Robert Casey wrote in message ...

How will anyone know who is who just from a callsign? There's sure to be some
resentment no matter what.

Lots of extras kept their original callsigns.

I had a 2x3 call as an Extra for seven years. I know folks who have
had Extra 30 years and who are still on their original 2x3 callsign.

Though I don't think that there are any
WN#*** calls that are not vanity calls around anymore.

By definition they all are.

But I kept my call that
I was assigned as a Tech (5wpm and general written) back in 1976. And I had
to take a sending test back then at the FCC field office.

Yeah, me too, 20 per on a straight key, no biggie.

So I would look like
a no code HFer if this thing goes thru.

How?

Not worried about it.

Heck, I might get on HF 'phone just for the heck of it. Lessee,
Southgate Type 9....FT-241A xtal filter, unit VFO, single conversion
for 75 meters, pair of 6DQ6s in AB2....could be a nice long-weekend
project...

Or maybe dig out that old basket-case HW-101 and slap a new homebrew
VFO in it.

73 de Jim, N2EY