[SCCC] N6MI on vanity call signs

[Alan Zack]

Ray,

I completely agree with you. When I was in the Philippines Filipinos would
take the American Extra Class exam given by fellow Filipino ham VE friends.
Then would use a Filipino friends PO Box in Guam or Saipan and obtain an
Extra Class U.S. callsign. Most of these people will never step foot on
American soil. Why do they do it? Just because they want an American
callsign. I have been asked to sign off as being part of giving the exams
when I never witnessed anyone actually taking an exam. It is just a paper
mill and an insult to the VE system. Just look up calls assigned to Guam and
Saipan and see how many different people (and calls) use the same PO Box or
mailing center address such as a UPS type mail center PO boxes. I believe
you should at the minimum be a Green Card holder to hold a U.S. license but
anyone, anywhere, can get one, all they need is a U.S. mailing address.

Alan K7ACZ (ex K6ACZ)



-----Original Message-----
From: SCCC [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ray Benny
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2016 11:25 AM
To: J. Scott Bovitz
Cc: sccc at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [SCCC] N6MI on vanity call signs


What I don't like is that there are many, many non US citizens that hold
extra class 1x2s and 2X1 callsigns and have never used them. When I applied
for a Club callsign years ago, I did not choose either but instead a 2X2
just so they would be available for others. Now even 2x2s are scarce.

I don't know the current rules on issuing of 1x2s and 2x1s callsigns to non
US citizens, but there should be some kind of proof that it is needed before
it is renewed.

A thought from an old fart, a local friend went from general to extra class
in 6 months, great for him, but never had to take any code test. Now he has
access to the restricted CW portions of the bands but doesn't know CW. So
much for the original purpose of incentive licensing...

My 2 cents.

Ray,
N6VR

----- Original Message -----
From: J. Scott Bovitz <bovitz at bovitz.com>
To: sccc at contesting.com
Sent: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:32:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [SCCC] N6MI on vanity call signs

Dear SCCC:
 
The whole vanity call sign issue is "a tempest in a teapot."
 
You can fight over my call sign when I'm dead. (I just hope that day does
not come too soon.)
 
73,
 
J. Scott Bovitz
N6MI
 
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