[Elecraft] Vanity call

[Michael Chowning]

After waiting the specified wait period and then some for my license and callsign, I called the FCC Gettysburg office.  I explained the reason for my phone call, gave her my name and that I was a priest (unnecessary information but what the heck).  She repeated my name and said, “Oh, I have your papers right here next on my desk.  Let me see what is the next callsign.  Then she asked “you said you’re a priest right?”, to which I affirmed that I am indeed.  “Oh, this one will not do then,” she said, “let me look for another.”  She then gave me the callsign “N8TTR”.  I can only imagine what that callsign was that she refused to assign to me!
   Mike, N8TTR

> On Jul 14, 2018, at 9:24 AM, Gary Smith <Gary at ka1j.com> wrote:
> 
> In 1980 I upgraded from advanced to Extra. 
> The short story is I took the 2X1 call and 
> received KA1J. Naturally I got a new 
> license to reflect that and when I parked 
> the car at the house, my YL came out and 
> looked at my call & immediately said 
> "That's the perfect license for you". 
> 
> I had no idea what she meant, the plate 
> said KA1J, so I asked her to explain.
> 
> She said, "That's right where you belong, 
> in a cage".
> 
> There are some things you just can't 
> forget...
> 
> 73,
> 
> Gary
> KA1J
> 
>> There are several "interesting" phonetics that have been suggested but
>> I don't feel are suitable for on-air use.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 73, Wayne K2DT
> 
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