Courtesy of http://www.myrockport.com/ VETERAN'S DAY EDITION: I made contact with Jane Tolassi, Dave's wife and she confirmed David passed away from a rare and incurable cancer on Monday. He operated out of Barre, VT for many years before moving south to Tennessee and finally Georgia [and then to S. Carolina]. He took great glee in tormenting the hams of the infamous 14313 frequency and lost his license at one point and had to retest to get back on the air. He found his way to 3910 and became a part of the madness at times. I found him amusing and I knew he was just trying to have fun by stirring the pot..... yet he often drove hams to the edge of madness..... love him or hate him, David is now a silent key. David - W4BHV was no stranger to FCC law enforcement, his latest round with the FCC: This summer David was cited once again: We impose a penalty of $1,000 against amateur radio station operator David J. Tolassi for failing to transmit his assigned call sign in the Amateur Radio Service. Failure to transmit call sign information undermines the purpose of the Amateur Radio Service by preventing licensed users from identifying a transmission’s source. Mr. Tolassi does not deny that he transmitted on 14.313 MHz on thedate in question, but argues that his comments were within the 10 minute window mandated by the rules. Mr. Tolassi also requests cancellation of the NAL and substitution of a Warning Letter based upon the fact that similarly situated amateur operators have received multiple warnings before being issued a fine. Considering the entire record and the factors discussed below, we find no reason to cancel, withdraw or reduce the proposed penalty, and we therefore assess the $1,000 forfeiture the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) previously proposed.