[UK-CONTEST] Long calls.

[Colin Wilson]

I think anyone visiting Scotland should be proud to use GM in their prefix! 
Many a time I have crossed the border in QSO and been a G one over and a GM 
or GW the next!

73

Colin CT7ACG/G3VCQ

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom GM4FDM
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 12:10 PM
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Long calls.

Mine says GM4FDM


if I were you, I'd send it backand get them to re-issue it.    Just
recently I heard a mobile station on 20m  he was calling as M0***/M
in Stirling Scotland.   Either he doesnt know the rules or was just
being crass.

As a RSGB Sub Buro Manager for the GM4 calls, it never fails to amaze me
how many G4s come to Scotland for a Contest, a holiday,
a weekend trip or whatever, but never think to send an envelope for buro
cards.   I have to chase Gs around the country
to get them to uplift their cards.   This includes G4s with club calls
which sometimes are more difficult to trace.  I have
had letters and emails returned saying simply - "sorry I am no longer
the secretary" without any thought of
passing the message along.   No wonder we QSL managers get tetchy.!


Tom
GM4FDM


anyway whats wrong with     G/GM4FDM    OR GW/GM4FDM    F/GM4FDM
EA8/GM4FDM???



On 08/03/2011 11:36, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
> interesting question - I believe that even if you've always lived in 
> Scotland and applied for you license using an address in Scotland, your 
> licence document would say G4WZG - but I'm open to being enlightened from 
> someone who falls into that category.
>
> 73 de M0XDF
>
> On 8 Mar 2011, at 11:19, Andy Cunningham wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Bernie McIntosh 
>> (GM4WZG)<gm4wzg at kars.org.uk
>>> wrote:
>>> Fortunately, although now resident in GM, my licence states "G4WZG"
>>> otherwise I presume I would have to sign EA1/GM4WZG/P ? Or do all 
>>> secondary
>>> modifiers get dropped when working abroad ? Perhaps some knowledgable
>>> person
>>> might want to confirm this. Its always fun asking for knowledgable folk 
>>> to
>>> answer on this reflector :-). Cue different points of view..... At least
>>> there can only be two points of view in this case. Or does someone want 
>>> to
>>> debate that point....
>>>
>>>
>> Using anything other than the callsign printed on your licence (which I
>> assume is G4WZG, even though the address is in Scotland) is going to 
>> cause
>> confusion if you have to produce the licence for the local authorities, 
>> so I
>> would say to use what it says on your licence document.
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