Raj VK4FRAJ has already established his contesting credentials -
he holds an Oceania continental record in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/results/10-meter-contest-records-dx.html
Let's help encourage him!
On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 07:13:04PM -0600, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>
> [Please direct any replies to the CQ-Contest reflector, or Eddie, VK4AN]
>
>
> From: "Edward Deyoung" <vk4an@activ8.net.au>
> To: <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
> Subject: VK 4-letter suffixes
> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 21:37:16 +1000
>
>
> There is still much reluctance and confusion amongst contesters regarding VK
> 4-letter suffix calls... especially in CW contests! My son is probably the
> ONLY VK with a 4-letter suffix that operates on CW, and is VERY frustrated
> when contesters keep asking if his call is 2-letters or 3-letters... and one
> even accused him of being 'a commercial station' and refused to work him!
> 4-letter suffix's are issued to 'Foundation-class' hams (similar to the US
> novice-class). ALL Foundation class suffixes begin with an "F" plus 3 more
> letters. They have a maximum of 10-watts power on 80-40-15-10m CW-SSB only
> and must use commercially made equipment. My son's call is VK4FRAJ. He
> really enjoys CW but is ready to stop contesting due to the frustration of
> others NOT knowing that Australia issues 4-letter suffixes!! PLEASE SPREAD
> THE WORD THAT VK issues 4-LETTER SUFFIXES... and that the only one that we
> know of that is on CW is VK4FRAJ (not VK4FJ, not VK4RAJ, not VK4FRA, not
> VK4FR, not VK4FRJ... etc...). "Raj" said he would appreciate it if
> contesters would listen for his QRP CW signal and to please realize that he
> has a 4-letter suffix (VK4FRAJ).
>
> Regards and 73
--
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker@kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/
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