[CQ-Contest] Rare American entities

[Charles Harpole]

I operated 4U1UN long ago, had QST photo published then.  I even got on the
roof.  All changed now.
73, Charly, now HS0ZCW

K2GM (SK) kept the logs.

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On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 6:57 AM, Alan M. Eshleman <doctore at well.com> wrote:

> sorry to hear that.  I operated from Kure in 2005 (KH7C) and we made lots
> of QSOs. Bob Schmieder, KK6EK, of Heard Island fame was our expedition
> leader.
>
> 73,
>
> Alan, K6SRZ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Geiger" <af5cc2 at gmail.com>
> To: "Richard F. DiDonna NN3W" <richnn3w at gmail.com>
> Cc: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 8:26:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Rare American entities
>
> I remember KH3 seemed to be the easiest one to work of those.  I have quite
> a few /KH3 QSLs from the 80s and 90s.  One of my more prize QSLs is from
> KH7AA, the first KH7 call issued for Kure.  That was in 1982 or 1983, and I
> have yet to work Kure since then.
>
> 73 John AF5CC
>
> On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 9:45 AM, Richard F. DiDonna NN3W <
> richnn3w at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > Times change.  I remember when KH7, KH3, KH4, and KH9 were pretty damned
> > easy to work (at least from this former W6s perspective). Navy, USCG, and
> > USAF personnel were all over those islands and often boredom set in and
> ham
> > radio was a very viable outlet.
> >
> > Solution on KH4 would be to get one of the FWS workers a license.  Of
> > course, times are different, with cable and satellite TV and internet.
> >
> > 73 Rich NN3W
> >
> >
> > On 4/13/2018 10:39 PM, Charles Harpole wrote:
> >
> >> Remarkable that about ten of the top 100 most-needed entities are on USA
> >> property.  License is a snap;  permits are not, I guess.
> >> Surprise anyway how any USA entities should be so high in the list.
> Then,
> >> there is 4U1UN right there in NYC and lying fallow too.
> >>
> >> Groaning, 73,
> >> Charly, HS0ZCW
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Charly, HS0ZCW