[CQ-Contest] Unique WPX callsigns worth it ?

[Jeff Blaine]

This is a great point.  It's relative.  But the world is not swimming in 
VE9 prefix so you already have a pretty nice call as it sits now.  If 
you had a K6 or W3, then I would guess the impact would be more significant.

73/jeff/ac0c
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On 3/10/2024 3:35 PM, Mike Ritz wrote:
> As WPX tends to be a run-fest, I’ve found that using unique prefixes can provide one somewhat longer runs, especially for smaller stations. We deliberately tried to get a good “WPX” callsign for our small contest club (WM7A). My W7 callsign is just another common callsign.
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> 73;
> Mike
> W7VO
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>> On Mar 10, 2024, at 1:00 PM, Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
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>> On 3/10/2024 11:13 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
>>> What are people thoughts on using a totally unique prefix in the 2 x CQWPX
>>> contests?
>> It makes things more interesting during the final hours. I use our small  club's call, KU6W.
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>> 73, Jim K9YC
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