[UK-CONTEST] SHORT CONTEST CALLS

[Marc G0AZS]

Hi Colin

On second thoughts...

How about the Swedish system where you can have a contest/special call (for
a fee) for yourself (not a club) as long as you want it as an additional
call?

That way I can keep my SM7ZAU call there (took long enough to get it!) and
have another short one too.

I would definitely go for that system in the UK.

73 Marc G0AZS

On 30/11/2007, Marc G0AZS <marc.g0azs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Quite possibly Colin...
>
> I moved my US Extra call from AB1AF to K1UG in the vanity programme there
> and it made operating/contesting easier...(although to be fair I only held
> AB1AF for a matter of a few weeks before it was changed).
>
> I might well do the same here but I suppose having had G0AZS for 22 years
> might make me think harder...
>
> ...and I wouldn't want it reissued like they can do with your old call in
> the US (after a holding period).
>
> 73 Marc G0AZS
>
> On 30/11/2007, Colin <colin at g3psm.net> wrote:
> >
> > Clive,
> >
> > The subject of vanity or 'personalised calls' is being actively pursued
> > but it is an uphill struggle with the arguments from Ofcom now being
> > based on available resources.   For some reason they have visions of
> > 50,000 full licensees all wanting to change their call!
> >
> > Let me carry out a straw poll of members of this reflector and Tim might
> > be able to advise me of the number of subscibers -
> >
> > How many of you would want a personalised callsign i.e. GNLL, MNLL, 2LNL
> > (N=number, L=letter) if it meant surrendering your old callsign?
> >
> > Clive, I also agree with your final sentence.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Colin, G3PSM
> >
> > .Clive Whelan wrote:
> > >
> > > I think however that this, and Don's point, although perfectly valid,
> > > tend to overlook a wider issue, which is that the licensing system
> > > itself is in need of some review. That is to say that SCCs and vanity
> > > calls should be revisited to address the aspirations not only of the
> > > contest community, but also the wider constituency of which we are all
> > > part. Perhaps one day  we might achieve a true incentive licensing
> > > system. Since however such systems run contrary to contemporary
> > notions
> > > of political correctness, I am not holding my breath.
> > >
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Clive
> > > GW3NJW
> > >
> > > Dave Lawley wrote:
> > >
> > >> I got the renewal notice for M6Q a few weeks ago and was dismayed to
> > see
> > >> the spelling 'license'.
> > >>
> > >> Dave G4BUO
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Don Beattie wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> I've just received the renewal of G5W for the Contest Club, and note
> > that one condition of the SCC is that:
> > >>>
> > >>> "A separate log must be kept in respect of this callsign"
> > >>>
> > >>> In my normal station call licence, it says that I shall keep a log
> > at the request of Ofcom. Now of course anyone using a SCC will want to keep
> > a log, I assume, (and I think should do for a non-contest station too !) but
> > the legal basis for the licence appears to be inconsistent with the standard
> > licence. I wonder if this is a hang-over from the old wording, or an
> > intentional difference ?
> > >>>
> > >>> Don, G3BJ
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