On Mar 15, 2008, at 10:19 AM, Brian Short wrote:
Yes, well I am still in the application process.
I have some initial approval, but I still need to
medical and dental clearance etc. It is by no
means a done deal at this time.
I do not get to pick where I will serve and it is
way early for me to receive an invitation. I have
requested Africa, but it is a big continent.
There is a general prohibition against volunteers
having transmitters. Arrangements can be sought
on a case by case basis, as I understand it. It would
be nice if sometime in the 2 years I got an opportunity
to operate.
It isn't a vacation or DXpedition. My assignment
likely would be IT and I have included my background
with amateur radio in the application. It would be
nice if something could fit, but that is by no means
a certainty. I would be happy to be able to use a
QRP CW rig occasionally. I will certainly try to take
a small shortwave receiver if I get to go.
Anyway, I shouldn't have mentioned it yet. I am on
a Peace Corps mailing list and have been posting
there. I guess I got carried away. There are any
number of ways a volunteer can be disqualified,
so it is premature to speculate about anything.
On Mar 15, 2008, at 9:40 AM, Wes Quinn wrote:
> Where in Africa are you going? I need quite a few countries in Africa
> on RTTY. :-)
>
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