-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Bill Hellman
Sent: Dec 22, 2007 1:30 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients@null, null@null
Subject: [Fwd: ST. BARTHS. OPERATION ..]
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QSP de W2AY
Would like to inform you that
the present operation from St. Barths may be invalid.
For several reason ...
1. They used a private boat
from St. Marteen to St. barths
2. The local French police (
Gendarme) are presently investigating..
Local immigration does
NOT show any recent arrivals from Finland
( Possibly the 2 ops
proceeded to look for a place to operate after getting off the
private boat. )
3. OH2AM is a club callsign,
not a personal callsign . It cannot be used outside the cept.
(only personal
callsign can be used outside the cept. )
4. If after today's visit
by the Gendarmes they do approve, Will all the Q's until now
be void ??
5. Will all qso be void
since they were using a club callsign ..
6. I asked Martti ( on the
air) what is the operating location .. he put me off & said
he will e-mail me,
still waiting
after 3 days ....
alot to think
about & verify .....
The hams of St.
Barths are upset that outsider just moved in & started
operating and taken the
celebration away
from them to put the initial "FJ" on the air.
Keeping in mind that
the president of the St. Barths Assn.( FJ5DX) had been dealng with
ARRL
Presently FJ5KH is on the
air qith qsl via FJ5DX ..