N6LEW is also very clear in CW. I don't see any confusing letters such as in the case of the suffix: ESE (but, when done by a good fist it is clear of course).
On Oct 9, 2012, at 5:38 PM, Lewis Phelps <[email protected]> wrote: > I wanted to let you all know that I have changed call signs. > > My new call sign is N6LEW, just approved by the FCC. > > If you're wondering why I switched from K6LMP, it's because I wanted K6LEW or > N6LEW when I first got back into amateur radio about a decade ago. Neither > was available, so I went with my initials. I found, over the years, that LMP > isn't a particularly good call sign for voice communiciation because it's > hard to distinguish between the letters M and N, and between P and T, so I > kept getting requests for repeats of my call during VHF contests, especially > when it really was a weak signal contact. ("Is that K6LNT?") > > N6LEW, on the other hand, doesn't contain any confusable letters. > > Plus, of course. it's my name. > > Every couple of years I have checked the FCC call sign database for > availability. The former owner of N6LEW let his call sign drop several years > ago, and after I learned that the FCC's two year waiting period had expired, > I filed a request to re-issue it to me. > > My new email address is Lew (at) N6LEW (dot) us > > > 73, > > Lew Phelps N6LEW > (ex K6LMP) > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
