[UK-CONTEST] UK Contest Calls and QRZ.com

[Bob Edgar]

Hi Andy,

I've set up M9T on qrz.com, so the short calls do work.

Bob
G0KYS

On 26 Mar 2006 at 23:38, Andy Cook, G4PIQ wrote:

I hadn't twigged that M6T wasn't listed. Went to try and add it and it
doesn't seem to think it's a valid callsign so looks like you have to get
special 'permission' to edit these short calls. 

Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Nigel G3TXF
Sent: 26 March 2006 20:08
To: UK Contest Reflector
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] UK Contest Calls and QRZ.com


Hullo UK Contesters,

Many thanks to Fred G4BWP for helping me trace GI3Z.

In his latest "HF" column in RadCom Don G3XTT urges GB special event call
holders (and indeed everyone else) to make sure they are listed on QRZ.com.
Being listed on QRZ.com helps everyone, particularly those who are after a
QSL. 

The same plea could equally apply to UK (short) Contest Call holders.

Cross-checking with the results listings of five recent major contests shows
that the following UK Contest Calls are not currently listed on QRZ.com:

WW SSB 04  : GM3W M4U  M6T
WW CW 04   : M3C
WPX SSB 05 : GM8M GW9T M4U
WPX CW 05  : G5W  M3C
IOTA 05    : G0D  G2R  G5W  GM4A GM5C M4U  M4W

As an illustration of how much QRZ.com is used by contesters, Roger G3SXW
has reported that there were some 2,500 "look-up" requests on TZ5A during
the 48-hours of CQWW CW last November.

Being listed on QRZ.com also often provides useful and interesting info on
the station you have worked.

Where regional variations of UK Contest Calls are used, they should also be
listed (e.g if you are G3Z, and you're off for a contest to GI, then please
put in a separate QRZ.com entry for GI3Z too!)

73 - Nigel G3TXF





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