[Elecraft] Vanity call question

[Stan Horzepa]

Getting this off my chest before the moderator kills this off-topic 
thread...

My call is not a vanity call although most people think it is. It is an 
FCC sequential call, which I received when I got my Novice license back 
in the late 1960s. WN1LOU transitioned to WA1LOU when I upgraded to 
Technician.

Whereas some folks get vanity calls to match their names, my random call 
became my name. More often than not, I am called "Lou" rather than 
"Stan." I've been called worse, so I am very comfortable with being 
called "Lou."

That's my story and I am sticking with it.

Stan/Lou, WA1LOU
Downtown Wolcott, CT

On 7/14/18 10:44 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
> On 7/13/2018 10:27 AM, ANDY DURBIN wrote:
>
>> 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.
> And some, like myself, use the system to reclaim an earlier call that
> had to be turned in when moving to a different call area "back when".
> Some use the system to get a call that was held by a deceased family
> member.  I know one young ham who reclaimed the call of his late
> *Great-Grandfather* !
>
> 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
> Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
>
> >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
> Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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