[Elecraft] OT: US call areas

[Darwin, Keith]

When I moved from CA to NM (6 to 5), I changed calls but I also upgraded
so it was easy.  When I moved from NM to VT (5 to 1) I kept my call
(AA5AC) but I got tired of tacking /1 on the end or having folks
surprised that the 5 they were working was not in 5-land.  I got a
vanity call with a 1 in it.  About a year ago, I got a different vanity
call, again with a 1.

I guess I'm old-fashioned and wish the numbers still indicated where you
are rather than where you were.  At the same time, I understand folks
wanting to keep their call.  When I was looking at vanity calls, I was
interested in a call out of my district K3ITH but it was taken.  The
other one I considered, KE1TH would have been great, but it too was
taken.

- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 wave 3 -