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Silent Key's Call is No Op--Why?

Discussion in 'Silent Keys / Friends Remembered' started by K0FK, Jul 9, 2008.

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  1. K0FK

    K0FK Ham Member QRZ Page

    I'm not sure how to ask this question exactly.

    The older brother of my best friend in the world was WA8DBJ, and his call is kind of a no-op when I search for it. It has no status at all, and I wonder how this happens. Why doesn't this call at least show up as an available one? WA8DBJ is unfortunately an sk many years back. I just wonder why his call doesn't show up as available, or as any thing else.
     
    K0FK, Jul 9, 2008
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  2. W0LPQ

    W0LPQ Ham Member QRZ Page

    W0LPQ, Jul 9, 2008
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  3. WB4FDT

    WB4FDT Ham Member QRZ Page

    Probably because its a non-preferred call

    I suspect the answer is that the silent key's callsign is a 2x3 non-preferred callsign. The FCC doesn't publish lists of non-preferred calls available, since there are several hundred thousand of them. Besides, if no one currently has the call, its available for one to request if they qualify. WB4FDT
     
    WB4FDT, Jul 10, 2008
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