It seems like most of the comments are on letters to avoid not to include. In
that vein, I reemphasize that you do not want a single character at the end of
your call. When I first started out as W1DYE, I hate to tell you how many QSOs
went to the credit of W1DY. I assume that the same problem exists with "T".
On the positive side, I have always felt that your call should end with a
dash, which seems to get thru better, ergo my selection of "K2SX."
I used to think "SX" would be a "sexy" suffix and, at first, it did attract
some attention. Now that people are familiar with the suffix, it draws no
attention. Sorta like its namesake, I guess, its attraction wears down as you
get familiar with it.
A word of caution, try to avoid having a suffix that is well known. It might
sound cool to have "AR" as a suffix so you can be like John but you will soon
find out that John is getting some of your QSOs and he doesn't even take credit
for those contacts. I know K3SX has a much higher score in a contest than he
thinks he does because people give him credit for a contact with me. It used
to be even worse when I was K2SX/1 and had to contend with Whizzer when he was
KD2SX/1. Try and convince someone that they hadn't worked me before with that
combination. Also, I get called K2SX a lot so Tony also gets some bonus Qs.
But, the best way to get your call through is to be loud and accurate. Invest
in that stacked array and you will be amazed at how much better your call gets
thru.
73,
Dennis, K2SX
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