One of the most amusing 'vanity' calls I heard of was issued to a friend of
mine.
Back in the days of UK class A and class B licenses, my friend was firstly
issued with the class B call G8KGB. When he passed his Morse test and was
eligible for a class A call, he actually wanted his own initials (ELC) but
the callsign had been issued, so he decided to 'defect' and chose the call
G4FBI. :-)
73,
Alan. G4GNX
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of ANDY DURBIN
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 10:28 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Elecraft] Vanity call question
"I want to learn about vanity call signs, why would I want one? What do
they
represent?"
A vanity call is one that is self selected rather than being the next in
order
assigned by FCC. The main reason for getting one is ....vanity. Many
select a
vanity call that represents their name or initials. Some because the call
comes
close to spelling a word that has significance for them. Some because it
represents an area of interest.
In my case I was assigned G3WYC by UK GPO back in 1967. I chose the vanity
call
K3WYC when I became licensed in USA.
73,
Andy k3wyc
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