Re: [CQ-Contest] Re: CQ-Contest Digest, Vol 11, Issue 73 - ambiguous US calls

[VR2BrettGraham <vr2bg@harts.org.hk>]

In addition to KV4FZ, KG6DX is back after some time in JA7 - he's very QRV 
on 6 &
it sounded like Joel made a fairly serious single band 10m effort in this 
year's CQ
WW SSB.  Don't recall any other pre-'78 calls like those still in use.

The current JA holiday crowd that goes to KH2/KH0 increasingly show up with
mainland US calls (it seems the first wave who got KH2/KH0 calls aren't 
getting on
anywhere near as often anymore).  Real Puerto Ricans can't get short calls 
& there's
a part of Florida that is in Guam, apparently.  Other than 'FZ, 'DX, a few 
KG4s & a
group of KC4s, the remaining ambiguous US calls are the deliberate choice 
of the
operator.  Doing so is not cute, doesn't give you any advantage & can only 
irritate
those on this side if you are in mainland US.

I worked W1MK on 80 last night, so I'll keep an ear out for NP3D/W2 
(certain to be
the most listened to W2 this weekend - ah, a KP4... oh darn, he's /W2 - 
still no
advantages & only disadvantages, IMHO).

73, VR2BrettGraham

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