Good morning Walt.  I was surprised when  I saw the call on qrz.com, and I
knew and was going to say that the qrz gets all the information they have
from the FCC's data base.  Before I posted i went onto the net last night
and asked there, and they couldn't seem to recognize the name of this
person either.





On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Walt Smith wrote:

> There's an advanced search capability in the FCC database, but you may need
> to go to a different URL.  You can search on any field.  However, don't
> expect a different result because the qrz.com database is a virtual mirror
> of the FCC information and is as current as the original.  Unless your
> friend has been around for a long time; or has a vanity call; the chances of
> their having a W8 call are slim to none, since W8 calls haven't been issued
> since 1977 except to Extras and in cases of vanity call signs being issued.
> If he's a General, depending on whether or not he had a Novice and kept his
> original call, he'll either be a KA (or KB or maybe even KC) or a N8.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:34 PM
> Subject: Re: need help locating ham
>
>
> Thanks Dave.  Like I said I checked the qrz.com, because I don't know if
> the call I got was right  I was expecting there to be a W8 call of some
> kind, and of oourse the right address.  Will the FCC data base allow you
> to search by name?  Last I knew it wouldn't, or at least I didn't see
> anything.
>