Well Kenneth, back when I was first licensed (Federal Radio Com., not FCC),
the callsign was firmly associated with the radio equipment and
location. I guess by popular demand in the amateur service anyway, the
callsign association transitioned to the operator. Now, the callsign has
become a commodity that can be used by any qualified operator with the
owners permission. This progression can be considered a form of
progress. 73 Jim w3cp
At 09:41 6/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> I know several big contesters who have "borrowed" the callsigns
>of friends for use in the WPX contests. They operate single-op at their
>own station, but they just use someone else's (more desirable) callsign
>(with the other party's permission, of course.)
>
> I wonder how other contesters feel about this practice?
>
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>Kenneth E. Harker "Vox Clamantis in Deserto" kharker@cs.utexas.edu
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