The Caltech Radio Club, W6UE, ends in "E" but is quite active and has some amount of callsign recognition. We have not found it a big liability. Other calls off the top of my head would be W4YE, W6E
KN0E/KH3 wasn't so bad......it was location, location, location.....but it's still fun to find the best combo...anyone want my old W6 snappy call? On second thought, I wouldn't want to get in a pileu
Lots of good thoughts on this subject from all. Some of mine: Mark's Dubya Five Dubya Ell is as many syllables (or more) than many calls using phonetics (IE: Norway Six Mike Mike). Not sure what the
Why I chose K4RO: - It really doesn't need phonetics on phone. No other letters sound like "ARE" or "OH" and the "KAY FOUR" always had punch to my ear. - It ends in the most powerful Morse alpha char
mark@concertart.com wrote: "There are calls that, well, you just know who they are, whether part of their call is taken out by QRN/QRM or not. But, the reason you know this is because they are on the
Precisely. ;-) And the K8IA, K8IR, K8IU, K8IW deal on cw is eventually gonna bite one or all of us in the butt! ;-) Then again, I selected mine in 1976 when the FCC first opened this all up and if I
That example makes an interesting point, too. On CW in QRN or QRM , the structure of code characters often provides a lot of clues. Once you have a number, you know that all the other characters will
On CW, avoid letters with the same symbol three-in-a-row, like: B (dah-dit-dit-dit) H (dit-dit-dit-dit) J (dit-dah-dah-dah) O (dah-dah-dah) S (dit-dit-dit) V (dit-dit-dit-dah) Multiple dits in a row
Don, I think that the trouble came with all the hard letters...... kilo fox four zulu tango japan Its not a walk in the park... I have no problems with zed or zulu....A single zaaaannnnzziiibbaarrrr
It has been mentioned in passing, but for CW I believe that the "rhythm" of a callsign, especially the suffix, has a lot to do with having it being easy to remember and therefore picked out and copie
Uh, Ted . . . KT1V ends in a DAH (dash), so no problem, but better yet, the "1" and the "V" are mirror image complements and produce a very nice rythm. On the other hand KR1G ended in a DIT and I ima
I think there's much to be said for rhythm in callsign suffixes. I know that it played a role in my evaluation of 'K8ND' back in 1976-77, when I sent and listened to several dozen callsigns from the
l That example makes an interesting point, too. On CW in QRN or QRM , the structure of code characters often provides a lot of clues. It is a mixed blessing. During my OZ8RO years I was often taken a
For years, I've used "K4BAI" as my 'test call' when trying out a paddle at a hamfest or store, or when making adjustments or warming up at home. John's ears have likely burned at odd times, and now h
I tend to agree that both rhythm and the last character are significant. My original call was K9WVJ. The "J" at the end really seemed to be a nice hook, as it is a long, continuous letter with lots o
To throw a fly in the ointment, sometimes breaking with conventional wisdom has its advantages. Although W7TTT breaks all the rules, It is REMEMBERED and that has proven to be more important than swi
to When I applied for my call, NA5TR, I didn't realize the calls N6TR and K5TR were already in use. (Sorry, Tree and George!) I am going to try some contesting with my current call, and see what happ
Run TRLog's simulator at the highest speed you can copy and see what calls you break the most and why. For me, at high speed (44+), it's B/D, I/S/H/5, 7/Z that give me the most problems. I used to th