The rule is the following:
"A station operating from a DXCC country different from that indicated by
its callsign is required to sign portable. The portable prefix must be an
authorized prefix of the country/call area of operation. In cases of
portable operation, the portable designator will then become the prefix.
Example N8BJQ operating from Wake Island would sign N8BJQ/KH9 or N8BJQ/NH9.
KH6XXX operating from Ohio must use an authorized prefix for the US 8th
district (W8, K8, etc.)"
At present, W4 is not a separate country from W6. You cannot add a prefix to
your own country. KL2A is a separate country from W0. So KL2A cannot be
KL2A/KL0A, but if he is in W0 land, he could sign any valid W0 prefix ( /WZ0
would be allowable.)
Even if W4XYZ is in New York, the FCC does not require W4XYZ to sign
portable, so he need not add a /2 to his callsign to be a valid QSO.
W4XYZ/2 slows the rate!
73, Al
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