I spoke by radio to VU2MYH, Mohan, who tells me that the applications for
VU4 are going along ok. He also stated that there are eleven hams sked to
stay in one hotel there That should provide enuf RF to light up bulbs
when the sw is off. Wow
73, de HS0ZCW.VU3CHE
Charles Harpole
As has been pointed out before, the KG4 2x2 block is not issued by the FCC.
This is what I've learned over the last 24 hours:
-- KG44WW is being operated by KG4WW, who in civilian life is KX4WW. QSL via
N4BAA.
-- He is on Guantanamo.
-- He is currently the person the base commander has delegated t
Maybe the KG44 call is a special event callsign? I suppose we'll know
eventually.
I wish the FCC had more latitude in issuing unusual calls. I'd like to
use the call W9RS7 some time for a DXpedition to Romeoville, Illinois.
:-)
73, Zack W9SZ
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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FYI Everyone,
The FCC has absolutely NOTHING to do with licensing in GTMO. The base
commander is THE licensing authority. In turn, the commander will have a
designee. At this time, KG4WW is the designee. I was licensed by one of the
previous designees.
And yes, KG4 stations can operate on
Dont know how it is set up these
days. Previously the FCC gave blocks of calls to the deployed
militaryremember the KA calls in Japan in the 50's?
The call assignments were usually made by
the communications officer who was supposed to verify that the applicant was a
duly licensed amate
Hum…OK I did not know that.
Where else can they transmit on SSB that stations in the upper 48 can
not? I know they can transmit on 40 down below. Is there a
frequency chart for KG4?
Bernie
Bernie McClenny, W3UR
Now more than ever - you need The Daily DX and The Weekly DX -
I am surprised that there is no mention of Gitmo in "The FCC Rulebook", but I guess it is impossible to cover everything.
Perhaps the military needs to do some training missions to Navassa and Desecheo!"Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm."- Ralph Waldo Emerson.
