On 17/09/2017 8:14 PM, Pedja YT9TP wrote:
That was my point. Technical part is not problem, but administration. I am quite certain that it will never be possible to get worldwide call-sign validation working beyond manual documents inspection.
I do agree that having one global validation service that offers API's for various purposes and platforms would be great, even if that means that manual paperwork is involved.
Perhaps a federated web of trust is the way to go? Each country or region looks after its own users, and then trust is shared with other entities.