[CQ-Contest] Japanese 2x2 calls?

[Fabian Kurz]

Hi Ken,

On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 03:52:52PM +0000, AB1J via CQ-Contest 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.

JR6 calls (from Okinawa) with 2 letter suffixes have been around for a
long time. Here's a beautiful summary of the Japanese Call Sign
system:

http://motobayashi.net/callsign/enigma/index.html

73
Fabian, DJ1YFK

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