[CQ-Contest] Prefixes in WPX

[Paul J. Piercey]

That's what I think as well.

Unless the only approved prefix appendages are specified, I would expect
that *any* validly available prefix tag could be used as a location
designator. If there is a regular callsign with the NV4 prefix allocated in
the US, then /NV4 is a valid tag; therefore it is the same as /W4. Here,
there are no VO3, VO5 etc callsigns allocated for regular operation so those
prefixes would not be permitted.

Most guys I hear say "portable 4" if and when they give that indication
anyway. Which "4" do the mean?

73 -- Paul VO1HE  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Tessmer
> Sent: February 5, 2008 20:51
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Prefixes in WPX
> 
> >Since you pointed out the FCC regulation in question as 
> requiring /w4 
> >operation
> 
> Do the FCC regs specifically state "/W*"??  (Sorry...I 
> haven't looked....)
> 
> Otherwise it seems K or N would be equally valid, and by 
> extension, so should NV4 as all are valid callsign prefixes in the US.
> 
> 
> 
> Mike K9NW
> 
> 
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