On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, N7MAL wrote: > I've been doing a lot of searching through Gov't documents, which are > accessible through the internet. It substantiated some very interesting, > although well known, information. Amateur Radio is expressly prohibited > on KP5 islands. Those of you who were active in the late 80's and early > 90's remember those problems, and accusations. I will always remember > some Gov't official both on the TV news and in the print media making a > statement to the effect he had see cleaner garbage dumps than the > conditions left behind by the ham-radio operators who were at KP5. As it > turns out no one, especially a low-level bureaucrat, at F&W has the > authority to give permission for ham radio at KP5. > [snip] > > As I pointed out above, and I think it is pretty widely known, special > permission for KP5 is just not routinely going to happen, it almost > requires an act of Congress. >
It's evidently NOT widely known. What are your references that amateur radio operation is expressly ptohibited on KP5 island? Zack W9SZ Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
