Come on Dee -- if a W8 came on the air back then -- I knew the general
district and certainly knew he/she wasn't in California
was my point. Helpful for chasing WAS

Now a W1 comes on a California repeater and turns out he/she has had
residence in CA for 10 years.

And the DX stations have no idea who is where over here (;-(

--
Keyboard In The Noise

Opinions are the cheapest commodities in the world. Author unknown but
"right on"
"Dee D. Flint" wrote in message
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"Keyboard In The Noise" wrote in message
news:42Hxc.1358$tI2.308@fed1read07...
[snip]
Unlike today, you could always
tell where a ham station was located by the callsign.
[snip]

Nonsense. Even if people were still required to change their calls when
moving, in many call areas you cannot tell where someone is located by
their
numerical character. An 8 call can be anywhere from the upper peninsula
of
Michigan down through West Virginia. Someone with a zero call can be
anywhere from the Minnesota northern border down through Missouri.

For those who say that it helps them point their beam, once again
nonsense.
If someone in Illinois hears an 8 call, the range of possibilities for
pointing that beam goes from NNE to SW.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE