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Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC Calls

To: Barry Jacobson <bdj@alum.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC Calls
From: Richard DiDonna <richnn3w@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:53:42 -0400
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Well the this Bud’s to your spam folder!

> On Jul 12, 2023, at 2:45 PM, Barry Jacobson <bdj@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> Whatever format of calls chosen is fine as long as people know ahead of
> time. For some reason, this very important email went to my spam folder,
> even though I get almost all from this reflector. See screenshot below.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Barry WA2VIU
> 
> --
> Barry Jacobson
> WA2VIU
> bdj@alum.mit.edu
> @bdj_phd
> 
>> On Wed, Jul 12, 2023, 8:18 AM Fabio Schettino <fabio.e.schettino@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Fellows
>> 
>> As a WRTC 2022 committee member  I want to thank you for helping this
>> competition to be one of the largest 2023 events in the world.
>> 
>> About callsigns :
>> 
>> We have negotiated two years, to clarify and insist, that this will be an
>> unique opportunity for Italy to allow a never assigned block of
>> callsign, for a unique event. We had several meeting even weekly with
>> Ministry rappresentative , to engage a procedure that has been
>> never done, even the ITU assigned Call block allows it.
>> 
>> Otherwise there are rules that can't be overcome, the WRTC 2022 was
>> developed in the I4 Area, one of the callsign divisions and obviously we
>> can't
>> request other than a callsign that starts with I4 Prefix. Two prefix
>> numbers has not be allowed in the recent four decades, and it's was
>> perfect, for  WPX
>> hunter, and easy to be recognized as WRTC 2022 competitors.
>> 
>> So no funny I8 block, assigned to another Italian Division or some other
>> easy to hear callsign, simply an hard work to allow worldwide hams to have
>> more fun during the contest.
>> 
>> Callsign has been publicly announced Friday Morning, most bulletin has
>> spread out the information at light speed, and RBN networks has been
>> updated
>> a week early. WRTC 2022 Log checking has been leaded from N6TR, Tree, that
>> is in charge also at ARRL to check IARU Contest Log, so everyone was
>> update at the right time.
>> 
>> So LOG WHAT YOU HEAR ...
>> 
>> Best 73 de Fabio I4UFH
>> 
>> WRTC2022 Vice Director
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Il giorno mar 11 lug 2023 alle ore 18:09 ktfrog007--- via CQ-Contest <
>> cq-contest@contesting.com> ha scritto:
>> 
>>> Non-standard two-digit I##x prefix calls starting with I4 were a poor
>>> choice. Lots of IARU participants are casual contesters and don't follow
>>> online discussions and info all the time. They have lives otherwise.
>>> Much better call blocks would have been I8#. Skipping I84 and I86. Let's
>>> hope the UK guys pay attention.
>>> 
>>> 73,Ken, AB1J
>>>    On Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 12:05:40 PM UTC, jpescatore--- via
>>> CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The format of the competitor calls was announced in advance, along with
>>> the call of the spotting station that would put out SSB spots. That
>> didn't
>>> prevent oodles of busted spots since none of those A4#! format calls was
>> in
>>> history files or Super Check Partial files - you weren't alone!
>>> The ARRL log checking stats should be fun to see...
>>> 73 John K3TN
>>> Barry WA2VIU said:
>>>> ... Also, maybe I
>>> missed it but I was unprepared for double number calls, and copied I43C
>> as
>>> IV3C. Was there a notice in advance of what format the contest team calls
>>> would be? Would be good to know for next time. I was operating unassisted
>>> and therefore did not look up any of the real-time spotting sites that
>>> would have told me this info during contest.
>>> 
>>> 
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