I would leave the club call alone
There are other ways to honor Pete. Maybe his call on the side of the trailer, maybe the picnic could be the annual Pete N8PR picnic...etc
Mark K2AU


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On Nov 14, 2021, at 11:10 PM, RichQ -W4RQ <[email protected]> wrote:

I do not believe it would be a good idea to change the club’s Callsign.
I would vote against doing so, but I agree with Jeff, we can find another, more appropriate way to memorialize Pete. 
 We can discuss this further at our next club meeting if you wish to do so.


 


Rich - W4RQ Amateur Radio: The Original Social Media

On Nov 14, 2021, at 22:46, Rich WB4EHG <[email protected]> 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 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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73, Rich wb4ehg
Check my QRZ page
Listening 146.52, 147.210 & 147.330
SKCC:  #21946
FISTS: #19877

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73, Rich wb4ehg
ARRL VE, DCARC, SFDXA, FCG, QCWA
SKCC:  #21946
FISTS: #19877
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