[CQ-Contest] AZ1A/X = Argentina (CQWW CW)

[David Siddall]

Hi Martin,

Got it!  It should have been /XP (or /XA if in Santa Cruz).

Would /XQ or /XZ work as well?   Might stir up more action from W/VE
oldtimers by using "/XZ" until they copy the "13."

So long as one remembers that country identifiers come BEFORE callsigns
(except VEs in W/K and W/Ks in VE), everything is fine.  Just don't confuse
"*/XP"* with "*XP/"*, which would be stations at the opposite ends of the
earth!  Anyways, I understand that this is a remote-operated station, so
one could even operate "/XP" from "XP/"!

Stay safe & 73,

Dave K3ZJ


On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 5:55 PM Martin, LU5DX <lu5dx at lucg.com.ar> wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> The problem with signing "/X" in LU is that it is not compliant with the
> local Regulations.
> AZ1A/X is located in Rio Gallegos in Provincia de Tierra del Fuego,
> Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur.
> That, belongs to the Division "Tierra del Fuego" in the Reglamento General
> de Radioaficionados de la República Argentina:
> https://www.enacom.gob.ar/multimedia/noticias/archivos/201711/archivo_20171107072645_3234.pdf
> Meaning, when there, portable stations, or callsigns issued to domiciles
> in other Provinces, must sign "/XP" .
> Signing "/X" is against 8.1. under Chapter VIII and constitutes a wrongful
> act described in 13.3.4. under Chapter XIII.
>
> Vy 73,
>
> Martín, LU5DX
>
>
>
>
>
> El lun., 30 nov. 2020 7:19 p. m., David Siddall <hhamwv at gmail.com>
> escribió:
>
>> In the Argentine callsign system, the letter designates the Argentine
>> province.  For a regular callsign, the province is identified by the first
>> letter of the suffix.  So LU6AH is within the federal capital city
>> boundaries ("C.F."),  LU5DGQ is in Buenos Aires Province, LU4TC is in
>> Jujuy
>> Province, etc.  XA-XO is Santa Cruz Province, XP-XZ is Tierra del Fuego
>> Province, and /X is either one.  The old Argentine QSL cards often
>> included
>> a country map showing the letter designations of the provinces.
>>
>> 73, Dave K3ZJ
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 3:53 PM Steve Dyer via CQ-Contest <
>> cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:
>>
>> > N1MM was confused, but the /X is superfluous isn't it?
>> > 73,
>> > Steve
>> > W1SRD
>> >
>> > On 11/30/2020 9:46, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>> > > During CQWW CW, AZ1A/X operated from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (Zone
>> > > 13).  WriteLog did not have a problem with this callsign, but I
>> > > suspect some other software might have.  I have received one report so
>> > > far, but he did not identify the software in his E-mail.
>> > >
>> > > 73 - Jim AD1C
>> > >
>> >
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