Rich, the issue is not about the uncertainty of which WAZ-zone a CEPT-user in
Russia is located in... It is more complicated than that. I could operate from
any past of continental Russia with the call RA/ without any indication to you
or any other (incl. all logging software) if I am transmitting from any of the
three available DXCC-countries: European Russia, Asiatic Russia or Kaliningrad
(UA2). The correct comparison would be if I would operate as W/SM6LRR and have
the choice to operate with that call from three US DXCC countries (mainland US,
Alaska and Hawaii). In CQWW the zone would help to determine my location, but
in WPX? 73 de RA/SM6LRR, Mats
* Original message *
From:
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Sent:
23:40:38
12-05-2011
To:
Ktfrog007@aol.com
cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject:
Re: [CQ-Contest] Russian CEPT-calls in contests
Erm, but if you are W4/SM6LRR, you could be in zone 5 or zone 4. Same with
W6s
73 Rich NN3W
----- Original Message -----
From: <Ktfrog007@aol.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Russian CEPT-calls in contests
> 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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