[ARC5] Call Letters

[Glen Zook]

My call is my original call issued as KN9STH in May 1959 and became K9STH in October of that year.  I don't have any problems with it when working DX using CW and it is VERY easy to send on a keyer or bug.
 
Glen, K9STH


Website:  http://k9sth.com


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 From: Ronnie Hull <w5sum at comcast.net>
To: "kgordon2006 at frontier.com" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> 
Cc: "Arc5 at mailman.qth.net" <Arc5 at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Call Letters
 

I live my 1X3 call! It belonged to my Elmer Robert Ehrhardt. My original call was WN5AIA / WB5AIA which was fine for rag chew qso's but hell for dx'ing!

Ronnie

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On Jul 12, 2013, at 2:03 PM, "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:

> On 12 Jul 2013 at 12:41, Geoff wrote:
> 
>>> I've had this one for 57 years, so far. It was a re-issue from a
>>> 1930s call. I like it. Empty Kegs o'Beer. I think I'll keep it.
>>> 
>>> Ken W7EKB
>> 
>> Long calls are fine on AM, on CW its a hindrance.
> 
> Actually, if you compare the length on CW of your call vs mine, you will find 
> there is no significant difference. Calculate it out in bauds and you will see. 
> One more "dah" in my call than yours. Three more "dit" lengths worth of 
> "dahs" in yours than in mine (24 vs 21). The number "1" in your call causes 
> the biggest problem. 
> 
> Besides, I don't use AM. Never liked it.
> 
>> For contesting and
>> DXing short is mo betta
> 
> Well, since "everybody" has a 2X1 or a 1X2 these days, most DX stations I 
> contact lately always miss the "E" in my call at first...which isn't surprising 
> given the way most people think now.