"Kim W5TIT" wrote:

Y'know...the thing I think that fascinates
me most in all this stuff is that, when I
was asked about my callsign I could
have just said, "none of your business."
My callsign *could* have (snip)


As I'm sure you've figured out, some in this newsgroup can (and will) pick
a fight over anything. And they'll make it sound like the end of the world.
Your callsign is an easy target. But, if you had another callsign, they'd
find something else to fight about.


I actually believe that having a 'W' call is
offensive to many long-licensed hams; much
more offensive than having a suffix of any
sort.


A friend, a very long time ham with a "W" call, suggested my callsign. He
liked the "W5" part (same as a call he had years ago, I think) and thought
the "net" part was cute because of my long computer experience (I was
helping him with his computer at the time).


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/