I totally agree. When I was first licensed I got the call sign N8ATR. No matter how I said ALFA it frequently came back as PAPA or DELTA. When vanity call signs came along I was delighted to loose the "A". 73, Pete - N8TR At 11:36 AM 3/29/2020, VE9AA wrote: >"A" is a tough one on SSB. (on CW, I love it and it's seldom busted)