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June 4th 04, 09:05 AM
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Subject: Call Area Etiquette
From: TeleTech Date: 6/3/2004 10:49 PM Central Standard Time Message-id: I used to be active on the air about 12 years ago. I will be moving out of my assigned call area. I'd like to get back on the air when I move. What is the accepted practice relative to identifying the call area when one has moved permanently, given that the FCC does not assign a new call when one moves out of their area? For example, if I was visiting W4 area from W3, I would identify as W3--- "portable W4" or W3---/W4. Do people put the /W4 on their QSL cards, etc? Is this a big deal these days? Thanks. Greetings, and welcome back. Unfortunately too few folks still observe the call districts in thier callsigns. Thier "point" is that ""...I don't HAVE to do it, so I won't...". The requirement to identify which area you ae operating from was dropped quite a long time ago. I am a "4" living in 4-land, but when I still had my 8 call, I always signed "/4" on CW or stated "mobile" or "portable" on phone. I don't like it when I am looking for a specific area only to find out that the "W1" I just called is actually in in San Francisco. Some contests (and of course, Field Day) require it, but that's just for the contest rules, not "regulations". Hope to catch you on the air some day. 73 Steve, K4YZ |
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