[Elecraft] US call areas

[Phil Kane]

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:11:18 -0800, Fred Jensen wrote:

>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?

  This has been kicking around for quite a while.  At one time
  FCC Rules required adding "/R" or "/RPT" to a repeater call
  after it stopped issuing "WR" for repeater stations.  The
  "out"is that "R" alone is not the way that Russia assigns call
  signs - they use "R" followed by an alpha.  It's a "don't ask,
  don't tell" situation.  I do advise my ham clients to use
  "/RPT" to be safe.

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