guilt about his supposedly "goofy" function to-date.
  Dick N3HKN
  PS: ARRL where are you?

Dick N3HKN [no friend of mine] prophetic in “The Life of Riley” on eHAM.net 27 Sep ‘03

• Very interesting read. Never thought this would be happening on the amateur bands.… Least of all semi condoned by the ENFORCER...

Allan KC7TDR in “The Life of Riley” on eHAM.net 27 Sep ‘03

· Very interesting article. If completely true, it is a black eye for Amateur Radio and, especially, the FCC. Kinda makes me think that Amateur Radio and the FCC are "going to hell in a handbasket"….

Jerald N9AVY in “The Life of Riley” on eHAM.net 27 Sep ‘03

· Very good article on the ineptness of Riley "I didn't hear a thing" Hollingsworth(less).

Ed KU4BP [thanks for the enduring “less” idea!] in “The Life of Riley” on eHAM.net 27 Sep ‘03

· I found it quite interesting, a bit long winded, perhaps it should become a mini-series.
The next installment should be a list of the characters involved…. [For Dramatis Personae see Here.]
I just have to wonder, what they have "got" on The Rot to let them slither on by???

OBSERVER11 in “The Life of Riley” on eHAM.net 27 Sep ‘03

· This was a long but great article.
In the past I have written to Hollingsworth about problems on the air, with tape recorded documentations.
No response gotten.
This has led me to the conclusion - "what the hell does this guy do all day?" …

Michael KC8NMW in “The Life of Riley” on eHAM.net 28 Sep ‘03

· Found the post and the follow-ups interesting….
I hope this gets resolved as it gives the ham community a black eye.
And regarding Riley, if you all feel he is not doing his job, then write to his superior.…

Louis NN2G in “The Life of Riley” on eHAM.net 29 Sep ‘03

• I can't fathom at all why Riley has not taken the initiative, and punted this ND8V bozo off the air for good... like he has said he would do several times in the past !!
  Just listen up on 14.273-14.275 in the AM/PM
  Riley has had MORE than enough tapes etc, sent to him in the last 14+ months.
  Karol's comments are more than justified. Riley wants tapes, etc, well Riley has tons of em, and STILL won't utilize his mandate.
  No point in anybody QSY'ing. ND8V will search around and find the new freq, and proceed to jam away with glee….
  I'd say Riley and his FCC boyz are creating most of their own problems….
  ND8V ain't gonna win this freq fight anytime soon... he's screwing with the wrong guy.

Jimbo VE7RF [a local amateur “friend”] in “The Life of Riley” on eHAM.net 3 Oct ‘03

• Yes, it's very important to use Ten Meters and run them off. Unlicensed stations have no rights.
  They have to be talked over, tested over, anything to get a signal on top of them to run them off.
  There can be no rule violations when a licensed station jams an unlicensed, because the unlicensed has no status with us.
  You folks ought to patrol ten all the time and strike back when unlicensed stations are on.
  The whole point is to make the use of ten Meters by unlicensed stations a pain in the butt to them, so they go somewhere else.

Riley’s dangerous/’slippery slope’ & fundamentally illegal e-mail to Chas. K3FT 7 Nov ‘03

• It matters not to me, whether others, no matter how great their numbers may be… continue to participate in this clever deception. A lie does not stop being a lie, merely because the majority of the people insist it’s the truth.

Start of Tim KE4GDX’s interesting e-mail to Riley et al. [published as a “Public Notice” on the WWW] 4 May ‘04

• Hollingsworth sends warning letters to so called "rule breakers" based only on accusations from other amateurs. This is WRONG! All it takes is one disgruntled idiot who, for whatever reason doesn’t like you, to cause you undue trouble…. Riley doesn’t even bother to find out if this is true until after the fact. Under this system, anyone can turn in anybody with or without grounds! Kind of reminds me of SS policies back in WW2. Or the way the Russian system worked during communism with their KGB goon squads. True or false, all you had to be was accused and you were in for trouble!
  
  The FCC cannot expect amateurs to police themselves without inviting some fraud…. Look at the VE program, what a joke! Just imagine how many licenses were bought that haven’t been discovered by the FCC. While the majority of amateurs are good people, there’s always rotten apples in the bunch. One person could submit numerous complaints to Hollingsworth and never even be on the air! After all, how would Riley know since he acts only on emails and letters? Anyone with a PC could digitally edit a tape and create a false one as well. The person submitting the complaints doesn’t even have to know the amateur he turns in to cause them problems. Does this sound like a fair policy?
  
  The only way the FCC will ever be fair about this, is to go back to monitoring the bands themselves and forget lame OO`s and taking the word of amateurs alone…. The FCC needs impartial monitoring stations like it once had to avoid facts being twisted into lies…. If Riley didn’t hear the actual on air violation or hear a tape recorded by commission officials who are impartial, then how can he be expected to be fair about making a decision? That’s like expecting a judge to rule by only hearing the prosecutions side of the case! Guilty before proven innocent may work for commies and third world countries, but I would expect the opposite from the good ole US of A!

“HAMDUDE” in “All Hams Need a Secret Jamming Location” on eHAM.net 8 Sep ‘04

• Riley, it's time to go. K4ZDH the extra class ham (with no class) doesn't know why hams have to use phonetics. Sends out warning letters to several hams for using 146.52 simplex as if there is a time limit on the use of the frequency. Retracts several warning letters to his chief redneck ND8V and family of malcontents. He used to brag how his ex-boss Richard Smith let him do whatever, right or wrong, everyone needs a job like that….

“Mo-Fo” in “Riley, it’s time to go” on RadioBanter.com <18 Oct ‘04

• The real problem is Riley Hollingsworth. If Riley Hollingsworth did the job tax payers pay him to do…the growing number of other flagrant violators wouldn’t be a problem. Riley Hollingsworth defrauds Americans by taking public tax money to do a job he doesn’t do. Riley Hollingsworth is the true problem.

“sempai” in “FCC Violation?” on smeter.net/forums on 31 Oct ‘05

• BRIAN CROW AND HIS CRONIES are the number one suppressors of free speech. They run a ONE SIDED website that lists people they don't like…. They use a FEDERALLY FUNDED (YOURS AND MY TAX MONEY) GOVERNMENT AGENCY for their personal VENDETTA to go after amateur radio operators they don't like or [who] criticize their beloved FCC (FASCIST COMMUNICATION COMMISSION). I call them Fascist because they either enjoy doing it or [are] dumb enough to allow HIM [K3VR] and his CRONIES do this. What fucking pisses me off about this whole deal, is this bullshit idea that I'm a K1MAN supporter, yet where [is] their fucking proof? I question some of the things on the NAL but that doesn't make me a supporter. [What] fucking pisses me off [is] this Jack ASS and his dumb ass buddies—because I fucking criticize the FCC, you fucking communist asshole. I have the right to criticize the fucking government and if you fuckers don't like it, move to fucking China, there you don't have to worry about people criticizing your fucking government or government agency. First off you little fucking sleazy ass-wipes the FCC ISN'T ALWAYS fucking RIGHT. YOU and all the other DUMB FUCK ham operators need to get it through you God dam head. If I think they are wrong on something then it's my God damn right to criticize them. BTFW …. The fucking sons of bitches had the fucking balls to lie to a fucking court … fuck you and fuck the FCC….

N9OGL [no friend of mine] in “FREE SPEECH SUPPRESSORS” on RadioBanter.com 31 Mar ‘06

• CHRISTMAS ISLAND TO OPERATE 10 KHZ LOWER DUE TO US-BASED INTENTIONAL QRM
  Gordon West, WB6NOA, says that his operation this week from Christmas Island as T32GW will be on 14.265 MHz rather than the original announced frequency. According to West, the planned 14.275 MHz frequency is occupied by what he terms as non-ham-like operation in the lower 48 states. QRM and jamming have become the norm on 14.275 MHz and to date FCC enforcement efforts have not been able to fully clean away the problem operators. As a result, WB6NOA says that he and KE5EUL will be on 14.265 instead.

Gordo WB6NOA [2006 Amateur of the Year] telling it like it is, in “Amateur Radio Newsline” Report #1520 29 Sep ‘06
 

• I have made absolutely no changes in my operating habits or procedures as the result of the letters Mr. Hollingsworth has sent me, nor do I intend to make any such changes. Riley Hollingsworth is full of crap. I never listen to a thing he says. After all, I know much more about amateur radio law than he does, so why should I listen to a thing he says? Why did he tell everyone last June that he was taking me to a hearing, and now he says he's not? The guy is nothing but a bluffing bullshit artist! "F" you, Riley!

Bill W6WBJ in “FCC AR Enforcement Correspondence Poste” on eHAM.net 16 Apr ‘07

• Look, guys, I've been a lawyer for 35 years, which is longer than Riley has. And apparently I know the law a lot better than he does. First of all, Supreme Court has ruled that the government can't withhold a license based upon an unconstitutional premise…. Second, Riley's "make-'em-up-as-you-go" so-called "rules" are constitutionally void for vagueness, because nobody knows what "rules" he is going to concoct from day to day, and we would have to read his mind in order to govern ourselves by his ad lib "rules". Ergo, the Commission cannot deny your license if you ignore Riley's bullshit "rules". The only conduct that is prohibited is that which is specifically prohibited by Part 97. So why would you want to let a bullshit artist like Jerkoff Hollingsworth tell you how to operate? Do you let the local police make up traffic laws that don't exist, and then give you a ticket for it? Then why in the world would you let a loser like Hollingsworth restrict your free-speech rights? What are you, a bunch of friggin' sheep?

Bill W6WBJ in “We are okay!” on eHAM.net 2 Jun ‘07

• At Dayton for the (at least) third year in a row, FCC Amateur Enforcement guru Riley Hollingsworth asked Amateurs to chill.  Don't take things so seriously.  His vow going into office was that he'd clean up the bands. So how do YOU think he is doing? I believe he had no idea what bureaucratic quagmire he was getting himself into with the FCC.  I have felt more increasingly that he needs a legal "time out"….

Charlie AG4YO in “FCC Doing Good Enforcing Rules?” on QRZ.com 18 Jun ‘07

• "Now if you had 3 alternative streets you could take to work every day but when you used one, you always got a rock thrown at your windshield, wouldn't you decide to take one of the other streets after, say, 5 or 6 windshields?" This sounds like good advice from a fellow ham but not from a law enforcement official. Can you imagine if there was a neighborhood in Memphis where people burned churches, dragged black folks behind pickup trucks and bombed abortion clinics and all the police had to say about it was "DON'T GO THERE." Are you telling me that these clowns on the radio are able to intimidate the authority of the United States government? I guess so. That is really sad. I really do not understand.

Johnny W4XKE on Riley’s advice about 14.275 in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 10 Jul ‘07

• Riley hasn't done a DAMN thing….
  Same problem children EVERY time.
  Riley gives them a little "time out in the corner", and then they are back on the ham radio "streets" practicing their thuggery. I will GUARANTEE five years from now the bands will be even WORSE than when Riley first took the job. And it will be the EXACT SAME PLAYERS!

Bill WA8MEA [no friend of mine] in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 10 Jul ‘07

• Obviously you haven't heard the threats of violence and bodily harm. The hiring of nearby amateurs to cause malicious destruction of amateur property. The "Mail Surprises": packages filled with everything from dog feces to pet parts. [And white powders marked “Anthrax”.] The "simple" assaults that have already taken place. (Such as the punch in the nose upon one WA9KJI as he opened his front door....) [ß And then Riley took his licence!]

Bill WA8MEA [no friend of mine] in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 10 Jul ‘07

• It’s easy for someone who wasn't born in the ghetto to simply inform others that they should move out. Typical bureaucrat reaction, since they can't and won't be bothered with actual enforcement, just blame the crimes on the victims instead. Worked so well in the "inner city" -- you know, that place we used to call the ghetto -- I guess it now is being put to work on the ham bands. Which are becoming very "inner city" like. Telling me that I am the problem for listening to a frequency where someone else is violating the law -- and then having the audacity to report it to the proper authority and expect them to enforce the law -- ole sly RH is simply passing the buck in an incredibly elitist fashion. State of the art inside the beltway…. “Up is down, down is up and cabbages are kings.”

Clark KE3WD on Riley in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 10 Jul ‘07

• Until some "eric maldonado" records yours and others call signs, adds f-you or f-me with some sick computer audio program and plays those recordings on every public, emergency, 20 40 and 80 meter net in the country, You don't have a clue what interference is. This person did this for over five years!! Because this case is still ongoing, I will reserve my judgement of mr hollingsworth’s performance..

Mark N9FE in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 11 Jul ‘07

• To simply ignore the nuts is not the way to handle this. To have an FCC official tell us to do that is irresponsible. These social out-casts will continue to escalate their output. They must. It is part of their makeup. They are totally impervious to criticism since they live in a "world" of their own making. [ß Say it: They’re “crazy”!]

Richard N3HKN [no friend of mine] on Riley’s perverse advice in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 11 Jul ‘07

• Riley is… tacitly supporting the minority of trouble makers and criminals…. This is a simple problem that could and should be "nipped in the bud". Instead, it is being pushed back at the victims until such time as they can be told that there are far too many violators to be able to do anything about them but to "legalize" them. Familiar discourse by now.

Clark KE3WD on Riley’s perverse enforcement in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 11 Jul ‘07

• I have come to the conclusion that the FCC is intentionally allowing (promoting) the misuse of the ham bands so there will be no objections of selling them to highest bidders.

Johnny W4XKE in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 12 Jul ‘07

• We live in a rude, discourteous, profane, hotheaded society that demonizes someone else rather than present true argument in any discussion about any subject.

Clark KE3WD mimicking Riley’s speech in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 12 Jul ‘07

• I think his speech is saying to basically give up and accept the offensive and unlawful operators. How far does "Just Lighten Up" go…. Give me a break. Riley needs to get off his ass and do his job.

Luke K3AQ in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 13 Jul ‘07

• I lost faith in the FCC enforcement division about a year ago after a rather lengthy thread here in the forums regarding CB Key-down events and an upcoming "shootout" which was scheduled near a major airport. Several posters reported notifying the FCC of the events well in advance but there were never any reports of FCC enforcement actions against anyone connected with these events.

Clinton KC5SAS in “Folks get real !! The FCC does not care.” on QRZ.com 13 Jul ‘07

• Now I didn't want to believe Riley was a politician. Maybe because I felt he was one of us in this fraternal group we call amateur radio. I believed he would have the GUTS to help do what government is SUPPOSED to do: Uphold the law! But alas, I have had yet another epiphany: Riley is truly, a MASTER POLITICIAN.

Bill WA8MEA in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 15 Jul ‘07

• BRIAN "RILEY HOLLINGWORTH'S BITCH" CROW K3VR and his group are still terrorizing this Blog like the CYBER-TERRORISTS that they are. The group, whose leader is Amateur Radio Operator K3VR have repeatedly come to this Blog to harass and terrorize me. Crow, who supposedly busts pirates for the FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION (FCC), shows how the FCC’s tactics are used to terrorize people both on and off the radio. The FCC has in the past suppressed individuals’ free speech on the radio (this evidence can be found in various NAL AND WARNING LETTERS TO VARIOUS AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS) and now it seems they are using their NAZI PATROL (headed by K3VR) to suppress the free speech and intellectual thought of people on the web. It is nice to see American tax dollars at work. Those who are worried that K3VR AND HIS NAZI PATROL AND THEIR NAZI BOSSES AT THE FCC will try to kick me do not have to worry, because I am using individuals’ WI-FI systems (without their knowledge) to continue to stop these transgressors of free speech, and they will never be able to stop me now!!

Todd in “BRIAN “RILEY HOLLINGSWORTH’S BITCH” CROW K3VR…” on n9oglvoice 17 Jul ‘07

· On one hand, I can see where Riley is coming from with the lighten up bit. However, he is being paid by US tax dollars to do a job. And that job is enforcing the regulations on our amateur bands. Simply telling us all to lighten up and spin the dial isn’t solving the enforcement issues on our bands. Going after and busting the problem operators who break the rules will. Its the typical cop out attitude of government officials who pass the buck and just expect others to deal with the crap while they get paid.

Richard KE4ZHN in “Dayton Hamvention 2007” on eHAM.net 25 Jul ‘07

• If you like music from the 60's like Steppenwolf and Deep Purple then go to 14.275.
  DO YOU HEAR THAT RILEY?
  WAKE UP RILEY.

John N4DSP in “Radio Operator Sends Vulgarities to Nearby Homes” on eHAM.net 28 Sep ‘07

• Riley could get off his butt and clean up 75M in one weekend. [Ditto, or less, for 20m/14.275]

Charlie AG4YO in “Open Letter to Mr Hollingsworth” on QRZ.com 12 Oct ‘07

• Riley's lack of enforcement is a problem…. [Riley has] had multiple instances of proof of malfeasance, yet he gives them MULTIPLE (and in some cases, this is in the double digits now) warnings. This is God awful ridiculous. Three strikes and you’re out, period. Right now a lot of these jackasses are acting like such because they know all they need to do is cause trouble, get a letter, lay low, and then come back. Do a FOIA request on some of the bigger 'problem children' across the bands. What you'll find is that the FCC has been lacking in enforcement for years, even long before the most notable of the on-air problems appeared.

Ed KB3JGU in “Open Letter to Mr Hollingsworth” on QRZ.com 12 Oct ‘07

• Making websites about people is exactly what exacerbates this mess. And it’s the so-called "friends of Riley" that are actually the root of the problem on-air, and to a great extent here on QRZ.
  The hypocrisy of some of these vigilante groups is just astounding. And it took long enough but many people are finally realizing it on here as well.

Ed KB3JGU in “Open Letter to Mr Hollingsworth” on QRZ.com 12 Oct ‘07

• One issue that needs to be addressed is the amount of string that the FCC is giving some of these serial offenders. People shouldn't be getting third, fourth, fifth, etc.. chances. By then, it should be clear that these people AREN'T going to change.

Ed KB3JGU in “FCC’s Riley Hollingsworth to Retire” on QRZ.com 24 Oct ‘07

• I only wish Riley had done more to eliminate the QRMers here in the US. Let us hope that a Real stand up guy takes his place and not some Nut case. [ß Gordon ~says: Riley is a FRAUD—and Crazy! Many here appear to agree.]
  
  

Gordon N6WK [no friend of mine] in “FCC’s Riley Hollingsworth to Retire” on QRZ.com 24 Oct ‘07

• I disagree with your and other assessments of Riley's work.  He's letting the big fish keep on swimming and stomping on the minnows.  That's not a good example to set or follow.

Lee W6EM/4 [no friend of mine] to his ‘guru’ Brian K3VR in “FCC’s Riley Hollingsworth to Retire” on QRZ.com 24 Oct ‘07

• Riley has let the ball drop on some of the most obvious cases. When somebody is warned some half a dozen to a dozen times about the same type of interference, with seemingly endless "You risk XXX in fines, possibly up to and including forfeiture of your amateur license" letters, what is that showing in terms of enforcement?
  It sound like in some cases Riley was not neutral and had chosen sides in a matter. Thus he was allowing people to get away with repeated incidents of bad behavior as long as they stayed out of his hair for awhile.

Ed KB3JGU in “FCC’s Riley Hollingsworth to Retire” on QRZ.com 25 Oct ‘07

• Hollingsworth is an incompetent idiot. He has no understanding of Part 97, and he was nothing but a bluffing bullshit artist. By soliciting complaints from amateurs, and by then failing to determine whether the complaint constituted a Part 97 violation before writing his warning letters, he turned amateur enforcement into nothing but a popularity contest…. Total bullshit! He sat on his ass and went after only licensed amateurs who used their call signs because they were easier to identify, rather than D.F.ing the real jammers and unidentified stations. It's so much easier to shoot fish in a barrel than to actually do your job!

Bill W6WBJ in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, Retires” on eHAM.net 25 Oct ‘07

• OK, W6WBJ is being very blunt. But I fully agree.
  Riley was a PR pawn used by the FCC and the ARRL to give the appearance that amateur radio was under enforcement….

Bill WA8MEA in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, Retires” on eHAM.net 25 Oct ‘07

• As far as I am concerned Riley is/was LAZY.
  He is collecting a paycheck without working. I think he fancies himself as a politician….
  I think Hollingsworth should have been run out of Dayton….
  How about we don't like poor enforcement of the rules already in place.
  Good riddance Riley!

Marty KG6QKJ in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, Retires” on eHAM.net 25 Oct ‘07

• Riley a controlled substance, a job as on welfare, collecting, receiving tax payers money to live on.
  Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Vito W6TH [1^st licensed in 1938] in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, Retires” on eHAM.net 26 Oct ‘07

• Add me to the list of those less than impressed by the "achievements" of Riley Hollingsworth….
  The final straw for me was his speech at Dayton this year, the one which basically urged us to stay off certain "trouble" frequencies because, you know, there's nothing he could do to clean up the mess.
  Hopefully Riley's successor will be more interested in actually yanking licenses of the mutants within our ranks than in chest-thumping and making empty threats.

Harry W5HLH in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, Retires” on eHAM.net 26 Oct ‘07

· Why did Riley seem to endlessly pick on those who were committing minor infractions, but those that were even breaking laws that were enforceable under the FBI, ATF and Homeland Security were never touched!
Selective enforcement isn't even the right word in this case. Criminal conduct comes to mind.

Bill WA8MEA in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, Retires” on eHAM.net 26 Oct ‘07

• Hit the bricks.... Maybe now we can get some REAL enforcement. But probably not.

Douglas N0WVA also implying that Riley is un-real/psychotic in “FCC’s Riley Hollingsworth to Retire” on QRZ.com 26 Oct ‘07

• We all know Riley was just hanging on for the pension. That’s what government employees do.

John KF6VO in 3840 “Live Hams Chat” after Riley announced his “retirement” ~27 Oct ‘07

• Riley’s selective enfarcement [sic] won’t be missed. The same problem operators break the rules year after year and Riley lets it slide while nitpicking on the petty crap. Fair and impartial enforcement doesn’t mean acting on hearsay and bogus evidence submitted by amateurs with personal vendettas to settle.

Richard KE4ZHN [no friend of mine] in “FCC’s Riley Hollingsworth to Retire” on QRZ.com 27 Oct ‘07

• Before he became Special Counsel for Amateur Radio Enforcement ("S.C.A.R.E."; WOW! Aren't you SCARED?), he was Assistant Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Now let's hear all you Riley supporters tell me that being transferred to his present position didn't represent a HUGE demotion! He screwed up the WTB Assistant Chief job so badly that he had to take his present bullshit job or hit the bricks! And then he screwed up his present job the same way he screwed up the Assistant Chief job. WHAT A LOSER!

Bill W6WBJ in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, Retires” on eHAM.net 28 Oct ‘07

· The low budget also made the mere threat of action a cheap means of keeping the inmates in line, but this is where things became problematic. Instead of blowing off the obvious cranks and vendetta seekers, he took many of these grudge-bearing correspondents at their dubious, Crayola'd word. The burden of proof of innocence was then placed squarely on the accused op. For the average ham, challenging these allegations was too involved, costly and time-consuming a process, and they settled for a public flogging rather than fight the good fight.

Speaking of public slaps, the nadir of Mr. Hollingsworth's tenure had to be the public humiliation of accused operators via terse, ominous notices "leaked" to the ARRL, an organization that should have had the balls not to print them. Over the years I've seen many such notices - but never a single retraction. It's shocking that more hams haven't filed character defamation suits against both the Bureau and the League.

Al NN2U in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, Retires” on eHAM.net 28 Oct ‘07

• Ever hear of "double-dipping?"
  So, which was it?  Prosecutorial ego or relacing [sic] oneself with self as a contractor?
  
  

Lee W6EM/4 in “Maybe Riley Reads QRZ...” on QRZ.com 30 Oct ‘07

• The guy has GOT to be kidding! First he announces his retirement, and then 4 days later he announces his "un-retirement"? What a LOSER!

Bill W6WBJ in “Hollingsworth to Stay Put at FCC” on eHAM.net 30 Oct ‘07

• Oh, boy! Oh, boy! He's not retiring after all! That means I get to continue kicking his ass!
  He probably decided he wouldn't have enough retirement income, but I don't see why. He can supplement his generous government pension with the royalties he'll collect for his endorsement of "ARRL-Eeze" masturbation jelly. Riley, you are such a loser!

Bill W6WBJ in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, Retires” on eHAM.net 30 Oct ‘07

· "Loser" Hollingsworth was demoted from Assistant Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau to his present "do-nothing, no responsibility" position, yet he couldn't even perform IT properly! They just don't come any dumber than old Riley.

Bill W6WBJ in “Hollingsworth to Stay Put at FCC” on eHAM.net 31 Oct ‘07

· Doesn't matter if he stays or goes.... I have no faith in his work, or should I say, lack of it.

Marty KG6QKJ in “Hollingsworth to Stay Put at FCC” on eHAM.net 31 Oct ‘07

· So the anti-Riley statements on here were so numerous that the League had to rally the troops to post some pro-Riley stuff, huh, Ed? That is really sad, and clearly shows in what disrepute Riley is held within the amateur community. The guy can't find his ass with both hands!

Bill W6WBJ in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Special Counsel, Retires” on eHAM.net 31 Oct ‘07

· I want Riley to know what it feels like to have your reputation gratuitously besmirched. The guy's karma is coming back to haunt him, and I'm the one doing the haunting. If he wants to go after my ticket, I wouldn't mind taking him on. But I don't think he will, because even a guy as dumb as Riley must realize he has no case. In the meantime, I have a perpetual right to operate. I don't even have to apply for renewal! God, don't you just LOVE it?

Bill W6WBJ [like K1MAN] has a perpetual licence in “Hollingsworth to Stay Put at FCC” on eHAM.net 1 Nov ‘07

· He may be taking time to strategize; how to unwind the legal mess that he's created.
"Gee, re-testing hams really doesn't seem to work as a matter of policy, so now I rely on emails and recordings to support claims of alleged misconduct. So, how can I fix this case load now, without further damage to my professional reputation?"
Can't help you there, sport.

“Perry Mason” in “Hollingsworth’s Recent Announcement” [to UN-retire] on HamFanz Grudge Report 1 Nov ‘08

· Riley wrongfully attempted to publicly humiliate me, and to ruin my reputation within the amateur community, with his baseless and meritless warning notices, so I'm going to do the same thing to him by exposing the emperor as having no clothes. [Give him Hell, Billy!]

Bill W6WBJ in “Hollingsworth to Stay Put at FCC” on eHAM.net 2 Nov ‘07

· I would like to offer up some "low hanging over-ripe fruit" for Riley to get back into the swing of things.
14275 begs for enforcement. With a quick surgical strike to three American amateurs, 95% of the problems there would be solved. Of course, the biggest offender there is KZ8O. His recent performances during the Illinois QSO party two weeks ago, and then again last weekend during the CQ WW DX contest, were some of the most hideous displays I have ever seen in 31 years as an amateur. Never was I so happy that we were at the sunspot minimum lest the entire world could hear this mess. Taking KZ8O off the air would take about 10 minutes of focused work by the FCC.
After KZ8O is firmly and possibly permanently in the penalty box, the next light housework job on 14275 would be to take W4NTI and K3VR off the air. In addition to KZ8O, these particularly offensive Bobbsey twins have done more to ruin SSB on 20 than anyone in the history of amateur radio, all the while claiming to be trying to save it…. A year or two of listening only, if you're very lucky, may give you the perspective you need.

ToeJoe N9PH in “Hollingsworth to Stay Put at FCC” on eHAM.net 2 Nov ‘07

· With all the "He's the Savior" postings, is it any wonder he is staying? His head swelled so big, he couldn't leave the FCC offices! This was a fishing expedition, as if the hobby would die without him?

James W4YBP in “Hollingsworth to Stay Put at FCC” on eHAM.net 3 Nov ‘07

· The problem is that Riley H. and other lazy prosecutors use the same lazy modus operandi.  The "investigation" is not an investigation.  It is ‘he said, she said’. Charges can be trumped up.  For instance, not only was I falsely accused by Glendal Floyd w5wec in Arkansas, I wrote him to try to resolve any issues he had and he refused the letter and sent it back unopened.  This is the caliber of folks who like to use the government to pursue their own hidden agendas.  It is no fun to be falsely accused.  Seldom is the false accuser brought to justice.  (Re the Duke situation)

Richard WN9DDV [an ordained Anglican priest/DDV] in “Riley changes his mind!” on QRZ.com 4 Nov ‘07

· QRM is on the increase because ENFORCEMENT is lacking. No get tough stance on QRM will almost guarantee its increase.

Ed KB3JGU in “Amount of QRM” on QRZ.com 5 Nov ‘07

· Mr. Hollingsworth can take care of the problem causing hams (14.275) from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Alabama.

“RADIOBOB92121” in “Hollingsworth to Stay Put at FCC” on eHAM.net 5 Nov ‘07

· Mr. Hollingsworth makes the situation worse on 14275 when he blames part of the problem on someone in another country. Unfortunately, it gives the rule breakers in the US cover.
As a matter of fact, I've heard one of the amateurs listed above [W4NTI] say exactly that. The problem is all in Canada. Wrong! Without American amateurs breaking the rules, 14275 would be a much better place, and anyone with a partially functioning head unit can figure that out. [But apparently not Riley, HI.]

ToeJoe N9PH in “Hollingsworth to Stay Put at FCC” on eHAM.net 5 Nov ‘07

· IMHO most of it is being done by the same folks over and over, possibly even being planned in advance on a daily basis. [Listen to 14.275 daily. No “possibly” about it, Bob….]

Bob AI4EP in “Amount of QRM” on QRZ.com 5 Nov ‘07

· I heard the whole thing last night.  I tuned to 3950 at around 0900.  At around 10:00 Eastern a W1 asked if the frequency was in use.  There was no response.  He asked again, again no response.  He then called CQ and began a QSO with another station.  About 5 minutes into the QSO several stations came on, one of which was loud enough to arouse suspicion regarding his output power.
They began telling the stations in QSO that they had the frequency first and had merely gone to get refreshments.  None of this was true of course, since none of them were there the entire time I was listening, up to and including when the W1 station made his call. [Ditto, mutatis mutandis, ~daily on 14.275 for the past ~6 years.]
Long story short, they bullied him off of the frequency all the while claiming innocence and that it was all the W1’s fault.  I don't know any of these people, but what I heard was truly sad.  Amateur radio used to be populated by intelligent people; I did not hear anything even close to intelligence.  What I did hear was channel 19 at its worst.  I also noticed that two stations avoided identifying, while a third gave a phony 1 by 1 call, so they obviously knew what they were doing. [Sad, after 9 years, Riley still does not know what HE is doing.]

John KA4DPO [no friend of mine] beginning to appreciate the problem on HF in “liberty nut i mean net” on QRZ.com 9 Dec ‘07

· RH you really need to start doing your job or re-retire.

Mark KB9RQZ “personal” message to Riley in “it’s time” on ACCOUNTS OF THE KOSHER HAM 14 Jan ‘08

· You [Todd] stated that your power levels were in compliance with Part 15 of the Commission's rules, yet in statements made in 2006 and 2007 [on 3^rd rate forums on the World-Wide-Wasteland--playing ‘head games’ with Psycho Brian CROW K3VR—Riley’s chief Bitch… I meant Snitch—stalking/harassing Todd] describing your shortwave station "Omega One" you stated that you were operating at 5 watts, then 10 watts and later 50 and 100 watts. [Soo?] Such unlicensed operation would be a violation of Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended…. Furthermore, such operation would reflect adversely on your qualifications to retain an Amateur license. [“Balls”, said the Queen…. If I had them, I would be King!]

Todd N9OGL’s “Warning Notice” proving that Riley’s a babbling IDIOT, who should re-retire--or get fired again 29 Jan ‘08

· Yes, I made statements about power levels, intended to annoy my distractors/detractors. But, I was unaware that tweaking the nose of those stalking and harassing me was an FCC Violation. My letter to the FCC was under penalty of perjury. My comments elsewhere were not. [Mark’s suggested response to Riley’s 2^nd waste of postage.]

Mark KB9RQZ in “the case of the bizarre Riley-gram” on ACCOUNTS OF THE KOSHER HAM 9 Feb ‘08

• To you non-lawyers, this document proves that the Enforcement Bureau TOTALLY FOLDED after Kevin presented his case, and wound up AGREEING WITH HIM that his license should be renewed! The Bureau presented no evidence to contradict Mitnik's case! Since they had no evidence to offer, and then AGREED WITH HIM that his license should be renewed, why do you think the E.B. dragged him to Washington, D.C. and wasted the taxpayers' money on an ALJ hearing? Do you REALLY think they made him attend the hearing in good faith? I think not! They were just trying to bluff and harass him by dragging him to Washington, D.C., for a hearing!
  
  If you guys want to bend over and let the Enforcement Bureau have its way with you, then just continue to tremble in your boots every time the E.B. says something.
  
  As for myself, THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES! And besides, I've got plenty of frequent-flyer miles from U.S. Air, so the plane ticket will be free. It's a small price to pay in order to let the E.B. know that hams are not ALL chickenshits!

Bill W6WBJ in “Convicted Felons” on eHAM.net 22 Feb ‘08

· I do NOT approve of the guys here in the US that deliberately QRM someone else. YES, you know who you are and so do the rest of us. If little old me from southern California knows, then I am sure a smart fellow like Riley knows as well. Riley needs to step up and start cleaning house here in the US.
It's time he starts taking licenses for it, don't you agree?

Gordon N6WK [no friend/who occasionally is “used” by Brian] in “Is 14.275 Mhz normal amateur radio?” on QRZ.com 9 Apr ‘08

• No, Gordon. It is well past time that RH started taking licenses. Nor am I as certain that RH is bright enough to know. Years in Gov’t service, traveling to hamfests at public expense (a nice job I’d take myself, if I could get it), does tend to dull the mind….

Mark KB9RQZ in “Comments on Karol’s Quotes” 10 Apr ‘08

· It has become clear now that the Bureau wants to control the evidence herein in a highly-unfair fashion, under which the Bureau is free to repeatedly defame me, and accuse me in its public pronouncements of having so-called "bad character" (not to mention seeking a substantial and unwarranted expansion of the Commission’s "character rule" in the process), even though I have always been candid with the Commission, have never been convicted of any crimes or fraudulent conduct, and have committed no Part 97 violations. The Bureau is trying to prevent me from proving that HOLLINGSWORTH has a vendetta against me because I pointed out his incompetence. It wants to be able to claim that I have "bad character" and then prevent me from defending myself against that charge. The Bureau should be ashamed to present a case like this to an ALJ attached to the Commission.

Part of Bill W6WBJ’s Reply, to EB Motion to Strike, to Bill’s 2^nd Motion [!] to Compel Answers to His Interrogatories 24 Apr ‘08

• Mr. Hollingsworth has said this 14.275 MHz problem is a Canadian problem. I do not agree. This jamming, swearing, playing unidentified tapes, has gone on before Mr. Madera and goes on while Mr. Madera is not even in British Columbia. The lies that are told, on an almost daily basis, from you and the others are deplorable! What is more deplorable is that you essentially have permission from Mr. Hollingsworth to do this jamming, swearing, broadcasting and other rules violations, without fear of punishment! The childish attacks just let the world know that quite a few U.S. amateurs, on 14.275 MHz are just no good. I realize that your new MO is to email anybody that you and your gang hear, so as to get them on your side. I HAVE NO SIDE EXCEPT TO FOLLOW THE RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Portion of Whitney N3ZV blistering e-mail to ‘Rambo Dan’ W4NTI 23 May ‘08

· "Riley the Enforcer"; one of the biggest PR con jobs I've ever seen take place by the ARRL. [ß And the FCC?]

NOT ONCE did Riley EVER have anyone removed from the airwaves. All of the "time outs in the corner" were strictly voluntary by the hams he went after. After a while, those hams figured out Riley wasn't going to do a thing to them. So they went back to their old ways….

What Riley and the ARRL [and the FCC] practiced was; en-FARCE-ment.... [ß As I’ve warned/written since 2002 !!!]

Bill WA8MEA [no friend of mine] in “FCC’s Hollingsworth Set to Retire…” on eHAM.net 24 May ‘08

· I can’t say I'll be sorry to see him go. Hes been collecting a paycheck for doing nothing at taxpayer expense for several years. The same former 14.313 morons qrm every single day for years on end and yet not a single one has lost their license at the hands of Riley the great enforcer. They simply moved their operation a few kc down the band and carry on as usual. One has had about 7 warnings if not more. What a joke.

How many times must someone get caught breaking the rules before their ticket gets pulled for good? Apparently, if your "buddies" with Riley like an "unnamed" 8 lander is you can do anything you want and get by with it. I realize he can’t do anything about a certain whack job in Canada, but allowing several US amateurs to jam him day in and day out is beyond reproach. Unfortunately, a couple of the crap stirrers on that infamous frequency live in 4 land and ply their trade on 75 mtrs. when they aren’t up on 20 arguing and bickering with anyone dumb enough to fall for their bull_ _ it. One "unnamed" member of that bunch lives here in Fl. and he’s just as argumentative and confrontational on 75 as he is on 20 when he’s attacking the Canadian. He obviously enjoys it so much he can’t get enough of it. He even digitally records his "adventures" and brags to the few who still talk to him and plays the recordings on the air as if it’s something to be proud of. Go figure.

That small bunch of outcasts lives for fighting, bickering, threatening and whining like a bunch of spoiled brats while Riley sits back and does nothing. It must be nice to have a job that pays you a salary for sending out form letters to the same people over and over. No thinking or effort needed, just hit the print button and send it off in the mail. Then, there’s the famous K1MAN case. I’m no fan of Glenn’s silly bulletins, but how can Riley go after him for doing the same exact thing the ARRL is doing? I imagine this is why 3 years after the fact Glenn is still at it and legally the FCC wont stand in the way of his renewal if they haven’t done anything by now. I imagine right after July, Glenn’s license will be renewed and for the next 10 years he will be doing what he does best. If this was a clear cut case Glenn would have been long gone. All I read about in the "enfarcement" logs is repeater crap about someone who doesn’t want a ham they don’t like operating on their repeater. Wow, tough enforcement task there. Threaten someone with a fine and action against their license for p_ _ing off some repeater trustee. All this while half a dozen morons pollute 20 meters for over 10 yrs. I hope Riley’s replacement is a fair and impartial enforcer who isn’t blind to facts and very "selective" in his enforcement actions. As much crap as some have gotten away with, it almost makes me wonder who’s getting bought off to look the other way. Selective "enfarcement" at its finest.

Richard KE4ZHN [no friend of mine] in “FCC’s Hollingsworth Set to Retire…” on eHAM.net 27 May ‘08

· Cross is just another major Enforcement Bureau loser who couldn't get a job in the private sector because he's too incompetent and lazy, so he's been nursing at the public teat for ever-so-many years.

It is rather obvious that the only reason Cross wants ham radio to "fly below the radar" is that the Commission and Riley Hollingsworth have fucked it up so badly that they are just deathly afraid someone will tell Congress about it, and then the Commission's ass will really be in a sling. [ß Billy, some of us have already told Congress!!!]

Bill W6WBJ in “FCC’s Bill Cross, W3TN, Calls Ham Radio ‘Below the Radar’” on eHAM.net 1 Jun ‘08

• Perhaps if Hollingsworth would do the job he’s paid to do, the bands would be cleaner and free of riff raff intent on starting trouble. Telling us to spin the knob and ignore it is not the solution to the problem. It’s merely his way of passing the buck at our expense. Now that he’s retiring of course he wont bother to do anything (not that he did much before), but I hope his replacement, if there is one, will. The same jammers and morons from 14.313 10 yrs. ago do their bidding every day on 20 mtrs. and RH tells us to spin the knob. You can spin the knob till it falls off and that wont make the idiots go away! Enforcement action with some teeth will. Hint to the FCC, warning letters and idle threats don’t work. Take the offenders’ license away for good!

Richard KE4ZHN [no friend of mine] in “FCC’s Bill Cross, W3TN, Calls Ham Radio ‘Below the Radar’” on eHAM.net 6 Jun ‘08

• No such letter is referenced at FCC.gov [ß Nor, incidentally, was one received by Mark, the purported addressee.]….
  Also noteworthy is that it is cc’d to the South-Central director, while I live within sight of Canada….
  RH is so worthless that the freaks feel no reason NOT to forge a document from RH himself. [ß Very telling, this!]
  What a farce the FCC has become. [Three guesses who forged the “Warning Letter” ‘as if’ from Riley to Mark???]

Mark KB9RQZ in “good for a laugh it also happens to be a federal crime” on ACCOUNTS OF THE KOSHER HAM 26 Jun ‘08

• There are several with FCC call signs in the US…. Those stations should be shut down…. In my humble opinion all illegal activity on 14.275 is not from the North and that is a shame. [ß Close! ALL the Criminality is from the US!]

Ron KD8FTH a ‘newbie’ in his 3^rd ever post on ‘QeerZ’—getting it almost right—in “14.275?” on QRZ.com 30 Jun ‘08

· This was one of the biggest PR con jobs the FCC and the ARRL ever put together!

Bill WA8MEA in “An Era Comes to a Close as Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Retires” on eHAM.net 3 Jul ‘08

· Its supposed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, not the "court of ARRL's Letter" or eham or QRZ.com.

Lee W6EM/4 [no friend of mine] in “An Era Comes to a Close…” on eHAM.net 4 Jul ‘08

· Actually, malicious complainant(s) should have been prosecuted as it is a serious offense to provide false or misleading information to a federal officer or agent. I can't recall seeing any "Enforcement Letters" where a complainant was ever prosecuted. Oh, I guess, come to think of it, he would have had to convince a US Attorney somewhere that he had been lied to. Too much work.

Lee W6EM/4 [no friend of mine] in “An Era Comes to a Close…” on eHAM.net 6 Jul ‘08

· It is going to be really wonderful when I obtain a court ruling in my renewal case that everything Asshole Hollingsworth did was illegal; that he has no admissible evidence; and that all he did was lie and pander to the amateur community for over 10 years. God, he is SUCH an idiot! Good riddance!

How does it feel to know that, for 10 years, Hollingsworth asked you to send him recordings that he could use in his "enfarcement" proceedings, when the law specifically provides that such recordings are not admissible evidence? In other words, he had ABSOLUTELY NO INTENTION of using the recordings that you went to all the trouble to make! Riley was just lying to you, so you wouldn't complain to Congress about all the jamming on ham radio that he was doing nothing about. And you BELIEVED him! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Bill W6WBJ in “An Era Comes to a Close as Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Retires” on eHAM.net 6 Jul ‘08

• BTW, 14.313 is still alive and well. They just dropped down to 14.275.

Bill WA8MEA [no friend of mine] in “An Era Comes to a Close…” on eHAM.net 6 Jul ‘08

· I have to agree with the ones who say good riddance. Riley made a lot of empty threats and basically did nothing against the same jammers and idiots who are still active today…. The very same morons who polluted 14.313 for years before Riley came around and the very same ones still there after he spouted his empty threats [the 14.313 morons are now on 14.275]. Meanwhile, he tries to hang Baxter for doing the same thing the ARRL has been doing, which apparently isn’t going to work…. Good ole Riley, selective "enfarcement" at its finest. Personally, I think he retired from real enforcement before he started. When you send out form letters based on bogus accusations made by other hams [i.e. K3VR & Co.], that’s not enforcement, that’s a witch-hunt. I hope whoever takes Riley’s place at least bothers to gather facts before automatically assuming someone is guilty of a violation. [ß What a concept!]

Richard KE4ZHN [no friend of mine] in “An Era Comes to a Close…” on eHAM.net 7 Jul ‘08

• I hate to rain on your parade Jerry, but I have never had dealings with Hollingsworth. I just don’t buy into his or the League’s rhetoric about what a great job he did. All he did was mail out form letters based on bogus accusations by disgruntled hams with personal grudges to settle against the accused. This is NOT enforcement, it’s a joke. I’m not sure what bands you’ve been listening to, but as someone else pointed out, 14.313 is now on 14.275. Same filth, same morons just a different year. So much for Riley’s great job of enforcing the rules, right Jerry?

Richard KE4ZHN [no friend of mine] in “An Era Comes to a Close…” on eHAM.net 9 Jul ‘08

• Someone up above said;
  "14.275 may actually serve a function. It serves to localize the crazies and nitwits and keep them off other frequencies."
  ------------------------------------------------------
  Yep. I remember the FCC and the ARRL using that same logic decades ago before the 14.313 gang moved down to 14.275.
  (And before The Life of Riley....)

Bill WA8MEA [no friend of mine] acknowledging the obvious, in “Not-So-Polite Hams” on eHAM.net 14 Jul ‘08

· The last FCC special counsel was a man who did not have the balls to enforce regulations. He also didn't do much work -- he should have been sending out over 100 enforcement actions a month, and he should have reigned in you and your friends. He did not. He sent out an average of two letters a month to people who were using repeaters that they had been banned from -- some record…. Hopefully, the next one will have a work ethic and try to clean up the bands.

Bill K3TP to ‘Psycho Brian’ CROW K3VR & Co. in “14.275 MHz” on QRZ.com 26 Jul ‘08

• Wow, the League sure is a glutton for punishment! I guess they just didn't get enough of The Loser's incompetence while he worked for the Commission. They probably want him to be Assistant Director so he can keep making up non-existent Rules and continue to worsen the Commission's poor reputation as a regulatory agency.

Bill W6WBJ in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Appointed Assistant Director” on eHAM.net 8 Nov ‘08

• There are two specific examples of Hollingsworth's work with which I was and remain personally angered. The first is the unwillingness to prosecute a false complainant in Florida. The second, also in Florida, was the failure to prosecute the theft of a club callsign by the ARRL West Central Florida Section Manager, using the ARRL's VEC system. Both examples show reluctance to apply the law fairly and equally.
  
  Also, there is an even deeper concern, related to the first example above. The idea of publicizing accusations ahead of their adjudication for all to see. In the above example of the false complainant, the wrongly accused ham had his name plastered all over in one of those public "Enforcement Letters" and was defamed based upon a restatement of the false complaint. A very small retraction was later released. But, the identity of the false complainant was never released and he wasn't prosecuted for making false statements to a federal officer (Hollingsworth) as he should have been.

Lee W6EM/4 [no friend of mine] in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Appointed…” on eHAM.net 10 Nov ‘08

• I have followed W6WBJ's case since the start.
  
  I have a couple of friend's caught in the same limbo.
  
  The limbo was created by NON-FCC "intel" gathered as a vendetta against operators these "operatives" didn't like.
  
  Mr. Hollywood accepted this "intel" as being the very same value as "monitored by FCC personnel". It is not. This intel has no integrity in the system as it stands. It is clearly not objective or unbiased, nor is it a direct result of Enforcement by FCC employees.
  
  WBJ is doing what many who are & have been victimized can't. He is standing the ground & demanding he face his accuser. Since Hollywood accepted the trumped up "evidence" from his backdoor minions, he then becomes the accuser. WBJ is justified in his demands. If it weren't for him, this charade would have continued if Hollywood didn't run for the doorway of retirement to get out of answering WBJ's questions WBJ has a right to ask under our Constitution. The ALJ apparently sees it that way as well. I suspect WBJ's case will simply be dismissed, as it should be... All "pending (for years) "cases" should be disposed of before we "waste more precious FCC resources". All Hollywood's Witch Hunt should be closed & disposed….
  
  I have to laugh at all the praise heaped onto Mr. Hollywood. What exactly had he done to earn this praise? IMHO: Nothing... He last busted a jammer on October 18th 1998 when COMMISSION agents busted KA2YBP (now W4YBP) jamming the 7240 SWL Net... That only happened after we endured YBP's jamming for 13 weeks, like clockwork...
  
  Quite a "dry spell" from actual, on the ground, enforcement!

C.J. K4RAF in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Appointed…” on eHAM.net 11 Nov ‘08

• When it comes to worthless government employees, Riley is at the top. Unless you are brain dead, deaf or totally ignorant, the daily abuse of the ham bands continues to destroy a hobby that at one time made me proud to be a member.
  
  BUT not anymore...You don't have to look far to find the worthless threat letters from Riley that were simply tossed into the trash by the recipients who continue to this day to violate every rule they possibly can knowing that a cowardly FCC won't do a single thing to stop them.
  
  Thanks a lot Riley, thanks a lot for nothing....

Tim ex-N6MZA in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Appointed…” on eHAM.net 11 Nov ‘08

• I have to agree with w6wbj and n6mza. Riley was a joke. I am sure he meant well. Remember his speech saying phonetics are illegal? That is only the tip of the iceberg. Riley Hollingwortless played favorites. Not bad if you are in the in-group.
  
  Bill's the only one with balls enough to speak up. Go, Billy, Go.

Philip N6PJB in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Appointed…” on eHAM.net 11 Nov ‘08

• FACT: The jamming problem on ham radio is now much worse than it was when Hollingsworth became "SCARE".
  
  FACT: Riley made so many serious blunders that there had to be one or both of two reasons for them: (1) contrary to the League's claims, he simply had no knowledge of Part 97 and no on-the-air experience before becoming "SCARE"; and/or (2) he intentionally misinterpreted Part 97 in order to make his job easier by bluffing the amateur community.
  
  Again, if you want a laundry list of all his mistakes, check out my Second Motion to Compel the Enforcement Bureau to Answer my Interrogatories in my renewal case at: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6519995026

Bill W6WBJ in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Appointed Assistant Director” on eHAM.net 12 Nov ‘08

• The need for continuing amateur enforcement was reinforced after the issue went to press when CQ was informed of an outburst of racist diatribes on 20 meters [14.275 MHz], including the transmission of recordings of a Hitler rally and Nazi marching songs. [ß Bravo, KZ8O]

Rich W2VU Editor CQ Magazine seeing thro’ the glass, darkly, in a “Press Release” 19 Nov ‘08

• As far as I’m concerned, we didn’t have enforcement when Hollingsworthless was in charge so what’s the difference? His brand of "enfarcement" was at best laughable. He targeted hams he didn’t like for everything he could dream up, while his favorites to this day get away with breaking every rule in part 97 daily. Being fair and impartial was not one of Riley’s strong points. I have to laugh when I read some of these cheerleaders heaping tons of praise on Riley for a great job. The same morons who were jamming and being a nuisance to others 10 years ago when Riley took charge are still on the air today. What did he accomplish?

Richard KE4ZHN [no friend of mine] in “CQ Magazine Calls on FCC…” on eHAM.net 19 Nov ‘08

• "The OO program exists to advise amateurs who may be unintentionally violating a rule..."
  
  However, this is totally in theory. Experience tells me that many venture into their own opinions, whether it be language, humor or even websites. They write the cards, report upward to Skolaut & then hide behind PO Boxes because they know they were wrong.
  
  "OOs can do almost nothing about the intentional violator."
  
  Not true, they provided 1000's of cassette tapes so Riley could build his retirement house with PlastiWeld. However, he could not listen to any tape & not be at a total loss for context or the identity of the participants. He resorted to using OO & "3rd party" hunches a.k.a. vendettas to "enfarce" his invented brand of law. Ever notice in "Warning Letters" during Hollywood's tenure, the words "as monitored by COMMISSION" were nowhere to be found?
  
  OO's were just 1 of many willing "pawns" in his witch hunt chess game. His legacy at the Commission is a huge pile of unfinished "proceedings" that should never have been put on paper. I can name 5 cases at least...

C.J. K4RAF in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Appointed…” on eHAM.net 20 Nov ‘08

• Riley was constrained by certain parameters of his position, and one of those was that he was clearly instructed by his superiors NOT to involve the regulatory agency in any high-profile fights which could conceivably end up in federal court, thus causing the commission to expend time and money, not to mention the negative publicity. Riley even avoided hearings within agency, relying instead on intimidation, bluster, administrative threats, and an extensive tattle-tale network. [ß Like Brian & ‘Psycho’ Co.]

Geo. W2ZB an ex-FCC Monitoring Station technician in “Does the FCC even care…” on QRZ.com 22 Nov ‘08

• Remember when Riley Hollingsworth advised the amateur community to make one-way transmissions on top of the intruders and drive them off the air? God, what a loser that guy is! Jam a jammer; that's not jamming!
  
  It serves the government right for enacting laws and regulations they can't enforce. [ß And worse: encouraging jamming generally!]

Bill W6WBJ in “Ten Meter Surprise” on eHAM 22 Nov ‘08

• What’s amazing is how no one seems concerned about the illegal station that’s repeatedly broadcastings announcements directing people to a website supposedly by/about Karol.
  
  Today the signal was so wide and so distorted that its splatter and QRM could be heard from 14.271 to 14.279. I hope when the FCC finds the illegal station [KZ8O] they confiscate every last bit of gear and toss the ham who is responsible [Mike GUERNSEY] in prison.
  
  The morons responsible for this splatter box must somehow think they are doing some patriotic duty. The fact is they are worse than Karol himself. Broadcasting their message followed by "God Bless our troops and God Bless America" doesn't change the fact that the station is operating illegally and interfering with stations from 14.271 - 14.279.

Geo. N6YG telling it like he hears/sees it, in “Horrifying Obscenity on 14.275” on QRZ.com 5 Dec ‘08

• DECEPTION AND DISTRUST:
  THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
  UNDER CHAIRMAN KEVIN J. MARTIN

Telling title of a Majority Staff Report of the Congressional Investigation of the FCC Dec ‘08

• A year-long Congressional investigation of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin found "egregious abuses of power,"... [ß Any wonder that ‘Rot’ Riley also played ‘fast & loose’ with the Rules?]

Cecilia Kang’s “House Probe of FCC…” in washingtonpost.com 9 Dec ‘08

• Dear Ms. Smith,
  
  Congratulations on your new position at the Bureau.
  
  If I may, I'd like to share some of my opinions on ham radio and the job you're about to undertake….
  
  First, let's assume the ham bands are like junior high, except not quite as sophisticated. Generally, like-minded souls find one another and form cliques; these cliques tend to grow hidebound, shunning visitors from without, and critical of all other cliques. Some lone wolves keep to themselves, and here and there the rogue troublemaker wanders through the halls setting fire to lockers.
  
  Continuing this metaphor, say that in the name of discipline, the principal invites the student body to anonymously snitch on one anothers' transgressions, then publicly humiliates the alleged troublemakers without corroborating evidence. Such an inherently unfair and non-credible process would quickly buckle under the sheer weight of spurious, vengeful complaints.
  
  This describes the state of ham radio enforcement over the past decade. In its wake lies a generation of hams whose notion of "self-enforcement" has become "I'm gonna tell Riley on you!"
  
  This is an unhealthy situation, sowing fear and intimidation instead of the good will of reasonable process coupled with the teeth of proactive enforcement…..

Al NN2U in “Laura L. Smith Named to Amateur Radio Enforcement Role” on eHAM.net 30 Jan ‘09

• I am talking about Mr Hollingsworth's network of 'informants'. This subject has been broached by hams for years. Here is what I know:
  
  I have an entire packet of information (unsolicited) from Mr Hollingsworth asking me to help him in building a case against another ham; and detailing what he already had. This ham was a pain in the ass to be sure, but I had not personally made a complaint against him. A number of my 40m group were approached in this way as to this same ham. As I said in another post, my lawyer strongly advised me against this.
  
  Another ham friend, whom I have known for over 25 years, was essentially recruited as a 'spy' against another group. His activities included almost daily cell conversations with RH for months. This is fascinating, as this ham was/is a part of my 75m group which many have considered to be very controversial if not outright outlaw for 26 years. True or not; my friend believed that if he cooperated with RH, his more questionable 75m activities would be overlooked.
  
  Another group of rowdies on 40 had at least 4 of their members recruited to gather evidence against another group on 40. I know this personally to be true as I have seen the correspondence. Rumor has it that this was also true with a couple of situations on 20m.
  
  That is how I define "snitches". Since these are just the ones I know about, how many were there that I don't?

Jim N4MXZ’s indictment of Riley’s snitches in “There is a new sheriff in town” on QRZ.com 1 Feb ‘09

• Interesting read.
  
  Along those lines, perhaps Mr. Hollingsworth's retirement wasn't solely his own idea. [ß Do HAMereekan bears shit in the woods, Lee?]
  
  Curious as to why your attorney advised you against the spying activity. [ß Answer: Do you know what they traditionally do to spies, Lee?]
  
  Have you considered sharing this material with the FCC's Inspector General?

[ß You’re naiive, or your dreaming in Technicolour, Lee.]

Lee W6EM/4 carefully read the Congressional Report, in “There is a new sheriff in town” on QRZ.com 1 Feb ‘09

• I sent letters to the head of the Private Radio Bureau and to then Chairman Powell himself. I never got a response.. not even a "thank you for the email".
  This was about 8 years ago.
  As far as my lawyer (Wj4G/sk who early in his career had been an attorney with a federal agency); he mentioned potential civil litigation from the target ham, and then was rather cryptic as to potential issues with the FCC. Saying that if they so desired (got pissed?) to "turn something around on me", I could have trouble with the Commission itself. This was based on his assessment of Riley Hollingsworth, of whom we had many conversations. I didn't inquire further on this issue.

Jim N4MXZ to Lee about Riley/the FCC in “There is a new sheriff in town” on QRZ.com 1 Feb ‘09

• I for one thought RH's approach was was novel and genius.

[ß Any relation to ‘Psycho Brian’ K3VR as defined by ‘Miami Boob’ W4ASX?]

Tom ‘Brown Noser’ N1FM/n1sob in “There is a new sheriff in town” on QRZ.com 2 Feb ‘09

• I don't wish for anything. I expect a taxpayer funded government entity to be professional and unbiased..period.
  
  If that quote [Tom’s latest ‘QeerZ’ boilerplate] attributed to Riley Hollingsworth [about me during the 2007 Dayton HAMvention] is accurate, then he has made my point better than I have.

Jim N4MXZ to Tom ‘Bad COP’ N1FM/n1sob in “There is a new sheriff in town” on QRZ.com 2 Feb ‘09

• It is. What's worse? In that same speech, he claimed the Americans involved had their renewals coming up.
  Little problem with that.
  I did a check of these folks, not a single one [of the 14.275 MHz Mafia] has a renewal any closer than 7 years at that point.
  Goes to show you that RH only planned to keep up appearances that he was doing something, when be obviously planned to do nothing.
  
  Just lip service if you ask me. After that talk it became clear RH had no intention of doing anything.

Ed W3DUB to Jim about Riley’s FRAUDulent MO in “There is a new sheriff in town” on QRZ.com 2 Feb ‘09

• Randy -- I don't particularly like what Karol says on the air -- but that does not mean that you (or anyone else) has the right to try to drive him off…. and to tell you the truth, even if I did have jurisdiction over Karol (which I DO NOT) nothing that I have heard thus far rises to the level of an actionable complaint….
  
  Indeed, were Karol an American, his speech would fall squarely under the 1st Amendment -- you know that thing many of our forefathers fought and died for (not to mention our troops overseas right now).  When you call yourself patriotic, built within that statement is the acceptance of the Constitution and all it entails -- free speech is one of the cornerstones of that fine document.  It doesn't mean only the speech YOU agree with; or only the speech that the majority of folks agree with; or even only speech that isn't offensive to most mature, rational adults.  It means ALL speech -- the good, the bad, and yes, even the ugly (as Karol is quite often wont to spout)….  
  
  What is within the confines of the rules, however is that fact that I can (AND WILL) enforce the rules against any Americans who cause harmful interference to Karol (and any of the folks who elect to engage him in QSOs).  Let me repeat that so everyone understands it -- RETALIATORY JAMMING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND IS IN VIOLATION OF THE RULES!
  
  I hope you all got my message here -- I have just about had it with the juvenile antics on the part of the American licensees.  By the way, playing bulletins and tapes of a deceased licensee repeatedly in an effort to tie up the frequency so that Karol (and others) cannot use it actually does rise to the level of malicious interference -- and is subject to a possible enforcement action.  Likewise, I won't even go into the ridiculous sound effects, endless playing of music, and general pre-pubescent behavior that quite a number of folks engage in on a daily basis at 14.275 -- again, all in an attempt to prevent Karol from engaging in QSOs.  It needs to stop and needs to stop right now!

Main thrust of Laura L. SMITH a.k.a. “SCARE” e-mail to Randy ‘Randy Racist’ BEST W7CPA ~3 Mar ‘09

• Mark -- I don't particularly like what Karol says on the air -- but that does not mean that you (or anyone else) has the right to try to suck him off on the air…. and to tell you the truth, even if I did have jurisdiction over Karol (which I DO NOT) nothing that I have heard thus far indicates Karol is heterosexual….
  
  Indeed, were Karol an American, his speech would fall squarely under the 1st Amendment -- you know that thing many of our forefathers fought and died for (not to mention our troops overseas right now). When you call yourself patriotic, built within that statement is the acceptance of the Constitution and all it entails -- free speech is one of the cornerstones of that fine document. It doesn't mean only the speech YOU agree with; or only the speech that the majority of folks agree with; or even only speech that isn't offensive to most mature, rational adults. It means ALL speech -- the good, the bad, and yes, even the ugly (as Karol is quite often wont to spout). So when Karol asks men to suck him off that's ok with me. And if Karol is gayer than a 3 dollar bill, that's ok too. It's obvious he's a cocksucker, isn't it?
  
  What is within the confines of the rules, however is that fact that I can (AND WILL) enforce the rules against any Americans who cause harmful interference to those who qrm Karol (and I'll fine any of the folks who elect to engage him in QSOs). Let me repeat that so everyone understands it -- RETALIATORY JAMMING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND IS IN VIOLATION OF THE RULES! AND IF I POST THIS IS IN ALL CAPS YOU MAY NOT REALIZE I'M A BLUFFING BULLSHITTER, JUST LIKE RILEY HOLLINGSWORTH, ESQUIRE.
  
  I hope you all got my message here -- I have just about had it with the juvenile antics on the part of the American licensees. Stop the fag bashing! By the way, playing bulletins and tapes of a deceased licensee repeatedly in an effort to tie up the frequency so that Karol (and others) cannot use it actually doesn't rise to the level of malicious interference -- and is not subject to a possible enforcement action. Keep up the good work! Likewise, I won't even go into the ridiculous sound effects, endless playing of music, and general pre-pubescent behavior that quite a number of folks engage in on a daily basis at 14.275 -- again, all in an attempt to prevent Karol from engaging in QSOs. Excellent job! It needs to continue and I mean right now!

Parallel parts of Brian ‘Hyper Homo-Sexual’ CROW K3VR ‘spoof’ [Bravo!] of Laura’s leaked e-mail 3 Mar ‘09

• I certainly hope that she doesn't continue Riley's practice of issuing official notices to hams based on Internet chatter, blog entries or slanderous accusations made by participants in a grudge fight. [ß I believe that Fred means the likes of K3VR, N1FM/n1sob, W7CPA & Co. certainly on 14.275 MHz.]
  
  If Ms. Smith issues a formal (and published) notice to someone accusing him/her of wrongdoing, the very least we should expect is that she has solid, verifiable evidence for same - not the nebulous "information before the Commission" that Rileygrams always referenced but never elaborated upon.
  
  If said "information" is unverified, a request to the accused party to provide more information is in order but it should be kept confidential until the accused party issues a formal reply to the request and the credibility of the evidence behind the complaint is established. "No credible evidence, no formal publication" should be the rule.
  
  "Lauragrams" (if that is the proper term) should not be made public unless and until the evidence for same is deemed credible. I use the term "credible" in the strict legal sense, not in the Riley sense of "I'm sure it's credible because I know the guy who complained and, besides, I don't like the guy he's complaining about." [ß Touché!]
  
  A number of people who had Rileygrams published in the enforcement actions section of the Commission's website (and in QST) eventually got one-liners from Riley saying, in effect, "We accept your reply and we're dropping the issue." In other words, "The complaint was bogus in the first place (and we knew/should have known this), so to save face we're letting you off the hook and we're not going to do anything to the idiot who filed the false complaint against you."
  
  Or, distilling the foregoing down to street vernacular, "[FUCK] you if you can't take a joke."

Fred K5FH cogent in Tom’s “I SURE MISS [Sucking Off] RILEY” on QRZ.com 27 Mar ‘09

• Riley was and always will be nothing more than an arrogant bully that threw his weight around on innocent hams. Good riddance to him.

Susan KB2SFH ARRL Life Member speaking from experience, in Tom’s “MISS RILEY” on QRZ.com 28 Mar ‘09

• I did speak to him on the phone regarding an accusation against me that was bogus. He was unwilling to hear my side of the situation at hand. Totally amazing how he sided with the other parties and didn't have all the facts. I feel because of his unwillingness to hear my side that he was personal friends with the other party. But I also didn't like his practice of publishing other accused parties’ personal addresses and the accusations against them. Too bad they all didn't band together for a class action lawsuit on him. He needed to be knocked down to his real size.

Susan KB2SFH recounting her experience with Riley to Tom in his “MISS RILEY” on QRZ.com 29 Mar ‘09

• We had our own unscrupulous dictator, Riley Hollingsworth, running ham radio enforcement for about 15 years. He made the law up as he went along, just like commie dictators do.

Bill W6WBJ in “Dictators and Amateur Radio” on eHAM.net 27 Apr ‘09

• Riley is not my savior, and he shouldn't be yours.
  I have met Riley, and spoken with him on a number of occasions…. I found some of his enforcement tactics to border on the unethical…. To think that one person is going to change the tone of an internet forum merely by being "on the staff" (unless he is going to delete or ban based on his mores) is not only bizarre but potentially counter-productive….

James N4MXZ cogent in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH Joins the QRZ Staff” on QRZ.com 14 Jun ‘09

• It's made me LOL as to how some people here automatically paralleled Riley Hollingsworth's new QRZ association with "cleaning up" the forums! Fred couldn't handle it, so he called in Riley! [ß And Riley couldn’t handle his job: cleaning up the freqs!]
  
  HAAAAhahahahaaa! That's rich! [ß Can Brian ‘Riley’s Snitch/Bitch’ be far “behind”, HI?]

Tim W3HR in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH Joins the QRZ Staff” on QRZ.com 14 Jun ‘09

• It seems to me that a significant number of hams believe that the Federal Govt. (FCC) should be in the business defining and enforcing mores and actual content on Amateur Radio; above and beyond Part 97, codified law, and the Constitution.
  Now it would seem that an equally significant number of forum members feel like the addition Riley Hollingsworth to the staff of QRZ will have the effect of "cleaning up" this forum; above and beyond the stated rules here.
  In both cases the root mentality is that of "teaching" people how to think and what to express openly. I am reminded of Orwellian totalitarianism.
  
  I am not sure whether to laugh or be scared. [ß Be scared. Be VERY scared!]

James N4MXZ unwittingly defining Brian’s MO in “Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH…” on QRZ.com 15 Jun ‘09

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