Barry...
It was just much too simple and logical for the government... Now if you had
suggested something like ***W51GN/"state"/*** that would probably have worked.
By the way the *** would be included in the callsign!
Tom K5IID
-- Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics
won't take an interest in you!
Pericles (430 B.C.)
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure,
the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,
its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.."
-- Winston Churchill
"Democracy depends on well-informed voters; absent that, it is all mud flowing
down hill."
--Charles Harpole
"Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get."
If you don't like my signature? Too Bad! But I will use it because it is what I
believe.
K5IID Tom Horton Hillsboro, TX
E sorter for ARRL W5 bureau
Same call for 55 years!
--- On Fri, 11/2/12, Barry Merrill, W5GN <w5gn@mxg.com> wrote:
From: Barry Merrill, W5GN <w5gn@mxg.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW/KL7 in lower states
To: "'James Cain'" <jamesdavidcain@gmail.com>, cq-contest@contesting.com
Date: Friday, November 2, 2012, 12:35 PM
Long ago, I suggested to the FCC that one simple solution
would have been to double up the number in the callsign,
at least for the continental 48, so I'd be W51GN if I
operated for one-land. (And WPXer's would have gained new
mults!).
Obviously, that was too complicated for the FCC.
73
Barry, W5GN
-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
James Cain
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 11:52 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQWW/KL7 in lower states
I am ancient enough to remember that when my parents moved us to a new house
about three blocks away I had to sign WA9AUM/9 for months until the FCC
finally changed my license.
Now, I would have no problem with signing K1TN/9 if necessary. After all, as
a Big Gun Contester, I only send my call sign once per hour anyway.
jc K1TN
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