Dave - as someone who operated with a looong callsign for many years (WB2EKK), just use phonetics for your suffix and not your prefix. That won't change anything when someone has an SO2R auto CQ goin
Ideas 1. for quick break in, I send Hotel Sugar Zero. This alerts the op unaccustomed to hearing from Zone 26 where I am and that maybe I am a needed multiplier. This is only useful for a prefix like
For that in Germany you would receive a yellow card from the authorities, only ICAO/ITU/NATO spelling alphabet is allowed. 73 Peter Now, I can hear you guys....... 73, Honolulu Santiago ZERO Zanzibar
John: As another member of the recycled novice call club with Dave, one really has to get the unusual prefix out there, otherwise it gets missed, especially on phone. All six characters, all the time
Once in the Florida QSO Party I used Volusia Escambia 7 Flagler Osceola. Surely they would recognize their own County names! Got a lot of puzzled silences followed by laughter. 73, Jim VE7FO On 2014-
Great comments Charles and Jim.... Thanks from Washington November Four Atlantic Frederick Portugal -- Dave Edmonds PK Ministry Webs 864.288.6678 dave@pkministrywebs.com www.pkministrywebs.com "Webs
I was once called by Knickerbocker Djibouti 5 Mnemonic Ypsilanti Xylophone. Copied it perfectly the first time! ;-) _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@