[Elecraft] Subject: Re: [OT] Mobile/Portable/ gray zone

[Fred Jensen]

In the US, the indicator "/MM", while not compliant with the rules [UK
owns all the M's, including the MM's] is taken to mean Maritime Mobile
also.  It is also taken to me afloat in International waters.

Our rules are pretty much out of date.  Except for a US ham operating 
reciprocally in Canada, the convention is to precede your call sign with 
the primary prefix of the country you're in separated from the call with 
a slash.  Well ... except in the UK, where the primary prefix is G with 
several other letters such as GW for Wales, but the CEPT rules say 
prefix with M.

I wonder how Pete got the Lao/Thai characters into an email?

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016
- www.cqp.org

On 9/10/2016 4:08 PM, John wrote:
> Interesting, Pete... These days the '/MM' suffix is designated as
> 'Maritime Mobile', certainly in the UK...
>
> I wonder whether the same confusion occurred in the US that we could
> expect if we signed as that over here?
>
> John (XLX)
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Pete Barth
> Sent: 10 September 2016 20:43 To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Subject:
> [Elecraft] Subject: Re: [OT] Mobile/Portable/ gray zone
>
> In my younger days when operating CW with paddle on handlebar, from
> my BMW cycle with IC706 and screwdriver ant,/ and cruse control I
> signed W6LAW/MM. (I wanted to put my K2 under the windshield but
> never did it.) -- Pete / พีท / W6LAW