Karol Madera's (VE7KFM) good friend David Tolassi, WA1BHV, has been banned and delisted from the world's most popular amateur radio website. Tolassi, who failed to pass an FCC retest, was downgraded one license class. He has been disciplined by the FCC in the past, and he's had his comments on internet forums tagged as "vindictive", "stupid", and "juvenile." Tolassi eventually went too far, publishing statements which so disgusted the management of the website, they banished and delisted him altogether.
Last year, Tolassi was identified in an affidavit by a federal agent, as a man who threatened to murder two men in cold blood. [see exhibits A B C obtained from VT Sheriff's department] Tolassi was "a person of interest" in a joint FBI/Sheriff's investigation related to this incident. David Tolassi's wife Jane Tolassi, is a teacher at the U-32 school in Montpelier, Vermont. She is also an amateur radio operator.
Karol Madera (VE7KFM) is also banned from the same website. Like Tolassi, several other friends of Karol Madera, such as, Joe Italiano (N9PH, KE9AI), Bill Shine (K3TP, KE7LFV), Ed Oswald Jr. (W3DUB, KB3JGU), Whitney Tritch (N3ZV, KA3TKZ), Todd Daugherty (N9OGL), Mark Morgan (KB9RQZ), George Zardecki (N9VTB), Glenn Baxter (K1MAN), etc., have also been banned or delisted from various websites, either permanently, or for a specified period of time.
Below is a partial history of Tolassi's involvement with FCC Enforcement.
"The FCC warned David J. Tolassi, WA1BHV (ex-KB1EVE), of Barre, Vermont, that he's risking a substantial fine if he continues to violate the conditions of his 2004 license renewal. After a series of "enforcement issues" relating to the operation of KB1EVE, the FCC renewed Tolassi's General class ticket in January 2004 on the condition that he refrain from 20-meter voice operation for three years. Following up on allegations that Tolassi had violated the prohibition, FCC Special Counsel Riley Hollingsworth wrote the licensee February 23."
"Information before the Commission indicates that you have violated the condition of your license by operating voice on the 20-meter amateur band," Hollingsworth said. "Please be advised that if the condition is violated again, you will be issued a monetary forfeiture (fine)." Hollingsworth noted that fines for such unauthorized operation typically range from $4000 to $7000."
"In late 2003, the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) referred Tolassi's renewal application to the Enforcement Bureau for review as a result of the "enforcement issues," which, Hollingsworth says, involved inappropriate on-the-air behavior. To resolve the situation, Tolassi agreed to stay off 20-meter phone until February 1, 2007, in exchange for having the FCC renew his license."
In 1999, Tolassi, formerly KC1ZQ, failed to pass the Advanced class examination after being summoned by the FCC for retesting, and his license class was downgraded to General. The FCC issued KB1EVE, a call sign appropriate for a General class licensee in March 2000. Tolassi obtained WA1BHV last May through the vanity call sign program." [Courtesy ARRL]
David J. Tolassi can be reached for comment at: dtolassi@hotmail.com or via the DynaPower switchboard, at: 802-860-7200. Receptionist, Marilyn Welch, will be happy to route your call. Dynapower is located at: 85 Meadowland Drive, South Burlington, Vermont 05403, Phone: Toll Free 1-800-292-6792 | Fax: (802) 864-3782
