I'm pretty sure that VC44X is a valid call. In Canada, our callsigns are
structured such that the first 2 characters have to be letters, followed by
a digit and then followed by up to 4 characters, which can be letters or
digits. This makes VC4 the prefix and 4X the suffix.
73 -- Paul VO1HE
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of David
> Kozinn, K2DBK
> Sent: March 27, 2007 16:30
> To: CQ-Contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] VC44X in WPX
>
> A friend of mine (who isn't on this list) worked a station
> during the WPX that he's pretty sure was giving his callsign
> as VC44X. He commented to me that he listened for quite a
> long time and is quite sure that the station was indeed
> signing as VC44X. (There were also several spots for that
> same call, but if my friend says he heard VC44X, I believe
> that he did, in fact, hear VC44X. I don't know about the
> cluster accuracy.)
>
> While I know that Canadian ops can use a VC prefix, I didn't
> think they could have more than a single digit in their
> callsign. I can't find any info about this call on qrz.com or
> any number of other sources.
>
> Does anyone know anything about this particular station, and
> whether that's even a legitimate callsign?
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73,
> David, K2DBK
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