[SFDXA] ARRL - Some Countries Permitting “STAYHOME”-Suffix Call Signs during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Hmmm...  How do you say "Arrrrr" in Spanish??Gil, W1RGSent via the Samsung Galaxy S10e, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Bill <bmarx at bellsouth.net> Date: 4/3/20  2:13 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: w4ox <w4ox at bellsouth.net>, 'SFDXA Reflector' <sfdxa at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [SFDXA]
  ARRL - Some Countries Permitting “STAYHOME”-Suffix Call Signs during COVID-19 Pandemic Then we also have the unlicensed stations in Spain. Can't wait for the un licensed QSL cards from Spain to show up. WASH and WASP(Worked all Spanish Pirates).Bill W2CQOn 4/3/2020 10:44 AM, w4ox wrote:> Sad state to contemplate WASH, worked all stay home stations>>> Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail for iPhone>>> On Friday, April 3, 2020, 9:47 AM, Bill <bmarx at bellsouth.net> wrote:>>>      Some Countries Permitting “STAYHOME”-Suffix Call Signs during>      COVID-19 Pandemic>> 04/02/2020>> Some countries around the world are allowing radio amateurs to use> special “STAYHOME” call sign suffixes. For example, listen for> 8A1STAYHOME from Indonesia, and A60STAYHOME/# call signs from the United> Arab Emirates.>> In Canada, Michael Shamash, VE2MXU, is using VC2STAYHOM “to raise> awareness for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Canada> limits call sign suffixes to seven characters.>> Australia has permitted the Radio Amateur Society of Australia (RASA) to> use the special call sign AX2020STAYHOME. At 14 characters, that may set> a record for world’s longest call sign. Also look for 9K9STAYHOME from> the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society; TC1STAYHOME, the COVID-19 special> event call sign from Turkey, and HZ1STAYHOME from the Saudi Amateur> Radio Society.>>> http://www.arrl.org/news/some-countries-permitting-stayhome-suffix-call-signs-during-covid-19-pandemic>> ______________________________________________________________> South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974"> SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com> SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone> To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net> To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net>>>> ______________________________________________________________> South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974"> SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.com> SFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 Tone> To Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.net> To UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net______________________________________________________________South Florida DX Assoc. "SINCE 1974"SFDXA WebSite: http://www.SFDXA.comSFDXA Repeater 147.33+ 103.5 ToneTo Post: mailto:SFDXA at mailman.qth.netTo UNSUBSCRIBE/EDIT: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxaThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net