Seems for various reasons stations set up for mostly military or commercial
use are threatened all over the world. The station on Diego Garcia (VQ9)
was closed by the military but saved by the merchant marine. V73 was also
told they would close down. Seems the military say they are no longer
needed for traffic purposes and they cannot afford the expense for
recreational purposes.
Even W3ADO at the US Naval Academy has been threatened with closing down.
Guess ham radio is in disfavor with the military funding.
73 Dave K4JRB
> FYI
>
> DX News
>
> Yesterday we received sad news from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. HZ1AB (Hot
> Ziggity One American Boy), originally the United States Military
> Training Mission station and more recently known as the Dhahran
> Amateur Radio Club has gone QRT. The club station was first QRV in
> early 1947. Over the years more than 160 different Amateur Radio
> operators operated from the station. SM0CXU/AB0CQ, Thomas Carlsson,
> the secretary of the club station, reports "the new licensing
> authority has by mid 2004 re-issued the call and new station license
> requirements make it necessary to terminate all activity on the
> bands." QSL manager K8PYD, Leo, has the logs and can confirm QSOs.
> For more information about the HZ1AB club station check out their Web
> page at http://www.qsl.net/hz1ab/.
> --------------------------
> The above is a quote from the "Daily DX" of September 30. Reprinted by
> permission.
>
> 73
> Ed
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