[Elecraft] Question re: callsign prefixes

Tue Dec 2 12:12:00 2003

It was D44TD, Cape Verde.

73,
Doug
W6JD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Alexander" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 2:10 PM
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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