As an Aussie ham, I was taught VK3FM/6, for instance, was the way to go if I, as a VK3, was operating portable from WA, VK6. The cynic in me cannot help but comment that there were definable standards in those days…not so much now…sadly.
Ernie Walls VK3FM vk...@wallsy.com.au Mobile 0418 301 483 > On 15 Jun 2022, at 07:01, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 6:38 PM Rick Murphy K1MU wrote: > >> So, a possibly stupid question, but I have to ask. > > Not stupid. > >> VK1XXX goes for a portable operation in Perth., What callsign do they use? >> In other words, why does VK5 always mean CQ Zone 30? Does VK1XXX use VK5XXX >> if they're in Southern Australia? (Sort of how UK hams change prefix from G >> to GI to GJ to GU, etc. >> Logbook of the World is pretty good about rejecting bad zone numbers, so >> I'm surprised this one was missed. > > That's a good question. I looked through my database. I didn't find > any callsigns that signed simply "/P" from the "other" zone, for > example, VK2XYZ/P in Perth (VK6). The Australians are pretty good > about signing /# (like VK2XYZ/6) unlike hams in Spain and Russia (and > the USA for that matter) where there is no such requirement. > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us > ______________________________________________________________ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
