At 02:47 AM 2/25/2013, Kok Chen wrote:
On Feb 24, 2013, at 9:43 PM, Robert Chudek - K0RC wrote:
> But you guys got me thinking... I'm considering honoring my
gr-gr-Polish-grandfather by using his name next time...
I got my current vanity call sign in May 2002. During the next
NAQP, I used "WILKE" as my name, to honor Wilke Cruse, the only
previous owner of the call sign.
N0AX told me that Wilke used "Bill" on the air, but I thought
"Wilke" was more fitting. He was a Sparks on the
Seattle-Yokohama-Shanghai steamships before the war.
Anyway, it must have gotten into some friends.ini database. On the
next couple of contests, I received stuff like TU WILKE :-).
One year, I'd used CHENEY. (Contests are supposed to be fun, right?)
73
Chen, W7AY
I worked W1AW in a contest a few years ago and was given "Hiram". Spooky!
Jerry W4UK
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