[KCDXC] How can this be?

[RX3RC]

> I guy, Igor "Harry" Booklan RA3AUU, used the call, 5B/K3UY  during the
> CQ160M contest.
>
> I thought this is strange.. Why would a guy operate from Cyprus with
someone
> else's callsign?
> Then I saw that he also has the K3UY callsign. Can anyone get a USA
> callsign? What if I want a Russian callsign.. will the Russki's give me
one?
> Maybe my Russian Buddies can make it happen.
> He has a USA callsign, K3UY, operating in Cyprus... looks like a young
Alex
> huh?
>
> I recently asked roman RX3RC if he knew of an operator RA1AW (I think) who
> was going to operate at PJ2T. He said "Is he going to replace you in ARRL
> SSB? We will beat him when he arrives back in Russia"  HI HI
>
> Tom

Yes, I well know Igor RA3AUU and personally with him is familiar.
The matter is that it is impossible to work from other country Russian
callsign and to transfer "slesh a local prefix". Russia is not member CEPT,
for reception of the license for work it is necessary to have many documents
from local radioamateur service. It is easier to use American callsign, and
to work from many countries of the world using "slesh a local prefix" of the
country.
In Russia many have American callsign and frequently use them in
dx-peditions. And to the American in Russia Russian callsign to receive it
is impossible, and what for?
Yes, I have really told to that we shall beat RA1AW because he occupied
position PJ2T. It was the joke!
73! RX3RC
Roman