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On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:35:09 -0800 (PST), Steve
wrote:

Arnie Coro is a ham. Has anyone ever worked him?

I think he primarily works CW. His call is CO2KK. I did hear him once
around 14.320 SSB. He called CQ and a couple people called him back
including me and he came back with something about losing propagation.
So maybe downtown Havana is fairly noisy or he wasn't interested in a
pile-up.

Jim

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On Dec 20, 3:14*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:35:09 -0800 (PST), Steve

wrote:
Arnie Coro is a ham. Has anyone ever worked him?

I think he primarily works CW. His call is CO2KK. I did hear him once
around 14.320 SSB. He called CQ and a couple people called him back
including me and he came back with something about losing propagation.
So maybe downtown Havana is fairly noisy or he wasn't interested in a
pile-up.

Jim

Is it legal for Cuban citizens to communicate with US hams ?

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On Dec 20, 10:17*pm, wrote:
On Dec 20, 3:14*pm, wrote:

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:35:09 -0800 (PST), Steve

wrote:
Arnie Coro is a ham. Has anyone ever worked him?

I think he primarily works CW. His call is CO2KK. I did hear him once
around 14.320 SSB. He called CQ and a couple people called him back
including me and he came back with something about losing propagation.
So maybe downtown Havana is fairly noisy or he wasn't interested in a
pile-up.

Jim

Is it legal for Cuban citizens to communicate with US hams ?

Sure. I've worked plenty of Cuban hams, but not Arnie Coro.

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On 12/20/2010 7:17 PM, wrote:

...
Is it legal for Cuban citizens to communicate with US hams ?

Well, a better question might be, "Would it be wise for Cuban citizens
to communicate with USA amateurs?"

I would imagine, a Cuban citizen would be wise to speak carefully, to
you, even if you sent them a cell phone card ... or even chatted them by
email ...

Regards,
JS

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On Dec 20, 7:17*pm, wrote:
On Dec 20, 3:14*pm, wrote:

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:35:09 -0800 (PST), Steve

wrote:
Arnie Coro is a ham. Has anyone ever worked him?

I think he primarily works CW. His call is CO2KK. I did hear him once
around 14.320 SSB. He called CQ and a couple people called him back
including me and he came back with something about losing propagation.
So maybe downtown Havana is fairly noisy or he wasn't interested in a
pile-up.

Jim

- Is it legal for Cuban citizens to communicate with US hams ?

Sure... as long as they do not start
sending CW in 5# Sets ;;-}} ~ RHF

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On 12/20/2010 10:17 PM, wrote:

Is it legal for Cuban citizens to communicate with US hams ?

It is legal. However, there is an unwritten ham radio rule that you do
not talk politics or religion over the air. No doubt this is especially
true for Cuban hams. :-)

I've worked numerous Cubans on CW, RTTY and even heard Eduardo, CO8LY,
as we were both trying to contact the MIR space station on packet radio.
(Yes, I got through to MIR and have the QSL to prove it. Eduardo did not
get them on that pass.)

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On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:36:22 -0800 (PST), Steve
wrote:

On Dec 20, 10:17*pm, wrote:
On Dec 20, 3:14*pm, wrote:

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:35:09 -0800 (PST), Steve

wrote:
Arnie Coro is a ham. Has anyone ever worked him?

I think he primarily works CW. His call is CO2KK. I did hear him once
around 14.320 SSB. He called CQ and a couple people called him back
including me and he came back with something about losing propagation.
So maybe downtown Havana is fairly noisy or he wasn't interested in a
pile-up.

Jim

Is it legal for Cuban citizens to communicate with US hams ?

Sure. I've worked plenty of Cuban hams, but not Arnie Coro.

Arnie Coro said tonight that his favorite band for low power
communications right now is 40 meters.

Jim