Why not? Prefix hunters like them, and it adds to the pileups.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_signs_in_Canada#:~:text=Canada%20was%20assigned%20CFA%E2%80%93CKZ,signs%20according%20to%20this%20table
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Tom - VE3CX
On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 3:00 PM James Cain <jamesdavidcain@gmail.com> wrote:
> Why would anybody operating from Canada use a call sign starting with X?
>
> cain K1TN
>
> Hi John.
> Try VE3ZF (VE2IDX).
>
>
> Sorry, our "special calls" policy in Canada allows the same call sign to be
> re-issued to a different party every year. It creates a lot of confusion
> IMO.
>
> 73, Yuri VE3DZ
>
> On 2022-07-18 10:22 p.m., John Laney wrote:
>
> In the CQ VHF Test last weekend, I worked XM3A in Grid EN95, one I have
> never worked before on 6M. The QRZ.com info on XM3A is from 2020 and
> another grid square. Maybe the current XM3A will read this and let me know
> his identity. Any info or clues appreciated. Thanks. 73, John, K4BAI.
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