All of his buddies have their own “ZF” callsigns!! 😊

73 Joel W5ZN / ZF2ZN

From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 5:07 PM
To: 'W5KI@SL' <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ADXA] Talk about old LOTW Match

That brought back memories from "back in the day." I checked my index cards (yes, rumor is true, until the last few years I transferred every DX contact I made to index cards by country with QSO number and QSO data). I worked EEQ on 20, 40, 80 CW and 75 phone. 

BTW, when ZF9CW showed up on FT8 the other day I almost had a heart attack. I went through a "significant emotional event." But, I figured it was not Stan but one of his buddies remote using his station. 

73,

K5UR

On Monday, January 5, 2026 at 04:46:03 PM CST, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

Congrats Steve.

My buddy Dave Patton, KW9A (x-NN1N) has the logs and is uploading them.

He sent me a photo the other day of the log page with my callsign (WB5IGF) written in (analog logging waaaay before computer logs!). I told him I actually remember that Q from 50 years ago, I have no clue why, but I do!

73 Joel W5ZN / ZF2ZN

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of W5KI@SL
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 4:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ADXA] Talk about old LOTW Match

Except for way back when we first activated our LOTW account years ago ... this match that came in TODAY, has to be the biggest surprise.  Never too late I guess.  Right at 50 years from the old callsign, before the two-letter call release.  Fun to see that.

Steve, W5KI

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