[CQ-Contest] VC44X in WPX

[k8gt at twmi.rr.com]

While it is a legal callsign, per Canadian R&R, I couldnt find it among
the special event callsigns for 2007 on the RAC website.

73, Gerry K8GT



----- Original Message -----
From: "David Kozinn, K2DBK" <dkozinn at gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2007 5:46 pm
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] VC44X in WPX
To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com

> As a follow up, most of the responses I got back indicated that they'd
> worked VC44X as well, and a couple of folks told me that it is a legal
> callsign. Thanks to everyone who sent me info.
> 
> 73,
>    David, K2DBK
> 
> On 3/27/07, David Kozinn, K2DBK <dkozinn at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > A friend of mine (who isn't on this list) worked a station during 
> the WPX
> > that he's pretty sure was giving his callsign as VC44X. He 
> commented to me
> > that he listened for quite a long time and is quite sure that the 
> station> was indeed signing as VC44X. (There were also several 
> spots for that same
> > call, but if my friend says he heard VC44X, I believe that he 
> did, in fact,
> > hear VC44X. I don't know about the cluster accuracy.)
> >
> > While I know that Canadian ops can use a VC prefix, I didn't 
> think they
> > could have more than a single digit in their callsign. I can't 
> find any info
> > about this call on qrz.com or any number of other sources.
> >
> > Does anyone know anything about this particular station, and whether
> > that's even a legitimate callsign?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >      73,
> >           David, K2DBK
> >
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