Liechtenstein callsign through the
ages ...
1923 - 1946
1923: Entry into force of the treaty between Switzerland and
Liechtenstein; responsible for the sector, telegraph and
telephone service, was the radio and telegraph service in Bern.
Switzerland represented the interests of Liechtenstein at the ITU
in Geneva. The international call sign to weight distribution for
Switzerland is still out of the block HBA-HBZ and HEA-HEZ.
Liechtenstein had until about 20 years ago for a separate
official callsign block (ITU callsign allocation list).
1946 - 1949: after the WWII there were the first activities of
swiss radio hams in Liechtenstein: HE-1CE, HB1EL/HE, HE1EU. There
are be unjustified doubts about its legality. 1949: Liechtenstein
has been negotiate the conditions for amateur radio activities.
In those days there was no one in Liechtenstein local radio
stations yet. The agreement was: when Swiss radio amateurs to go
for so-called ?test transmissions? to Liechtenstein, these are
the first to inform the Kreistelephondirektion St. Gallen.
Temporary location and length of stay had to be in. These data
were the National Police the respective reported in Vaduz. In
Switzerland, for concessioned amateur radio stations was reserved
the Prefixes HB9 .. HB4 .. and HB8. For licensed SWL HB9R .. e.g.
HB9RPK, then after 1946 HE9 ... e.g. HE9AMT.
1951: the first local radio amateur Hugo Hilti in Liechtenstein,
Schaan received the callsign HE9LAA. For activities outside the
residence had its Swiss Amateur Radio call sign with the number 1
use for example HB1MX. The same was true also for activities of
Liechtenstein.
1952: In defiance of these rules before HB1JJ/HE had sent among
other things, the Gaflei in Liechtenstein for a week. The problem
for travelers to Liechtenstein? with the call sign HB1 ..
(Without extra /HE) to make understandable the working station
her QTH. Some foreign, amateur radio operators living away from
that time had no idea of the existence of the Principality of
Liechtenstein - for graduate may have a separate DXCC country a
counting. It took a long time, especially on CW, repeatedly
having to explain the location. All radio activities during
further two years in Liechtenstein were made in the course of the
series with the callsign HB1../HE for every DXer. This situation
was not unknown in Bern. It issued a new directive which said
that looking at the future in Liechtenstein HB1 call sign .. with
the addition use /FL, be it in line with the country's car
experts FL. They ignored the fact that this prefix was allocated
by the ITU in French Somaliland. The Swiss radio amateurs who was
active temporarily from Liechtenstein came again in the
declaration of emergency. Initially allowed to send only Swiss
license holders in Liechtenstein.
1965: with the allocation of temporary HB9X-Callsign to
foreigners without pass an examination, now able to surface be
active from Liechtenstein as HE/HB9XAI
Breakthrough to HB0
1970: A breakthrough came when the competent authority tivities
for all the call sign in Liechtenstein allotted HB0-calls; e.g.
Hugo Hilti HB0LL in Liechtenstein Schaan, or HB9BGN researcher
from Winterthur was the HB0BGN stay at the Principality. This in
turn led immediately to the appeal of the anchor radio groups now
grown to 12 members in Liechtenstein under conductor device by
Gunther Erich Holzknecht HB0CZS. At the same time was taken in
Vaduz is now responsible for postal service and
telecommunications in operation.
1986: A new instruction (subject to agreement with the CEPT 1980)
now states that radio amateurs with verifiable residence in
Liechtenstein that of the agency to refused, call sign (eg HB0CC
or HB0CPL) and all foreign temporary active radio amateurs whose
home callsign preceded by prefix HB0/ . e.g. HB0/DJ8NK.
Courtesy of DH5MM