[CQ-Contest] Japanese 2x2 calls?

[Prasad VU2PTT]

Ken,

JR6FC has been around for years - I first worked him in CQWW CW 2011. There
have been a few 2x2 JA calls around from the old days.


On Sat, 30 Oct 2021 at 4:00 AM, AB1J via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:

> A few weeks ago there was discussion here about the new VK contest calls.
> I sent a reply saying Japan also needed shorter contest calls.  Later I saw
> a posting from a Japanese op who said there were 2x2 JA calls in the
> pipeline.
>
> This morning I heard a Central American station work JR6FC on FT8.  I
> couldn't hear the JA station.  Since it's not common to have this kind of
> busted call on FT8, I thought maybe some of these calls may have been
> issued and there might be some in the contest.  All the more so since the
> prefix was JR2.  There always have been a few 2x2 JA prefix calls, but not
> further down the alphabet, like JR.
>
> This is just conjecture.  Does anyone know more about this?  In any case,
> be alert in case they are in use.  It could cause some confusion until we
> get used to them.
>
> 73,
> Ken, AB1J
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73,

Prasad VU2PTT.