All: Please see the emails below that I exchanged with Bart, W9JJ, ARRL Contest Branch Manager, to clarify Rule 6.1. Please note that there have been no issues raised by ARRL while I have enjoyed par
Masa, Why don't you just get a W3 call sign and avoid this mess? You will never be competitive in ARRL DX having to explain who you are. I am sure that many DX stations would be very happy to work a
I would assume he is required to use the 4U1 callsign while operating from the WB station. The W1 who feels it is unfair could quite easily apply for a WX1 (or whatever) callsign... Tor N4OGW Subject
Fair? Nothing is fair... might as well require everyone to operate with the same antennas and location while youre at it. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Co
The logic that one cannot improve ones callsign demand is flawed because many use different callsign in WPX. In fact you use AC1U. If they were to truly make it fair they would require everyone to us
You can put in the effort to improve antennas and location. But no matter how much effort you put in, you cant make up a call sign like 4U1WB. It has to be bestowed on you. In the ARRL DX contest its
Come on, Ed, you know better. In WPX, there is no advantage of using 4U1 over, say, AC1. Masa's main station is 4U1WB, whether its WPX or any other contest. N1UR, on the other hand, became AC1U for t
Nothing is stopping the W1 from changing to a WY1, WF1, etc. to increase their desirability. Some of these are nearly as rare as a 4U1. 73, Dennis NJ6G _______________________________________________
Author: "Richard F. DiDonna NN3W" <richnn3w@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:39:31 -0500
This is a joke, right? Licensed hams use alternate callsigns all the time in contests - especially WPX. 73 Rich NN3W As to WPX, a 4U1 callsign is clearly an advantage in a Prefix contest. It does no
Ed, Would the situation be different for someone formerly stationed at Wake Island who moved back stateside and still retains their KH9 call? Just curious as to where you draw the line. Ria N2RJ ____
Yes, of course, like many I use a club callsign (for which I am the trustee) in WPX because unusual prefixes have an advantage. However, there is no doubt that AC1U is not DX somewhere. Its a plain v
Actually, if you look at spots for 4U1WB when Masa operates outside of contests he generates A LOT of interest because of the unusual situation and uniqueness of 4U1WB. When I operate as AC1U, I gene
What's the problem? The more distinctive the station or location, the better! It all adds to the fun and can draw casual operators into the contest. Masa doesn't seem to have a problem with callers u
I am assuming that 4U1WB has to operate from the World Bank. There is probably limited antenna space and a high noise level. Still it's probably fun to operate with that callsign and I see nothing wr
Author: "Richard F. DiDonna NN3W" <richnn3w@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:07:09 -0500
Actually, the World Bank rules may prevent AJ3M from using his personal callsign at the World Bank Station. Some clubs require that you use the club call while using club equipment. 73 Rich NN3W Not
The KH9 situation is covered by the WPX rules. If he operates from, say, Ohio, a different DXCC entity from Wake, he must sign a valid portable USA * land prefix. 4U1WB is NOT a different DXCC entity
When I worked at the UN at the secretariat building in New York it was considered not US soil and they broke a lot of city regulations - smoking in offices and the delegates lounge for example. The o
It takes a lot of chutzpah for a guy who has the advantage in major DX contests of a VT QTH to complain about someone else having an advantage! The great thing about WPX scoring rules is that the pla
Oh give me a break !!! There are so many special prefixes on, suddenly a W1 is "rare"... _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists
Hi Ed - Maybe elsewhere thats true but not in DC you cant! Heres a reality check: 1. The noise floor here is S-7 on a good day, S-9 plus 20dB on a bad day, and you get called an alligator by email af