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                                   Before the

                       Federal Communications Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20554

   Certified Mail #7001 0320 0002 9838 7240

   Return Receipt Requested

   In the Matter of )

   )

   Bill Perkins )

   M/V NANI KAWIKA ) File No. EB-06-HL-022

   Licensee of Maritime Radio Station )

   Kailua, Hawaii ) NOV No. V20063286005

   )

   )

   )

                              NOTICE OF VIOLATION

   Released: April 13,  2006

   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, to Bill Perkins, licensee of maritime
       radio station HA3869B.

    2. On April 3, 2006, an agent of the Commission's Honolulu Office
       inspected an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon ("EPIRB") at
       the licensee's residence in Kailua, Hawaii, and observed the following
       violation:

   47 C.F.R. S 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. At the
   time of the inspection, the agent found that the EPIRB had been
   inadvertently activated.

    3. Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
       amended, and Section 1.89 of the Commission's Rules, Bill Perkins 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 Bill Perkins. 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 by certified mail, return receipt requested,
       to Bill Perkins, at the address of record.

    5. The Privacy Act of 1974 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.

   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

   John R. Raymond

   Resident Agent

   Honolulu Office

   Western Region

   Enforcement Bureau

   47 C.F.R. S 1.89.

   47 U.S.C. S 308(b).

   P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. S 552a(e)(3).

   18 U.S.C. S 1001 et seq.

   Federal Communications Commission

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                       Federal Communications Commission