[Dx-qsl] Re: Obsolete data in Radio Amateur Callbook

[Berkin AYDOGMUS, TA3J]

Dear John BECKER, K9MM

There are lots of mistakes at RAC (Flying Horse - The
Radio Amateur Callbook) about the information of TA
callsigns.

I mentioned it many times.  I could not get a proper
answer and nobody did the changes.

For this reason I do not use RAC. I think that it is
not right for the TAs to use RAC.

Best regards from TAnatolia.

73,

Berkin AYDOGMUS, TA3J

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--- John Becker <johnb3030 at comcast.net> wrote:

When sending out DX QSLs, I always look for the
address on QRZ.com, on Buckmaster, and in the Winter
2005 Radio Amateur Callbook.
 
In the great majority of cases, I use the address
from QRZ.com. 

Occasionally, I will have a station that isn't
listed on QRZ.com and I use one of the others.
 
While the 3 addresses frequently are identical, if
there is a major discrepancy it seems to be the
listing from the 2005 RAC CD most of the time.
 
I've long suspected that the RAC listings are likely
to be out of date (rather than more up to date), but
never saw conclusive evidence of that until today. I
was looking up UA1FA, the manager for 4L/UA1AMM. 

QRZ.com and Buckmaster both have the city as St.
Petersburg.

RAC still lists it as Leningrad! How many years ago
was that name changed?
 
73,

John, K9MM


Winners never quit, Quitters never win
TA3J-Berkin AYDOGMUS (OM)
P.O. Box 987 35214 Izmir-TURKEY
e-mail: ta3j at yahoo.com
http://www.qsl.net/ta3j



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