Although obviously this debate is centred around domestic USA contests, there
are still a number of countries where signing /m and /p is very much obligatory.
And Jim, if you think you have a problem with authority, try living in a
country where you rigs have to be type-approved and each and every one
registered on your licence, s/n included!
73 de Duncan EA5ON (mostly /m)
-----Original Message-----
From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of James Cain
Sent: sábado, 02 de mayo de 2009 12:38
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Cc: k0hb@arrl.org
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Callsign "appendages" in QSO party logs
K0HB said: "'Way-back-when' FCC required such appendages. Old habits die
hard. Humor us. A lot of us are enjoying our last couple of sunspot
cycles. We'll be out of your way soon."
Hans, nicely put. I agree with you. I will be signing K1TN/2 this weekend to
indicate right away that I'm not in Newe Englande anymore, Dorothy.
When I was a 14-year-old back in the last millennium my parents and I moved
to a new house about four city blocks from my FCC "station location." For
what seemed like forever I had to sign WA9AUM/9. I thought that was
ridiculous. I've had a problem with Authority ever since. I've been moving
around ever since, too, trying to stay one step ahead of the Thought Police.
George Orwell, K1TN/2
Atlantic City
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