Jim, you have simply used the internet to talk to Austrailia. Nothing
more, nothing less. And, you are WRONG about one thing........ you DON'T
have to have a license to do that. NO person using a cellphone or
internet chat who is talking to a person in Austrailia has a license to do
that. It simply isn't needed. No nation or government requires it.

Your 440 contact to your local repeater was the only radio communication
that you had. If you were five miles from your repeater, then you had a
five mile contact. The internet did the rest. That is fine, but you did
not work Austrailia, and would not be able to confirm it or get ARRL credit
for it. You can only get confirmation for two-way RADIO contacts. As
you know, you have to have a license for that.


73 de Jim K4PYT