[CQ-Contest] WPX rules and portable locators

[Gerry Hull]

Yup, agree on all, Mike.

The issue is Mainland US portable in Mainland US cannot do it, but
KP4/Whatever works.

No, I could not use VE1RM/NX1 because I held a US license.  (I think that
was my first WPX in 1980.   I sure had a pile :-))

73, Gerry W1VE



On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 5:01 PM, Mike Tessmer <mtessmer at cinci.rr.com> wrote:

> >Tried it many years ago (AK4L/NX1).   Could have used VE1RM/NX1, but
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> >didn't. It does not fly.  if you are KP4/W6, you are W6.  Settled a
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> That last part is incorrect.
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> No, you can’t just tack on another US prefix to your US call.  VE1RM/NX1
> would have been fine, though I don’t believe that’s legal if you already
> have a US call.  (Canada/US may be different than CEPT/US)  KP4** can tack
> on any valid prefix that indicates he’s in the US 6th call area.  So KT6,
> or W6, or K6, or N6, or WB6....and on and on would all be perfectly fine.
> K9NW/8 = K8.  But they took out the requirement to sign /* something like
> 30 years ago.  I can’t just arbitrarily do K9NW/WF8, etc.  Nor can I do
> 3DA0NW/WF8 or whatever.
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> 73, Mike K9NW
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