sv section nickname poll

Tue Nov 16 08:41:59 EST 1993

What do you guys outside of Jerry Brownville want to hear?  Sugar
Victor, Sacramento Valley (good luck) or Sac Valley?

Previous Valley Girl warnings apply

Please reply to me at EDWOODS at pacbell.com

Tnx, Eric NV6O (not the other guy)

>From Dick Dievendorff" <dieven at almaden.ibm.com  Tue Nov 16 17:14:58 1993
From: Dick Dievendorff" <dieven at almaden.ibm.com (Dick Dievendorff)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 09:14:58 -0800
Subject: portable designator
Message-ID: <9311161715.AA26114 at penguin.almaden.ibm.com>

> After going through my sweepstakes log, I'd like to make one suggestion...
> How about requiring stations to use a call from the proper area?  In
> other words, if I was in Montana I'd be WA1U/7 and not just plain old
> WA1U.
> I know the FCC no longer requires this, but I would!

I disagree with this sentiment.  The meaning of the number in the callsign is now just your
mailing address when you first got the call.  Many of people who would be affected have moved
permanently, and they're not "portable" at all.  If you want to know where they live, copy the
section part of the exchange.  Why add to the burden of those folks by requiring them to send
extra characters?  I lived for a while with G0/AA6MC, and busting pilups with that was a lot
more difficult than it would have been had I had a simpler call.

Dick Dievendorff, AA6MC, G0MFO

>From David C. Patton" <mudcp3 at uxa.ecn.bgu.edu  Tue Nov 16 17:39:58 1993
From: David C. Patton" <mudcp3 at uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (David C. Patton)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 11:39:58 CST
Subject: Portable calls
Message-ID: <199311161739.AA05475 at uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>

Why treat the symptom?  Portable calls cause problems for everyone, from WPX to DXpedition district calling, to contest callsigns.  We need to lobby our legislators to work-over the FCC so we can select our own calls again.  Of course we must prohibit guys in Illinois from requesting a W5 call becuz its shorter!

73, Dave Patton, WX3N/9, sometimes /0, & /8, but not yet a true WX3.

>From k2mm at MasPar.COM (John Zapisek)  Tue Nov 16 18:00:31 1993
From: k2mm at MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) (John Zapisek)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 10:00:31 PST
Subject: sv section nickname poll
Message-ID: <9311161800.AA02076 at greylock.local>

> [Eric/NV6O]  What do you guys . . . want to hear?  Sugar Victor,
> Sacramento Valley or Sac Valley?

Easy question.  We want to hear "Yukon"!  --John/K2MM

>From alan at dsd.es.com (Alan Brubaker)  Tue Nov 16 18:01:25 1993
From: alan at dsd.es.com (Alan Brubaker) (Alan Brubaker)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 11:01:25 -0700
Subject: portable designator
Message-ID: <9311161801.AA08735 at dsd.ES.COM>

As someone who is affected by this to a great degree, I find myself adding
/7 to my callsign in quite a few contests. In the CQWW, it really makes no
difference since I am still in zone 3, but in the ARRL DX contests, I find
that I can attract more attention if I sign /7 (who wants to work just
another 6?). I would not even think of operating in the California QSO
Party without signing /7 - confusion would reign supreme otherwise. If the
FCC would get with it and allow us to pick out our own calls, I would try
to snap up K7XO immediately - then everyone would be happy. Despite the
rule change some years ago, the call areas do not seem to be homogenized
enough yet so that they are still significant. I will be signing /7 this
coming weekend. Good luck.

Alan, K6XO

alan at dsd.es.com

"You have a limp lizard."  -  The Sheriff of Rottingham

>From fhmoore at nemed.b11.ingr.com (frank moore)  Tue Nov 16 19:57:32 1993
From: fhmoore at nemed.b11.ingr.com (frank moore) (frank moore)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 13:57:32 CST
Subject: portable designator
Message-ID: <199311161957.AA08585 at nemed.b11.ingr.com>

  I think that we should force anyone with a KE4 prefix to be a Frank from
Alabama. That way everyone would only have to copy my prefix to know my name
and state... Just kidding guys. Please no rotten tomatoes or email

                                                        Frank, KE4gy

>From georgen at redwood.stortek.com (George Noyes x5698)  Tue Nov 16 20:30:47 1993
From: georgen at redwood.stortek.com (George Noyes x5698) (George Noyes x5698)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 13:30:47 MST
Subject: Portable Calls
Message-ID: <9311162030.AA16786 at redwood.stortek.com>

I agree with "Why treat the symptom?"......
Maybe those who want us "displaced" calls to sign portable just need
to LISTEN!!!! and record the information sent instead of "ASSUMING"....
I'm sorry, its a bit more challenging to listen:-)

73 George Noyes,  W1XE (Portable 0) --- Yes that's COLORADO not CONNECTICUT!

>From blunt at arrl.org (Billy Lunt KR1R)  Tue Nov 16 20:29:29 1993
From: blunt at arrl.org (Billy Lunt KR1R) (Billy Lunt KR1R)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 15:29:29 EST
Subject: SS Reminder
Message-ID: <3025 at bl>

Just a reminder that this weekend is the ARRL Phone November Sweepstakes.
Starts 2100 UTC Nov 20 and ends at 0300 UTC Nov 22. Operate no more
than 24 of the 30 hours. Off periods may not be less than 30 minutes
in length. Times off and on must be clearly noted in your log, and
listening time counts as operating time.

SS Participation Pins available to those making 100 or more QSOs.

Clean Sweep Cups (*Red* this year!) are available to those who work
all 77 Sections.

For complete rules see October QST page 122.

Within 30 days after the contest, send your entries via:

INTERNET - ASCII summary sheet and ASCII log file 
          (following the ARRL Suggested File Format)
           to  contest at arrl.org

ARRL BBS - ASCII summary sheet and ASCII log file 
          (following the ARRL Suggested File Format)
           BBS up to 14.4-k baud  
           telephone: (203) 665-0090

DISK -     Paper summary sheet and ASCII log file 
          (following the ARRL Suggested File Format)
           3.5 or 5.25 inch diskettes (high or low density)

PAPER ENTRY - Official forms or reasonable facsimiles
              Summary sheet, logs, dupe sheets

Mailing Address: ARRL Contest Branch
                 225 Main Street
                 Newington, CT 06111

73,
Billy

Contest Guru....."we check 'em all"

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>From Jim Hollenback <jholly at hposl42.cup.hp.com>  Tue Nov 16 22:00:10 1993
From: Jim Hollenback <jholly at hposl42.cup.hp.com> (Jim Hollenback)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 14:00:10 PST
Subject: portable designator
Message-ID: <9311162200.AA17527 at hposl42.cup.hp.com>

> 
>   I think that we should force anyone with a KE4 prefix to be a Frank from
> Alabama. That way everyone would only have to copy my prefix to know my name
> and state... Just kidding guys. Please no rotten tomatoes or email
> 
 No, No franK, the last letter is not the way the phonetic alphabet works!
 But where did you get the E?  maybe you spell it alabamE?

 Jim, WA6SDM