[UK-CONTEST] Contest calls and 'regional locators'

[Clive Whelan]

Stewart

This is bending your thread somewhat for which apologies, but I do think 
the point is valid. A more pertinent question about regional identifiers 
might be why the GC prefix is not used for Cymru ( Wales) period, or at 
least that either/or is an option for licencees in the Principality ( I 
am old enough to remember when G or GW was an option in Monmouthshire) . 
The function is not ( presently) devolved of course otherwise I feel 
sure this would already be the case. I suspect that it is already  the 
case for our Scottish colleagues, but having no knowledge of their 
language I am not sure.  After all it's  a PITA having to extend our 
already unwieldy calls by another letter ( hey Colin, whatever happened 
to  short contest calls for individuals of which there was recently much 
ado?) compared to our English cousins, and so it might as well be 
linguistically appropriate.

Whoa, wait a minute C is a dot longer than W, let's forget the whole 
thing ;-)

Nah w.t.h. let's do it anyway!


Hwyl fawr

73


Clive
GW3NJW

Stewart Rolfe wrote:
> Advice/explanation please??
>
> If I went /p to Scotland and ran a contest under our new contest call of GW6W the NOV suggests the 'W' should be changed to 'S' being the secondary locator for GM clubs.
>
> But does this mean I can use GC6W ('C' for Welsh clubs..) in this weekend's WPX from home? As I understand it we can vary the club's main call between GW4TTA and GC4TTA at will, though this has been the subject of regular discussion amongst the clubs 'licencing regulation' obsessives.
>
> GW6W is licenced to the club's meeting place which has no shack so I guess it'll have to be GW6W/P when in use by members.
>
> I wouldn't want us to be using a call without permission now ;-)
>
> 73, 
>
> Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF (Sec. Dragon ARC)
>
> Afterthought.... So why aren't the club contest calls issued with the club secondary locators (X,S,C etc) in the first place seeing that they are all just NOVs on club calls..?
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