Also, the format of the posting was a dead giveaway that this bulletin was a phony. The reason is that W1AW never issues anything without a proper bulletin identifier. This ill conceived scheme had none. By the way, issuing a phony bulletin with a callsign not assigned to you is no different than the same activity on any other mode. It is a violation of the Part 97 rules.
Law abiding hams call it bootlegging.
Don says that he has even received some QSL cards for contacts that he did not make. The real N0HCV adds that he operates two meters only in South Western Iowa and is rarely in Nebraska. He says that any help in apprehending the illegal station using his call would be greatly appreciated. It was a mission crowned with success. The space shuttle Endeavour completed an extended and successful mission on Thursday July 1st by gliding to a stop at the Kennedy Space Center following 10 days in orbit.