[CQ-Contest] Different Location,

[Zack Widup]

I don't know the history of this, but for many years the convention for
most of the world has been to sign (portable locator)/(callsign). The USA
stands apart in this, as we sign (callsign)/(portable locator).

It's been that way for at least 20 years as I can remember. The cards you
posted go much farther back than that. I also have some cards from the
60's, 70's and 80's that showed the locator after the callsign. But I do
recall stations signing with the portable locator first as far back as 1993.

Does anyone recall more exactly when this changed?

73, Zack W9SZ


On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Joe <nss at mwt.net> wrote:

> When operating at a different location from what is on your license,
> especially when out of your own country, we used to sign differently.
>
> When did this all change anyway?
>
> I've been out of the hobby as far as HF goes for a while.  And the first
> time I heard someone sign something like VP9/WB9SBD
> I thought what a dumbass doing it backwards!
>
> Dude you are Station WB9SBD portable in Bermuda
>
> Just like when you had to remember everyone having to sign like WB9SBD/9
> during field day? because you were operating someplace different from where
> your license says.
>
> this doing the prefix first just drives me nuts, it was not like that
> before and when did it change.
> A quick look at my QSL's in less than 5 minutes I found 3 examples of how
> it used to be.
>
> http://i51.tinypic.com/**2dlua20.jpg <http://i51.tinypic.com/2dlua20.jpg>
>
> Like in those three above was how it was done. When and why has it changed?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
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