[Elecraft] Trevs New Call

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Trev, you better be happy with the call and don't listen to what others =
say!


After 25 years I dropped  W6QAS when the Extra class got access to the =
2X1
calls because I had my fill of weak DX missing the dits in the end and
QSL'ing to W6QAI or W6QAE. But the underlying reason was more about =
being
frustrated that I had missed out on the opportunity to get a 1X2 call =
(In
the 1970's we didn't have the flexibility in asking for vanity calls =
that we
do today). I hadn't asked for one before they were all gone because back =
in
the old days, one had to have years of experience holding another class =
of
license BEFORE they could upgrade to Extra.=20

So I became AC6Y and loved the rhythm without strings of dits.=20

One thing I have hated about Ham calls is that they don't need to match =
the
old FCC engineering district boundaries any longer so the numbers are
becoming meaningless. As a certified (or is it "certifiable"?) =
loud-mouth
curmudgeon I had spoken out on that subject many times, so when I moved =
to
Oregon I put my call where my loud mouth is and gave up AC6Y for =
whatever
the FCC computer spit out, and that's how I became AC7AC. Got a dit at =
the
end again, but, hey, it's too cute to pass up. Besides, it was free <G>. =


And mostly, I like it.=20

People tell me I should expect hum on my signal. You better be able to =
tell
everyone that you're "East, South-East" of what?

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
Well since I've had a bunch of guys telling me: "Trev your call sign is =
too
long for CW. You should get a better CW call"...I applied for the K6ESE =
call
on the 15th...Now, the question is who will I break the new callsign in =
with
when I get it ;-)

73's Trev KG6CYN (soon to be K6ESE I Hope!) http://www.qsl.net/kg6cyn
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