Re: [DX-CHAT] Military contacts?
If indeed he was on a Navy ship then he had to use their equipment and have the approval of the ships CommO etc... If he was on a capitol shipcarrier etc it is possible they had a club station but even then they would normally require the operator to show proof of an amateur license. I think it was just some wise guy operating from home pulling a leg or two. 73Norm K1AA 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
[DX-CHAT] Military Contacts
Last week, while tuning around on 20 meters,I heard a conversion between a VK station and a US military aircraft. The Australian ham ask the air mobile operator if he had a ham call and the answer was no. The operator on the aircraft said that he was bored up there on a long flight and just wanted to chat with someone. He said they were over the Northwest US and was amazed that he could talk with someone in Australia. The VK ham told him that he didn't think that he was allowed to communicate with a non-ham unless it was an emergency. The military operator told him that he thought it was OK because they did it all the time. Question: Could a US ham get one of those official letters in his mail box if he had a long QSO with a non-ham US military aircraft? I don't remember the rule. Dave - K4SSU
