I see many new guys on here who constantly dont sign there posts/ name or call. Probably of the paranoid... I personally take offense, be proud! I'm proud to be a "code" extra, passed my general in front of an fcc ... at 13 years old. Advanced and extra at the VEC . Woo-hoo.
I'm proud of my call (and name) also in my email address. But I guess in the big picture who cares. Just a courtesy I guess. 73 all Dean LaClair K2WW On Apr 23, 2017 2:50 PM, "Don Wilhelm" <[email protected]> wrote: > Not too many reading posts on this reflector who do not know what a > callsign is. It is part of reflector courtesy IMHO. > > I do not include my callsign on non ham reflector posts, nor do I sign > with '73'. In other words, I do not have a signature file that attaches > automatically - easy enough to do it manually. > > In my opinion relying on the email address for identification is not > sufficient - so many email addresses are cryptic and convey little > information. > > I am proud of my call, and have had it since I moved to Maryland in 1969 > when I had to change it from W8DLB. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 4/23/2017 2:32 PM, Harry Yingst via Elecraft wrote: > >> >> >> It makes little sense to make a signature with a call sign when most >> people outside of amateur radio would have no idea what it is? >> >> There is no need for a signature when the name is already in the sent >> field. >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
