"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/

All this from an idiot whose primary radio is an ht. How pathetic.

Dwight Stewart wrote:

"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/

"Arf! Arf!" wrote:

"Dwight Stewart" wrote:
As I'm sure you've figured out, some in
this newsgroup can (and will) pick a fight
over anything.

All this from an idiot whose primary radio is
an ht. How pathetic.


LOL. See what I mean.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

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

"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
nk.net...

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/


I never even realized your call was a vanity call, Dwight. And, neat that
you came up with something creative!

Kim W5TIT

"Kim W5TIT" wrote in message
...
"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
nk.net...

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/


I never even realized your call was a vanity call, Dwight. And, neat that
you came up with something creative!

Kim W5TIT



There are sometimes easily spotted clues. For example, anyone who has
received their first license after about 1994 in the contiguous 48 states
and that first license was a Tech or General will have a 2x3 call unless
they have a vanity call or upgraded to Advanced or Extra and got a new
sequential one from those pools. The sequentially assigned 1x3s disappeared
in most call areas by the end of 1994 though some areas may have had a few
still available for a year or so after that.

For example, I recieved my call in 1993 and you can see that in call area 8
we were close to the end of the sequentially assigned 1x3s beginning with N.
The sequentially assigned 1x3s beginning with K or W had been used up some
years before that.

Or you could just look it up in the FCC database.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message
gy.com...

"Kim W5TIT" wrote in message
...
"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
nk.net...

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/


I never even realized your call was a vanity call, Dwight. And, neat
that
you came up with something creative!

Kim W5TIT



There are sometimes easily spotted clues. For example, anyone who has
received their first license after about 1994 in the contiguous 48 states
and that first license was a Tech or General will have a 2x3 call unless
they have a vanity call or upgraded to Advanced or Extra and got a new
sequential one from those pools. The sequentially assigned 1x3s
disappeared
in most call areas by the end of 1994 though some areas may have had a few
still available for a year or so after that.

For example, I recieved my call in 1993 and you can see that in call area
8
we were close to the end of the sequentially assigned 1x3s beginning with
N.
The sequentially assigned 1x3s beginning with K or W had been used up some
years before that.

Or you could just look it up in the FCC database.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE


Precisely. But, I generally don't give second thoughts to the age,
origination, or type of call someone has... Dwight shared that his is a
vanity callsign. I think his choice is neat, but haven't been inspired to
"lookup" someone's call to glean information about it.

But, good information...

Kim W5TIT

"Kim W5TIT" wrote:

I never even realized your call was
a vanity call, Dwight. (snip)


I wanted a callsign that said something about me, not just a number with a
random group of letters. It's also easier for others (and me on bad days) to
remember. Anyway, as Dee noted, it's fairly easy to spot a vanity call once
you know what to look for.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

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