A more appropriate question would be when will the FCC revise their
"archaic" bureaucratic polices that created this unmitigated mess in the
first place? What is the point in having 10 different calls areas if you
can get any call number you want, regardless of which geographic "call area"
you reside in? Actually, you don't even have to reside in any of the call
areas, just have a mailing address in one where you can receive FCC mailings
if they want to contact you. Of course, the question is rhetorical.
Without distinct call districts there would be no need for duplicative FCC
staff in all regions of the country drawing top salary and retirement
benefits from the public pay trough.
Remember the BARTG Sprint is their contest, not ours. If you don't like the
"slash" rule either don't enter the contest or get a call with a number that
reflects where you live!
73,
Gary AL9A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Alexander" <k.alexander@rogers.com>
To: <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: January 06, 2013 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] BARTG Sprint 2013
It's not archaic, it's logical.
Canada, Australia and the U.S. are large countries, so part of the
challenge of working all call districts means that you managed to hit all
corners of a country the size of Europe. As a non-U.S. ham looking for
multipliers I don't want to waste my time calling a W6 only to find he's
NOT from California. It's annoying (actually, it's annoying the rest of
the year too). You work a VK4 and you know he's in Queensland; you work a
JA8 and you know he's in Hokkaido; you work a VE1 and you know he's in
Nova Scotia. You work a W6 and he could be anywhere. In a contest that's
a waste of our time.
It baffles me why the FCC would let a ham move to a different call
district and keep their original call sign (I assume that's what is
happening. I hope that, for example, they aren't issuing W7 calls to new
hams who live in New York State). Regardless, it's a bed that someone
down there made and unfortunately a few times a year you have to sleep in
it.
I hope BARTG keeps the rules just the way they are.
73,
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
On 2013-01-06 9:29 PM, Ed wrote:
On 01/06/2013 04:36 AM, Roger Cooke wrote:
Hi.
Full rules can be found on the BARTG web site here:
When will BARTG revamp their archaic rules for US call areas.
Ed W3NR
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