[na-user] Alt Q vs. Alt X

[k2qmf@juno.com]

To All,

Do we need to do a manual recount of all the KG4's in Florida???

K2QMF

On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 23:22:55 -0500 k8cc <k8cc@mediaone.net> writes:
>
>At 08:09 PM 11/15/00 -0500, Jimk8mr@aol.com wrote:
>>Not for the manual, but I did notice that 10.50 tried to put KG4BIG 
>into VI.
>>There weren't many other KG4's on CW, but I suspect (and hope) there 
>will be
>>a lot more on SSB (for example I met KG4GAC last Sunday in FL).
>>
>>Is KH4*** for W4 land next, or is the FCC skipping from KG4ZZZ to 
>KI4AAA?
>
>NA has code in it that makes KG4 2x2s into Guantanamo, but otherwise 
>are 
>USA.  Same for KC6s.  However, this code works for country IDs (DX 
>contests, NAQP, etc.) but not SS where simple prefix lookups are used. 
> It 
>doesn't seem worth the effort to fix this since its a fairly small 
>population affected and you ARE supposed to copy the section (to 
>overwrite VI).
>
>KG4 2x2 callsigns are issued by the US Navy (or is it Coast Guard) 
>that 
>administers Guantanamo.  Obviously, the FCC has agreed not to issue 
>KG4 
>2x2s, but they probably don't see any reason to skip KG4 2x3s.  KH4 
>however, *IS* a valid Midway general class callsign, so my predictions 
>is 
>that the only way KH4s might get issued in FLA, for example would be 
>by 
>mistake.
>
>Of course, the FCC could be using old voting machines to administer 
>callsigns...
>
>Dave
>
>
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