My suggestion is to adopt the WAE rules.
"For European stations every non-European DXCC entity counts as a multiplier.
Exception: In the following countries up to ten numerical call areas
count as multipliers:
W, VE, VK, ZL, ZS, JA, PY and RA8/RA9 and RAØ -- without respect to
their geographical location."
As for me, my callsign is N8HM, not N8HM/3. You can work me in a BARTG
contest as N8HM and get credit for the 8-land multiplier. I do not
submit a log as I am knowingly violating the rules of the contstes.
Maybe I'll submit checklogs this year.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 10:20 AM, pcooper <pcooper@guernsey.net> wrote:
> Hi all, and HNY,
>
> Well, has this opened a can of worms, or what??
>
> I don't want this to be taken the wrong way, BUT, Bob K0RC wrote (and echoed
> the thoughts of many others too!)
>>>So basically what you're saying is if I want to keep my call sign, the
>>>FCC has locked me out of moving to another district?
>
> Why not is my answer. Let's think about this another way, if you will indulge
> me.
> Now let me explain..............
>
> As GU, I am often hunted down in contests for that extra mult, and I am more
> than happy to play along, and I enjoy the fun I get from this.
> BUT..... What would you W's think if I was allowed to go to the UK mainland
> and operate as GU0SUP?
> I can't do this, but what would you all think if I could?
> Would you be happy to chase GU0SUP then, only to find out later on that I am
> just a plain old G?
>
> All that BARTG is asking (and a few other contests also ask this!) is that
> you sign accordingly.
> So, if you are a W6 operating in Florida, then why shouldn't you sign W6XXX/4
> ??
>
> You'd expect me to do this if I was allowed to operate in England as GU0SUP
> (maybe as GU0SUP/G) wouldn't you?
>
> OK, so it adds another letter to your call, but so what, I am having to send
> 6 characters for my call.
>
> I know that this also causes you a little grief with LoTW, but many folk
> currently do this, so why not? It isn't THAT difficult.
>
> This is just a different way of thinking about these things!
>
> 73 all
>
> Phil GU0SUP
>
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