[Elecraft] OT: "/XX" observations

[tnnyswy at yahoo.com]

>>>  I'd spend a lot of time explaining that WA is not a California county, but a
state. <<< 


When did they send back all those Californian who had  moved into Washington (STATE) County???      :-D 
Miracles do happens!  ;-)



((((73)))) Milverton.



  



>________________________________
> From: Dick Dievendorff <dieven at comcast.net>
>To: 'Ken G Kopp' <kengkopp at gmail.com> 
>Cc: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
>Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 12:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: "/XX" observations
> 
>
>Ken, you do what I do:  Sign /7 when it's advantageous to do so.
>
>I'm a K6 living permanently (since 1997) in Washington State.  I'm not
>portable, I live here all the time.
>
>I rarely sign /7. To do so would take more time and is harder to get across
>in marginal conditions than my normal call. I would expect a higher error
>rate with a more involved call.
>
>I do use K6KR/7 in the California QSO party, because if I called CQ as K6KR,
>I'd spend a lot of time explaining that WA is not a California county, but a
>state.  
>
>Similarly I sign /7 in the 7QP and Salmon Run contests, where I'm in the
>target area. I'm not sure what I'm going to do in the IOTA contest, where I
>will operate from the Washington State North group.
>
>If I borrow a friend's station in California for a contest, I'm not going to
>use K6KR/6 or K6KR/7/6. I'll use K6KR (or a station or club call he
>prefers). Because the FCC rules permit me to do so and because it's the
>easiest and quickest for me and my colleagues in the contest.
>
>The FCC doesn't require that I sign /7, nor do most contest rules.  The FCC
>permits "self assigned designators" and no longer require "portable"
>designators.  If I visit Hawaii or Alaska, I'll be /KH6 or /KL7.
>
>I lived in England where my G3 prefix was based on chronology rather than
>geography, so I'm not that used to having a number imply geography.  It can
>sometimes help, but not always.
>
>73 de Dick, K6KR
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ken G Kopp
>Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 9:31 AM
>To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net; KX3 at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Elecraft] OT: "/XX" observations
>
>My situation is perhaps a bit "unique".  As a contester I view calls in the
>7th call area as a bit more "in demand" than some others.  Being in Montana
>(MT) adds a bit more to the "scarce"
>mix.  The same seems to be true in DX'ing.
>
>Since I have a "zero" call. I always sign "/7" in contests, but never in
>day-to-day operation.  The thinking is probably "oh, there's a "zero" ...
>there are plenty of them and I'll get him later", but a "seven" is a "better
>get him now, while I can".
>
>Factor into this that in a CW contest one would never send "Montana" as a
>section identifier, but instead sends "_ _  __"
>(MT) which is often heard as "MO" (long dash as CW shorthand for "O"),
>placing me in an incorrect section (MO) in the other guy's log.
>
>But this can be an "advantage" when the DX is calling by call areas.... "de
>/7K0PP" or "de K0PP/7".  (:-))
>
>Yes, it's the price I pay for not having a "seven" call for the last 35
>years, BUT with my last name would -you- change my call? (:-)  BTW, there
>are 50+ "Kopp" hams out there.
>
>73!
>
>Ken Kopp - K0PP
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