I have been a contester for really about 2-3 years. I was when I first started out. KC8MPQ. WHEW I got that all out. now I am K8KHZ. I have thought about changing it again to another call area or som
I was WB5VZL for 20+ years. This seems like a pretty good callsign. Kinda hard to say but the KHZ is catchy as in could you move down 8 Khz? I think K is great prefix and if you are in 8 land then I
If you're primarily a CW contester, try to find a call with little or no dits .... my call is HORRIBLE as the dits get lost in the noise. Thus a call like K8MM, K8TTT, or something similar would be p
What mode do you operate the most? Are there any letters of your call that are particularly difficult for others to hear/need repeats? I was KF4OAD. The Oscar-Alpha combination wasn't always easily h
I'd suggest keeping the call - it is neat anyway... otherwise consider any 2 by 1 callsign ala..... KZ8Z and hand out a neat prefix in the WPX, Oceania contests. Cheers, David VK2CZ / VK8AA _________
My thoughts on picking a call: On phone, there are certain letters which don't need phonetics because they cannot be mistaken for others. I would recommend trying to make your call out of those lette
A K prefix sucks on phone from 8-land, at least without phonetics. When you say "kay ate" it all kind of smears together; it's even worse if you have a KA8 prefix - "kay ay ate". The upshot of this i
I've seen several posts on this topic recommending Zulu as a good letter to have in your call. I don't like to even think about how many times I had to repeat Zulu - Zebra - Zanzibar on phone! If I g
Interesting. I generally use "Whiskey Nine Sierra Zulu" for my call in those rare moments when I operate in an SSB contest. In heavy QRM or weak signal conditions, it's somehow usually mistaken for "
Can't argue, Jim. I think you have some other things in your favor which could influence your own personal experience - both of which are also important in the overall scheme: 1. you have a good sign
This is true! When I bust a pileup, it's because my longer call "stands out" from the drone of 1x2's and 2x1's ... and AHZ (or a portion of it) comes through in the clear. Being active on a fairly re
it's cool to be a unique mult in a WPX contest, though it is a bit overrated - seems like 80-90% of the calls are mults - I wouldn't use that as the main reason for choosing a call, but ok as a side
I changed from KR1G to KT1V, a call with alot of dits near the end, and perhaps surprisingly, it works very well on CW. I had the active help of the man of 100 callsigns, Dave Patton, who has come ov
Hi all, My call PY8AZT. In ssb I have to repeat the number 8, specially in maginal propagation. But the "AZT" is very strong, treat even AIDS. :) In CW sometimes the "T" is missed. Many QSLs from my
I think everyone has missed the obvious answer here. If Sean changes his prefix to VU4, VU7, BS7 etc he will definately 'catch the ear of others'...myself included. I can absolutely guarantee a bette
That would screw up his Sweepstakes scores, though. Jeff Maass jmaass@columbus.rr.com Located near Columbus Ohio USPSA # L-1192 NROI/CRO Amateur Radio K8ND Maass' IPSC Resources: http://home.columbu
Short is not always good, especially on cw if "short" means ending in an "E". Deadly. Any letter can be loused up on phone, but the ones that have similar-sounding phonetics will give the most troubl
Interesting note, Don. However, I must say I haven't had too much trouble with ZD8Z, some hundreds of kiloQSO's later. Phone or code. The mistakes rarely come from the "ZED"; rather it's some folks t
I must say that whenever these threads on the subtle intricacies of callsign advantage emerge, I have to stop and reflect on one example (or counter-example): W3LPL. 73, Andy, AE6Y -- Original Messag