2006-09-07

4U1WB

I flicked on the radio to show a neighbour how it works and after a quick twirl of the dial there was amateur radio station 4U1WB talking to someone in Italy on 20m USB. I already know that the '4U' prefix is something to do with the UN. So after waiting for my turn, I make the contact and then look up the call sign afterwards.

4U1WB is The World Bank Amateur Radio Club in Washington, DC.

Not bad for a Wednesday. Mildly interesting in a ham radio geeky sort of way. But I guess I should have asked him if he could loan me a few billion dollars...