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HONG KONG:
ALLOCATION OF CALL SIGNS
Per 1917
1. Your minute of 17 July to Mr Alexander refers.
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As you are fully aware of the disruption that the proposed changes in call signs will cause to Pitcairn I do not feel I need to press this point.
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3. However if the change must be made could we not give the Pitcairn Island Radio enthusiasts a little sweetner by promising to pay for the reprinting of their QSL cards. cards are exchanged or collected by amateur operators to confirm radio contacts. VR 6 is regarded among the international ham fraternity as a rare and highly collectable call sign hence the demand for Pitcairn cards. The islanders have the cards printed in New Zealand and one individual has a stock of over 10,000 cards in hand. Incomes on Pitcairn are limited by our standards and reprinting would be an expense islanders could ill afford.
4. I note from last year's file that the DTI correspondence with the Pitcairn Island Commissioner Mr Garth Harraway adequate notice for any change (4-5 years) would be insisted upon.(Copy of correspondence attached.)
18 July 1990
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