Funny, when I upgraded to Advanced I got WD4AYD. Dropped the WD4 call and changed to my secondary call (which we could have at the time) WA4ECM.
David WA4ECM ===================== From: Ron _ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2007/09/26 Wed AM 10:32:58 CDT To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Call Sign and Sounds like a Ham, NOT Don, WD prefixes and WD#xxx formats are not reserved for experimental. It is part of the former "novice" block of calls issued in the mid 70's. Ron WD4RBJ  To: [email protected] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:31:01 -0500 Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Call Sign and Sounds like a Ham, NOT Don, This is an "experimental" callsign. The reason I'm familiar with this is I<BR>tried to obtain a "WC9" callsign for my county's EMA Ham Club - that was also denied since WC and WD prefixes are experimentals. (BTW - we ended up with W9WIL.) Which system was he on? SARA, CFMC? I'd be interested in listening to hear<BR>this guy some time... Maybe I'd even query him on his callsign. Hehehehe Moderator note: Sorry for the OT thread... Mark - N9WYS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] On Behalf Of Don Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 2:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Call Sign and Sounds like a Ham , NOT I found something interesting and Thought Would share, I heard a Ham talking as He was driving through the Chicago Metro area on a large Repeater System , and when I am near the Computer , I Just look up the Call to find more info about the person to see If We might have something in common to talk about I looked up His call WD9XAD On http://www.qrz.com/ and http://hamcall.net/call nothing Found , Sure looks like a Older Call and the Person talked like a Ham But now days who knows so I went to the FCC Site http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/reports7/ Top Search for Call sign Well it came up But NOT A Ham radio call, I doubt very much if it was the Person with the Non ham lic using it, But I found it interesting and Nice to learn something as We get older, it's just remembering it is the Problem Back in the Old Days We just took people at their word , But with the Internet I find things are not always what We think . 73 De Don KA9QJG Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! Try it!
