[Elecraft] Question re: callsign prefixes

Mon Dec 1 18:00:19 2003

Ken
Here's how I often unscramble these burst transmissions :-)
Make a note of the time and frequency of the station.  Then
go to the DX Summit web sight where spots are posted.  With this,
I can usually identify the station to my satisfaction.
I actually picked up a new country this way, after the fact.  I
had misread an S in the call prefix as an I, and couldn't figure
out where the guy was from.  Once I looked him up this way, I
was in clover.
The DX Summit URL is
http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs/
Good luck and 73,
Bob N6WG

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Ken Alexander
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 2:11 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Elecraft] Question re: callsign prefixes

This probably isn't the ideal place to be asking this, but since a number of
you were also in CQWW this past weekend, maybe you'll indulge me this once
as I stray off topic.  This is actually kind of embarassing...not good
practice.

At 2128 UTC on Sunday I heard a guy calling CQ all alone on 14038.2.  He was
blazing along at about 35 wpm, way past my capability to keep up in a
regular QSO, and nobody was coming back to him.  For laughs, I cranked up
the keyer speed on my KX1 and blasted my call at him.  He immediately called
back (nailing my call the first time) and gave me 599 - 35....zone 35, west
Africa!  I replied with 599 - 04 and he thanked me!

I spent the next 20 minutes listening to him on the KX1 and my AOR AR-7030+
and I still can't figure out his callsign!  To me it sounded like DV4TD, but
the only part I'm 100% sure of is "4TD".  I'm not sure about the DV part.
I'm struggling to find a good reference for callsign prefixes.  Any help
would be appreciated.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled program material...

Thanks and 73

Ken Alexander - VE3HLS
Newmarket ON

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