>
> Anyone have any insight on how FCC will administer the
> initial feeding frenzy for new calls this time? First
> dibs to former holders? License class priority?
> Postmarks? Codeless Techs :-) ?
Would be nice if they would give some consideration to license class
and/or seniority but I think dollars and first-come, first-served are more
likely. (Guess I should have got my extra back in the 70s when you got
a 1x2 with it).
Greg, KD4HZ/5, ex-WA9OTD (now thats a call for CW contests)
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>From jhenness@arrl.org (John Hennessee) Wed Dec 15 20:17:53 1993
From: jhenness@arrl.org (John Hennessee) (John Hennessee)
Subject: KJ4KB/1 10 meter score
Message-ID: <2154@jch>
CW QSO STATES COUNTRIES
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Low Power, CW only in 10 hours with 80 watts to a Gap Vertical one
half block from W1AW. 73,
John Hennessee, KJ4KB
Regulatory Information Specialist
American Radio Relay League
225 Main St
Newington CT 06111
203-666-1541
Internet: jhenness@arrl.org
>From Not a paperless office <young@young.enet.dec.com> Wed Dec 15 20:26:08
>1993
From: Not a paperless office <young@young.enet.dec.com> (Not a paperless office)
Subject: Optimum call sign for CW?
Message-ID: <9312152024.AA06747@us1rmc.bb.dec.com>
>Coming from one who definatly wants a new call, one ending in I or E always
>leaves me listening for more. K, M, or X always sound better to me.
>
>--scott N9LJX ( a 9 and a J...I need something QUICK!)
I agree. But what should I do with the "1"?
Paul, K1XM
>From len@ariel.coe.neu.edu (Leonard Kay) Wed Dec 15 20:45:33 1993
From: len@ariel.coe.neu.edu (Leonard Kay) (Leonard Kay)
Subject: Desired calls
Message-ID: <9312152045.AA02839@ariel.coe.neu.edu>
You know, wouldn't it be neat if the FCC *did* decide to
special-issue the 1x1's and give them out for large contest
stations (ala R6L)? Lessee, there are 3x10x26 = 780 of them!!
Surely that'd be enough for YCCC, FRC, NCCC, and still
leave a few for the other guys.... ;-)
Len KB2R
>From Donald Nutt <kj6tc@netcom.com> Wed Dec 15 20:45:13 1993
From: Donald Nutt <kj6tc@netcom.com> (Donald Nutt)
Subject: Callsigns
Message-ID: <Pine.3.85.9312151213.A19093-0100000@netcom4>
How abt ZZ ? It seems to work for 9K2ZZ, Bob.
I have mine picked out. NU6T.. Just because I am a NUTT.... :-)
Don
>From Rick, K7GM/4" <AONISWAN@ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU Wed Dec 15 20:31:30 1993
From: Rick, K7GM/4" <AONISWAN@ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU (Rick, K7GM/4)
Subject: Ultimate callsign
The discussion on the "best" callsign takes me back to the time years
ago when I had these discussions on 75 or 20 cw with a bunch of the
current 2x1's.
Some items to think about when choosing a call (most are a bit
biased towards the optimum for cw, but it is harder to have a good cw
call than a good ssb call):
-- No K at the end.
-- A final letter which ends with a dit can be a problem since it
tends to get lost (the dit, not the letter).
-- No E or I in the entire call (I had WA1PID and had a heck of a
time with the I under marginal conditions - E's are worse). In addition,
phonetics for E and I are poor under marginal band conditions.
-- No T at the end (it's too short and tends to get lost).
-- When going between letters, it is best to have the ending dit/dah
of one character be opposite of the beginning of the next one. So, a R
might be followed by a G (the ending dit on the R is followed by a beginning
dah on the G), or S might be followed by a M, etc. Alternatively, an
ending dah is ok to be with a beginning dah (such as K followed by 7, or
W followed by M).
-- The letters need to have some punch (as was mentioned by someone
else). Once you have a 1x2 or 2x1, the length issue is not as important.
W?UU is not as good as W?OO, even though UU is shorter. Dahs are better
than dits (in general).
-- Letters which involve keyer contortions (L and F come to mind
immediately) are not as good. The advent of computerized keying makes
this less of an issue, however.
The ultimate call is one that gets through on cw and phone. Think
of what it will sound like on both modes, in good conditions and bad.
What may be a cute call may not cut the mustard on the bands.
Have fun!
Rick, K7GM
>From k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) Wed Dec 15 20:58:35 1993
From: k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) (John Zapisek)
Subject: Forget MM
Message-ID: <9312152058.AA01921@greylock.local>
> [Phil/K9HI] IMHO, a suffix that is repetitive in nature (like "MM") . . .
> might make for the ultimate cw contest call.
^^
The single-syllable phonetics (Kay Two Mike Mike) aren't hard to live with,
either.
> [Dave/KM3T] I agree. . . . I think MM as a suffix is great.
Naw, you don't want to do that. Not unless you want to spend all your time
arguing with stations about whether or not you're a dupe. Wittness this
excerpt from my SS/CW soapbox comments:
> Worked K1MM, N1MM, N2MM, and K7MM. No wonder so many stations I called
> sent "SRI QSO B4", even though they weren't in my log!
So, none of you out there really wants to compound this problem, right?
Maybe I can bribe someone at the FCC to rescind this NPRM ;-) 73 & GL!
--John/KilowattTwoMexicoMexico
>From Smith, Pete" <PSmith@codei.hq.nasa.gov Thu Dec 16 00:05:00 1993
From: Smith, Pete" <PSmith@codei.hq.nasa.gov (Smith, Pete)
Subject: call choice
Message-ID: <2D0FA64E@ms.hq.nasa.gov>
Most all of the discussion I have heard so far has centered on the
effectiveness of calls on CW. What about phone? I submit that you can
pretty quickly rule out some letters that you don't want - F, M, etc. For
what it's worth, my suffix works great without phonetics, but then with my
little station I don't run many JAs.
73, Pete N4ZR
(psmith@codei.hq.nasa.gov)
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