[SFDXA] [DCARC] club call sign

[Bill]

The call is available to the public after 2 years. A family member may 
claim it under the 2 year period. A club may obtain it also under the 2 
year period with a letter to the FCC written by next of kin.

The SFDXA callsign belonged to Bob Walker K4FK. He was a friend of 
Pete's and I knew him well enough to now still own his Vibroplex Bug and 
Hallicrafters SX-17. After Bob passed from an illness(he was a young 
man) Pete suggested the club adopt his call. The Club Members, Board and 
Officers agreed. Bob's Mother wrote a letter to the FCC saying she 
approved of the SFDXA receiving it. So the /"King Four Florida 
Kilowatts"/ came to be. Bob was a CW operator and a good one. Also an 
early member of the club and great DXer so it was a good match for the club.

On the other hand while Pete's call is well known, and a Member of a 
number of clubs and arena's, the 8 becomes troublesome over time. The 
members honor the call for the owners value to the club, but over time 
that question always comes up. That's not a bad thing but if it is used 
in contests it is a slight issue. At least when K4FK was picked the call 
sign passed all the areas of identity, location, phonetics and CW 
shortness and ease of sending. (That K on the end bothered me personally 
at the time hi).

As a friend of Pete's for almost 40 years and I miss hearing him he 
certainly would be honored and humbled(were that possible), but he 
himself would bring up the 8 issue.
Respectfully,
Bill Marx W2CQ


On 11/14/2021 10:46 PM, wb4ehg wrote:
> Yes we could after it becomes available which may be several years.
> His QRZ page is marked "SK". I don't know if the call has been 
> surrounded to the FCC.
>
> I don't think DCARC should ask for the call.
>
> Pete was much more involved with other clubs/organizations.
> One example is SFDXA <https://sfdxa.com/>to whom he left all his radio 
> equipment.
>
> As trustee of NA4DC I would honor the club's wishes if they voted to 
> apply for the call.
>
> Personally, I do not want to open that wound every time I hear the 
> call sign on the club repeater.
>
> 73, Rich
>
> On 2021-11-14 07:58, Ken WA2MZE wrote:
>> Could the club apply to the FCC to capture Pete's call sign for use 
>> by the club, just as the ARRL did for W1AW, the call sign of their 
>> first president, Hiram P. Maxim?
>>
>>
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