[Elecraft] US call areas

[Fred Jensen]

Phil Kane wrote:

>   What is prohibited is adding a "/"
>   followed by a combination of letters or numbers representing
>   the prefix of a foreign country's ham licenses if the ham is in
>   US territory.
> 

So all VHF/UHF repeaters that identify "W6XXX/R," and there are a lot of 
them, are in violation of the rule since "RAA-RZZ" is assigned to Russia?

In the "olden days" you were *required* to put /# following your call if 
you were operating outside the call area in which your license was 
issued.  But, you could also hold more than one call too.  I've been 
K6DGW since I upgraded my novice to general in 1954, but I was also 
KL7ETK when in the military in Alaska, and WA5SNP when assigned to NASA 
in Houston.  As I remember, you were also required to notify the FCC in 
writing anytime you planned to operate from anywhere other than your 
station license address.  Don't know when that went away, but I'm glad 
it did :-)

73,

Fred K6DGW
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