I did not go full circle.
My novice call was WN7SUA living in Arizona but I never upgraded ( even
though I think I could just have taken the test for Tech Class). 10
years later I got back in ham radio as N4ZPT while in Virginia. When we
both retired and moved back to Arizona I requested and
(sorry for the previous blank email -- I keep forgetting that this
mailing list strips out HTML-format text)
I was originally licensed in 1970 as a Novice in Murfreesboro, TN as
WN4SBE, which changed to WB4SBE when I upgraded to Advanced the
following year.
I kept WB4SBE for 30+ years, even
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Getting this off my chest before the moderator kills this off-topic
thread...
My call is not a vanity call although most people think it is. It is an
FCC sequential call, which I received when I got my Novice license back
in the late 1960s. WN1LOU transitioned to WA1LOU when I upgraded to
On 7/13/2018 10:27 AM, ANDY DURBIN wrote:
> 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
for K4 Amateur Radio.
Carrying on the heritage of the two guys before me.
de Bert, K4AR
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From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On
Behalf Of ANDY DURBIN
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 1:28 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Vanity call question
"I want t
After waiting the specified wait period and then some for my license and
callsign, I called the FCC Gettysburg office. I explained the reason for my
phone call, gave her my name and that I was a priest (unnecessary information
but what the heck). She repeated my name and said, “Oh, I have
In 1980 I upgraded from advanced to Extra.
The short story is I took the 2X1 call and
received KA1J. Naturally I got a new
license to reflect that and when I parked
the car at the house, my YL came out and
looked at my call & immediately said
"That's the perfect license for you".
I had no
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I attended Purdue as an undergrad. The club call for the Purdue Amateur Radio
Club is W9YB.
The good old W#Yx which were for school clubs back in the day.
I had the opportunity to get N9YB back in 2003
I attended Purdue as an undergrad. The club call for the Purdue Amateur Radio
Club is W9YB.
The good old W#Yx which were for school clubs back in the day.
I had the opportunity to get N9YB back in 2003 and I took it and never looked
back.
mike
N9YB
N9FIK
KA9SJY
Those who were alert and were able to request your name or initials were very
lucky.
I wanted mine but those are all taken, so I’ve been thinking of changing my
name to Octavius Garibaldi Calhoun.
73 Jim Allen W6OGC
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I accelerated my upgrade from Advanced to Extra to take advantage of the
ability to request 1x2s in the late 70's (pre-vanity fee).
I selected mine for brevity on CW which I operated much of at the time.
After moving from 2 to 7-land after college I just didn't want to give it up
for a 7 call.
I think all of this vanity stuff is fine. I’ve had 7 call signs since 1959,
moving around relatively frequently while the Call District still meant
something. For a while, I thought about getting my first non-novice callsign
(K5VCM) back, but passed on that. And then discovered that W5GY was
I have known the previous and current YL's who have had W0MAN
Pete W4WWQ
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This
That is a nice one.
I was originally N0SCK “november zero South Central Kansas
One day I was goofing around and discovered that my current call W1SBY was
available. The similarity to my last name was too close to pass it up.
Especially considering that Wisby is a common misspelling of my
A friend who’s last name is Neil got NE1L.
Carl Yaffey K8NU
Recording studio.
cyaffeyno_s...@gmail.com
614 268 6353, Columbus OH
http://www.carl-yaffey.com
http://www.grassahol.com
http://www.bluesswing.com
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I like my call.
Tony KT0NY
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I was originally licensed as KN3OTM as a “rock bound” Novice in Baltimore, MD.
Then K3OTM as a Technician.
Years later in Kansas when I got back to our hobby I was N0LLN until I passed
my Extra Class exam and was assigned AA0BV by the FCC.
I like the CW sound of the AA0BV .- .- - - - - -
My call was issued prior to the Vanity calls. When I became eligible calls
using my initials were available but I hesitated to change. They were gone when
I decided to go for a two letter call. So the least amount of change was
having the R dropped from K2TKR. Not a bad call but have
call-signs>
>>
>>
>> - 73 and good DX de Mike, K6MKF, Past President - NCDXC
>>
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >>
>>> On Behalf Of ANDY DURBIN
>>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 10:28 AM
>
>>> but the youth that went with it had apparently been assigned to someone
>>> else. <<<
Ain't that a bitch! :-D
Milverton / W9MMS.
On Friday, July 13, 2018, 5:40:02 PM CDT, Dauer, Edward
wrote:
KN1CBR was issued as my Novice call in 1957. Then for a number of years as a
KN1CBR was issued as my Novice call in 1957. Then for a number of years as a
General and Extra I was K1CBR. Late in life I was struck by nostalgia and
requested KN1CBR again in an effort to recapture my youth. I got the call, but
the youth that went with it had apparently been assigned to
I went for K4 Amateur Radio.
Carrying on the heritage of the two guys before me.
de Bert, K4AR
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On
Behalf Of ANDY DURBIN
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 1:28 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Vanity call
"Many vanity calls are chosen because they are easier to copy, especially in
the case of CW. My call is NOT an example of an "easy to copy on CW" call,
having too many dahs and strings of dits causing the little short "e" to be
missed. It is also NOT a vanity call."
Right, some cw ops
It’s fun to use these phonetics on Sweepstakes:
Kilo 8 Nevada Utah.:)
> On Jul 13, 2018, at 5:18 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>
> Got mine when I was 18. Short ’n’ sweet on CW, ironic (“Kilowatt Radio”) on
> phone :)
>
> N6KR
>
>
>> So did I.
>> W6HV
>>
>> I choice mine for CW operation.
>>
Good one, Wayne.
Troy,W6HV
-Original Message-
From: Wayne Burdick
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 2:18 PM
To: Troy, W6HV
Cc: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Vanity call question
Got mine when I was 18. Short ’n’ sweet on CW, ironic (“Kilowatt Radio”) on
phone :)
N6KR
Got mine when I was 18. Short ’n’ sweet on CW, ironic (“Kilowatt Radio”) on
phone :)
N6KR
> So did I.
> W6HV
>
> I choice mine for CW operation.
> K8NU
>
>
>> Many vanity calls are chosen because they are easier to copy, especially in
>> the case of CW. My call is NOT an example of an
, July 13, 2018 1:41 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Vanity call question
I assume you're kidding. ;)
Eleven dits in a row is not the easiest to copy through noise.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 7/13/2018 1:29 PM, Troy, W6HV wrote:
> So did I.
> W6HV
>
> -Orig
.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 7/13/2018 1:29 PM, Troy, W6HV wrote:
So did I.
W6HV
-Original Message- From: Carl Yaffey
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 1:12 PM
To: Mark, ars: KE6BB
Cc: Elecraft List
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Vanity call question
I choice mine for CW operation.
K8NU
: Re: [Elecraft] Vanity call question
I choice mine for CW operation.
K8NU
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So did I.
W6HV
-Original Message-
From: Carl Yaffey
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 1:12 PM
To: Mark, ars: KE6BB
Cc: Elecraft List
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Vanity call question
I choice mine for CW operation.
K8NU
On Jul 13, 2018, at 2:18 PM, Mark, ars: KE6BB via Elecraft
wrote:
Many
Mine was my dad’s, now a silent key. Some of my earliest memories are of him
calling CQ.
“This is Whiskey Four Sunday Monday Tuesday calling CQ and standing by.”
David, W4SMT
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My call was K7CVT when I decided to upgrade to Extra Class. Back in those days
we waited six months for the FCC examiner to come to town. I sent my
application to the FCC in DC, who in turn sent it to Long Beach, CA from whence
the examiners came. So the FCC had two chances to check the
I choice mine for CW operation.
K8NU
> On Jul 13, 2018, at 2:18 PM, Mark, ars: KE6BB via Elecraft
> wrote:
>
> Many vanity calls are chosen because they are easier to copy, especially in
> the case of CW. My call is NOT an example of an "easy to copy on CW" call,
> having too many dahs
Many vanity calls are chosen because they are easier to copy, especially in the
case of CW. My call is NOT an example of an "easy to copy on CW" call, having
too many dahs and strings of dits causing the little short "e" to be missed.
It is also NOT a vanity call.
Mark,
ars: KE6BB
- 73 and good DX de Mike, K6MKF, Past President - NCDXC
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >
> > On Behalf Of ANDY DURBIN
> > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 10:28 AM
> > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Elecraft] V
] 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
v
l Message-
> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
> On Behalf Of ANDY DURBIN
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 10:28 AM
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] Vanity call question
>
> "I want to learn about vanity call signs, why would I want one? What do
they
"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
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