[GCARC] WA2FZB now K3TS

[Herb Dyer]

I only did it to stop hearing "your callsign sux"

On Fri, May 29, 2020, 11:22 AM Vinnie Sallustio <yankees_1996 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Great move! I love 1x2 calls. I hate 2x3 calls. They totally suck and are
> hard to remember. I too was going to take the 1x2 KT2Y, but some bum named
> Herb in New Jersey, already had it!
>
> Vinnie N4NYY
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
> behalf of Tony Starr <tstarr1450 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 8:01 AM
> To: GoFRC <gofrc at groups.io>; GLOUCESTER CLUB <gcarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [GCARC] WA2FZB now K3TS
>
> Greetings All,
>
> I am pleased to announce that, after 43 years, my awful call sign of WA2FZB
> has finally been put to rest. I got an e-mail this morning from the FCC
> informing me that my application for a vanity call sign has been granted,
> and my FIRST CHOICE out of three has been assigned to me. From this point
> forward, I will be known as K3TS, which will (hopefully) afford me the
> chance to bust a few more pileups and increase my contest scores.
>
> My original plan was to move out of Murphy-Land when I retire, and then
> shed my old 2-call for a new vanity call appropriate to my new location.
> But a recent review of my log checking report from the CQWW phone contest
> gave me serious concern about the number of DX stations that had busted my
> call, which was dozens. I had long known that my old call was costing me DX
> contacts, but now I started to realize that it might be costing my contest
> points as well. So when this call became available, I applied for it, as
> did 6 other hams, but the luck of the draw went in my favor this time.  Now
> when I retire, and move back to the land of the free, I will be all set.
>
> Please listen for me on the air, and note that when you hear K3TS, it is
> Tony Starr, the former WA2FZB. 73.
>
> Tony Starr, K3TS
> Member: FRC, GCARC, ARRL, CW Ops (Wow, I have to change all those!)
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