Steve,
I corresponded with Ryota Roy Motobayashi, JJ1WTL who provided the Japanese Callsign Database. He provided me an additional link he created to Japans Special Operation Stations at <http://motobayashi.net/callsign/enigma/special_op.html> http://motobayashi.net/callsign/enigma/special_op.html This link provides a history of digital communications and the linking of D-STAR Repeaters and Zones in Japan. I dont know if you caught that hyperlink on his original page I sent. I didnt, so I guess I should look around some more because I find his history of Japanese Amateur Radio so interesting. He confirmed I am the original holder of my call sign since Japan only had the KA#$$ 2x2 format call signs with the exception of KA2FEC (Far East Command) KA2USA and KA2USF and were issued to US Military Stations in Japan. It not only graphs the call signs and frequencies but current and past microwave links and internal IPs of their JARL Network pretty cool for D-STAR History. Amongst other items he talks about their Discipline Radio Stations or MICs which are Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. These are their Enforcement stations which directly call those who are operating their stations off a designated band. They too have a 27MHz CB Band! Their 156MHz Band must be a Marine Radio Band and not Amateur Radio per se. Roy will be at the Dayton Hamfest. I probably wont be able to make the trip but of all things he is flying to Denver after the hamfest on United Flight UA7373 I wonder who designated that flight number coming from Dayton! 73, Barry A. Wilson KAØBBQ D-STAR UR=/WØCDS B DD A 1299.9000 RPS DV A 1283.9625 -12.000 DV B 446.9625 -5.0000 DV C 145.2500 +0.6000
