[Elecraft] New Call sign for Lew ex-K6LMP

[Tom Meier]

What in the world could this posting have to do with Elecraft equipment.
Please end the thread and keep the garbage out of here

Tom, K7ZZ

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Phil Hystad <phystad at mac.com> wrote:

> N6LEW is also very clear in CW.  I don't see any confusing letters such as
> in the case of the suffix: ESE (but, when done by a good fist it is clear
> of course).
>
>
> On Oct 9, 2012, at 5:38 PM, Lewis Phelps <lew at n6lew.us> wrote:
>
> > I wanted to let you all know that I have changed call signs.
> >
> > My new call sign is N6LEW, just approved by the FCC.
> >
> > If you're wondering why I switched from K6LMP, it's because I wanted
> K6LEW or N6LEW when I first got back into amateur radio about a decade ago.
> Neither was available, so I went with my initials. I found, over the years,
> that LMP isn't a particularly good call sign for voice communiciation
> because it's hard to distinguish between the letters M and N, and between P
> and T, so I kept getting requests for repeats of my call during VHF
> contests, especially when it really was a weak signal contact. ("Is that
> K6LNT?")
> >
> > N6LEW, on the other hand, doesn't contain any confusable letters.
> >
> > Plus, of course. it's my name.
> >
> > Every couple of years I have checked the FCC call sign database for
> availability. The former owner of N6LEW let his call sign drop several
> years ago, and after I learned that the FCC's two year waiting period had
> expired, I filed a request to re-issue it to me.
> >
> > My  new email address is Lew (at) N6LEW (dot) us
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Lew Phelps N6LEW
> > (ex K6LMP)
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