On 4/21/2021 6:22 AM, Joe wrote:
here are many online weight calculators for Callsigns.
As far as I know, they all only tell you more or less how long it will
take to send a callsign.
There are also issues like copy-ability on both CW and SSB, as well as
having a suffix in common or similar to with others of a similar prefix.
For my call, those include K9CC and AB9YC.
Choice of phonetics also matter. In general, phonetics that include a
"hard" consonant work better than those without. While my recorded
messages are Yankee Charlie, both are often mis-copied, and I find that
I must substitute Yokohama or Canada. When I stray from something on one
of the various standard lists, I find that well-known place names with a
hard consonant work best (the K in Yokohama and C in Canada). For our
club's call, KU6W, United works better than Uniform, thanks to the hard
T in united.
And, of course, a prefix that's unique among active contesters is a big
plus in WPX.
73, Jim K9YC
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