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> 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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