[Dx4win] VK5 DX Zones

[Ernie Walls]

As an  Aussie ham, I was taught VK3FM/6, for instance, was the way to go if I, as a VK3, was operating portable from WA, VK6. The cynic in me cannot help but comment that there were definable standards in those days…not so much now…sadly.

Ernie Walls VK3FM
Vk3fm at Wallsy.com.au
Mobile 0418 301 483

> On 15 Jun 2022, at 07:01, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 6:38 PM Rick Murphy K1MU wrote:
> 
>> So, a possibly stupid question, but I have to ask.
> 
> Not stupid.
> 
>> VK1XXX goes for a portable operation in Perth., What callsign do they use?
>> In other words, why does VK5 always mean CQ Zone 30? Does VK1XXX use VK5XXX
>> if they're in Southern Australia? (Sort of how UK hams change prefix from G
>> to GI to GJ to GU, etc.
>> Logbook of the World is pretty good about rejecting bad zone numbers, so
>> I'm surprised this one was missed.
> 
> That's a good question.  I looked through my database.  I didn't find
> any callsigns that signed simply "/P" from the "other" zone, for
> example, VK2XYZ/P in Perth (VK6).  The Australians are pretty good
> about signing /# (like VK2XYZ/6) unlike hams in Spain and Russia (and
> the USA for that matter) where there is no such requirement.
> 
> -- 
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us
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