Nominally, all of these are from the good ol’ US-of-A. But we have some cool finds today!
Let’s cut to the chase:
How can something with a C130 and a 21-mile-long dipole not be cool? Especially from the bottom of the planet!
We have another one from way down under as well:
This is the first of the government-paid QSLs that I’ve seen. The other from KH6SP even notes “For official use only.” :-) I guess if Uncle Sam paid for the card, he may as well ship it too!
Finally, just three years after the revolution:
Straight from Gitmo — Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — we have one from the US Navy!
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Call | Alt | File | Country | City | Postal | Date | Band | Mode | Notes |
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K6DJA-KH6 | USA | Honolulu, HI | Sep 2, 1958 | 10 | AM | ||||
KC4AAD | Antarctica | Byrd Station | Feb 7, 1970 | 20 | SSB | ||||
KC4USP | K2BPP | Antarctica | Palmer | Jan 31, 1970 | 20 | SSB | |||
KC6AO | USA | Truk, E. Caroline Is. | Jun 13, 1967 | 20 | SSB | ||||
KG4AR | Cuba | Guantanamo Bay | Mar 12, 1959 | 15 | Fone | ||||
KG6AQI | USA | Guam | May 23, 1968 | 20 | SSB | ||||
KG6JBO | USA | Guam | May 5, 1972 | 10 | SSB | ||||
KH6BTL | USA | Honolulu, HI | Dec 25, 1958 | 10 | Fone | ||||
KH6BZ | USA | Johnson Island | Apr 10, 1967 | 20 | SSB | ||||
KH6CLU | USA | Honolulu, HI | Mar 5, 1968 | 10 | Fone | ||||
KH6COY | USA | Oahu, HI | Dec 9, 1959 | 10 | Fone | ||||
KH6CQQ | USA | Kailua, HI | Feb 17, 1959 | 10 | CW | ||||
KH6CRW | USA | Kekaha, HI | Nov 27, 1959 | 10 | Fone | ||||
KH6SN | USA | Hanapepe, Kauai, HI | Jan 17, 1960 | 10 | Fone | ||||
KH6SP | WA8IAP | USA | HI | Jan 18, 1970 | 10 | SSB | Official Navy | ||
KL7AV | USA | Kasilof, AK | Nov 10, 1958 | 10 | Fone | ||||
KL7AWR | KL7DAB | USA | Kodiak, AK | Jul 24, 1968 | 20 | ? | |||
KL7CCI | USA | Anchorage, AK | Jan 14, 1959 | 10 | Fone | ||||
KL7CJI | USA | McGrath, AK | Oct 18, 1958 | 10 | Fone | ||||
KL7CMI | USA | Pt. Barrow, AK | Jan 30, 1959 | 10 | Fone |
Hi George … I was the operator at KH6SP on your QSL card (my old call sign in Michigan, WA8IAP). Fun to see someone still has them.
Regards,
Neil, K7WK