ku8e@bellsouth.net wrote:
> Last time I checked the prefix for Dominica was J7 not J70. I see nothing
> confusing
> about some one using J7OJ as their call. I recall many people using 1x1
> calls in past
> contests like J7J and J7K from Dominica. Can't recall any J7 and some number
> after it call
>
> I think a lot of these broken calls have to do with some of the programs
> having a point and click
> bandmap. Point to the bandmap and click, It moves your VFO to the
> frequency and enters the call
> in the callsign field of your program. If you are tired and it's late at
> night you might not be able to
> tell the difference between J70J and J7OJ on your computer screen.
>
>
> Jeff KU8E
>
Jeff,
Yes, the prefix for Dominica is J7, but convention allows that to be
followed by another numeric digit. Your argument is like saying that
the prefix for Canada is VE, but that doesn't mean that there can't be a
numeric digit after the VE (indeed, Canada's callsign structure
*requires* the next digit be numeric).
In response to your comment that "Can't recall any J7 and some number
after it call", thae latest master callsign database from K5ZD lists six
J79s and one J75. OTOH, there were only three J7s without an additional
numeric digit: J7DM, J7OJ, and J7R. Apparently, in Dominica a callsign
can come either way.
I've heard K3ZO speak on several occasions about how knowledge of how
callsigns are formatted in the different countries can be a huge
advantage in a contest. However, assumption is not necessarily the same
as knowledge.
Dave/K8CC
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