[CQ-Contest] Call Sign Weight

[Jim Brown]

On 4/21/2021 6:22 AM, Joe wrote:
> here are many online weight calculators for Callsigns.
> 
> As far as I know, they all only tell you more or less how long it will 
> take to send a callsign.

There are also issues like copy-ability on both CW and SSB, as well as 
having a suffix in common or similar to with others of a similar prefix. 
For my call, those include K9CC and AB9YC.

Choice of phonetics also matter. In general, phonetics that include a 
"hard" consonant work better than those without. While my recorded 
messages are Yankee Charlie, both are often mis-copied, and I find that 
I must substitute Yokohama or Canada. When I stray from something on one 
of the various standard lists, I find that well-known place names with a 
hard consonant work best (the K in Yokohama and C in Canada). For our 
club's call, KU6W, United works better than Uniform, thanks to the hard 
T in united.

And, of course, a prefix that's unique among active contesters is a big 
plus in WPX.

73, Jim K9YC