Hi,
It's interesting that this situation is opposite that in the US. In the
CQ WW, for example, you cannot tell the zone of a stateside station by its
call. AB1J could be located anywhere in the lower 48. However, if SM6LRR
was operating here, say as W3/SM6LRR, you would know his zone immediately.
73,
Kermit, AB1J
In a message dated 5/12/2011 6:22:32 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
sm6lrr@gmail.com writes:
Russia has now signed all papers for CEPT.
This is excellent and will simplify the process of operating from Russia
for
hams from CEPT-countries.
However, there is one complicating factor I would like to bring to your
attention.
Before, my Russian callsign was R3/SM6LRR. Not an ideal contest call by any
means, but contesters are flexible people and quick learners, so this call
does not cause all that much attention or problem anymore.
My NEW call will starting from today be RA/SM6LRR. Yes - You got it... a
call that can be used from anywhere in a country with 9 time zones. There
is
no chance for anyone (including all existing contest logging software) to
actually know where I am located. I can either be in European Russia,
Asiatic Russia or in Kalingrad (UA2F/K).
In contests with Serial Number exchanges (like CQ-M this weekend, CQ WPX,
SAC and many others), it is impossible to judge if a RA/ callsign is
located
in European or Asiatic Russia - or in the enclave Kaliningrad.
A bit confusing, right?
Things might change in the future when the new Russian Callsign and Call
Area System has been approved by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian
Federation....
But until further notice; R3/SM6LRR does not exist anymore. RA/SM6LRR will
be the new call, but the location is the same (Moscow Oblast in European
Russia).
Have fun - see you in the contests ;)
RA/SM6LRR, Mats
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