[Elecraft] FCC exams

[KQ8M]

I was under the impression that a station license must have a US Address where they can be contacted. I have sent mail to several of
these licensee's and received my mail back as addressee unknown. Is this not a violation of the licensing regulations? If so why do
we continue to give non US citizen's with non US addresses, licenses and continue to license them? I see many many KH0 callsigns but
sure don't see much activity with all of those Ham stations in KH0.

73,
Tim Herrick, KQ8M
Charter Member North Coast Contesters
kq8m at kq8m.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Phil Kane
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:02 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] FCC exams

On 8/29/2012 11:09 AM, David Cutter wrote:

> My only experience with the FCC exam is at my club here in the UK: we are 
> one of the few places in the world outside the USA that offers exams on 
> demand.  We had a candidate in from the UAE last week: he made the trip, 
> added a little site-seeing then flew back.  That's dedication.

As a now-retired long-term FCC field manager I have personal
reservations about a non-US citizen who is a non-US resident going to a
non-US location to get a US ham license.  I know that it's done
(particularly by JAs) but something just doesn't sound right to me.

Then again, what do I know?  They didn't listen to me much when I was on
board and found such anomalies either......

I have a long-expired license from what was  then a DX country where I
was a multi-year resident on a job assignment with their Ministry if
Communications, their equivalent of the FCC. On my last visit some years
ago the Ministry told me that they will not reactivate it unless I
immigrate, even if I come for visits.  But then again, they have never
reissued the call sign either....

-- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

>From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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