[Dx-qsl] Use of old call sign

[Alan Zack]

Some people (not necessarily in this situation) use their OLD call sign 
to work DX when the DX is calling by the numbers to insure a contact. 
For example, I am a 7 but if I previously held a 4 call I could answer 
the DX with my old 4 call when he is asking for 4's thinking he might 
fade away by the time he makes it to the 7's.  Since you can get DXCC 
credit for any US call you held in any part of the country he could 
submit the QSL for DXCC credit and unless the DXCC checkers researched 
the FCC database to see if the call was in effect at the time of the QSO 
it could be counted.  Just another form of cheating such as when someone 
is outside of their call area and answers the DX with a portable call. 
(ex: K4QSY is in AZ.  When the DX asks for 4's he answers but doesn't 
get thru.  He gets a second chance when the DX asks for 7's by answering 
as K4QSY/7).  Another reason the FCC should not have done away with the 
rule making call signs reverent to the ham's QTH.  You move to a new 
call sign area you change your call to match.  You can request a vanity 
call, just have it match the new QTH.
_______________________________________________________
Alan Zack
Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ron" <ac7dx at yahoo.com>
To: "Peter Dougherty" <w2irt at comcast.net>; "DX" <DX-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Use of old call sign


I have no idea why he would.
FCC data base shows new call effective April 3 and he
is using new call first of March :-)
--- Peter Dougherty <w2irt at comcast.net> wrote:

> At 09:18 PM 5/2/2008, ron wrote:
> >Is it okay for someone to use there OLD call sign
> after receiving a
> >new call from the FCC?
>
> Absolutely not. Your new call is your only legal
> callsign as of the
> date it appears as a grant in the FCC database
> (though you could
> probably get away with still using the old one until
> the actual new
> license document arrives in the mail).
>
> If you requested a new vanity call, why would you
> want to use your old call?
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter,
> W2IRT
>
>