And now we all have the same capability that the FCC does, to find our QTH; that is, look the callsign up on the internet or, if you must, a local database.
Contesters sometimes complain that they don't know where to point the beam in national contests. One solution would be to have the grid "square" as part of the exchange. I've got to say, back in the olddays, there were always hams who complained BECAUSE they were required to change their callsigns if they moved, so I think the complaint level is similar. 73, doug From: "Robert Tellefsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:28:24 -0800 Hi Ken I suspect that when the original call sign issuing system was created, the US population was a lot less mobile than today. From what I've read about the 20's and 30's, it was common for people to have lived their entire lives within one state. That probably helped condition the idea of call sign goes with location. 73, Bob N6WG ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrington, M0XDF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ken Kopp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: US call areas > Well, I have to say, I found it strange when I first started and discovered > you get calls based on location - I thought "don't US hams move then?". > > > > On 26/11/07 17:54, "Ken Kopp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > > > I'm one of those who is VERY glad we can keep > > our call when moving! (:-)) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
