I chose mine because it was available. :) (It was a Group 1 call sign and there was only one other person who was going after it, so I had a 50-50 chance of getting it.)
If I were a hardcore CW person, I might go for KX3CW which AE7Q reports as available. :) On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 1:37 PM Mike Flowers <[email protected]> wrote: > I chose my vanity callsign because the suffix is my initials. > > Others are a lot more creative: > > K9DOG - my personal favorite > > WO0KI - Wookie > > KZ0MBI - zombie > > < http://www.arrl.org/vanity-call-signs> > > > - 73 and good DX de Mike, K6MKF, Past President - NCDXC > > > -----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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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] > -- 72, Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737 Northampton County RACES, EPA-ARRL Public Information Officer for Scouting Latitude: 40.761621 Longitude: -75.288988 (40°45.68' N 75°17.33' W) Grid: *FN20is* ______________________________________________________________ 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]
