My understanding (second hand info) is that there was some political
infighting within the club (a reflection on the UN overall?) and it has
been very inactive as a result. Secondly, security has been beefed up
at the UN, which makes operating more difficult.
My last QSO with 4U1UN was in 1998, and my RTTY QSO was in
1985.
Barry W2UP
On 1 Jun 2002 Ed Magnuson wrote:
> This is a very apt question. I live about 30 miles north of
> 4U1UN on the Hudson River and have never heard it on RTTY. I
> need about 60 entities on RTTY, but why should this be one
> of them? Could it be that the politics in running that ham
> station are as complicated as the politics at the UN in
> trying to influence the whole world?
>
> Ed, W1MAG
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Arsk0jn@aol.com>
> To: <rtty@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 2:45 PM
> Subject: [RTTY] What's the Problem with RTTY from 4U1UN?
>
>
> > Except for a short period in December, 1998 there has been
> no RTTY operation
> > from 4U1UN to speak of in over 5 years. This surely would
> be a new country on
> > RTTY for a lot of people--particularily those outside of
> North America. Why
> > is it so difficult to get this place on the air? We seem
> to be able to get
> > rare locations activated all over the world and we can't
> get one going that's
> > right in our own back yard? I wouldn't even mind if some
> time was spent from
> > 4U1UN on PSK (as long as it didn't hurt the RTTY
> operations too much).
> > Joe, K0JN
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Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
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