[Elecraft] Vanity call question

[G4GNX]

One of the most amusing 'vanity' calls I heard of was issued to a friend of 
mine.

Back in the days of UK class A and class B licenses, my friend was firstly 
issued with the class B call G8KGB. When he passed his Morse test and was 
eligible for a class A call, he actually wanted his own initials (ELC) but 
the callsign had been issued, so he decided to 'defect' and chose the call 
G4FBI. :-)

73,

Alan. G4GNX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
> On Behalf Of ANDY DURBIN
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 10:28 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Vanity call question
>
> "I want to learn about vanity call signs, why would I want one? What do
they
> represent?"
>
>
> A vanity call is one that is self selected rather than being the next in
order
> assigned by FCC. The main reason for getting one is ....vanity. Many
select a
> vanity call that represents their name or initials. Some because the call
comes
> close to spelling a word that has significance for them. Some because it
> represents an area of interest.
>
>
> In my case I was assigned G3WYC by UK GPO back in 1967. I chose the vanity
call
> K3WYC when I became licensed in USA.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Andy k3wyc