"N2EY" wrote in message
om...
He upgraded before the year ran out, and
they dropped the "N" from the prefix, and he's held that call since.

Actually, I've held the call three times, with the K4 call being a vanity
call on this last issue. (Some of us still believe ham calls should indicate
the region you live in. So, I've been a W7 & W1 & WZ8 while living in WN,
NH & OH.) ak