Saturday, June 10, 2023

Call Sign Change?

I've contemplated changing my call sign.

W7BRS as a callsign in the family will be 100 years old in 2031.  So in about 8 years a "Wandling" will have had the callsign for 100 years.

Is that long enough?

While I like the call sign... Whiskey Seven Beer Rum and Scotch (that was the rumor of what old grandfather used to say)

Sometimes -- it ends up getting mistaken.  And if truth be told, there was something kind of odd about the old man.  I won't go into details.. Let's just say it doesn't have the sentimental value it should.

The mistakes I hear to my call when working DX ...

  • W7BRH
  • W7BRI
  • W7DRS
  • W7DRI
  • W7DRH
  • W7BLI
  • W7DLI

etc..

I would not want to go back to my original "Tech-Plus" call of KE7JVD   -- you need a coffee break to get through that callsign.

And my XYL's uncle's callsign WA6SLI (although has special meaning) is also ripe with problems in QSB/QRN

I've thought of a few that are available in the next couple years:

  • W7YJ
  • W7UW
  • W7AP
  • W7BW

and so far my favorite

  • W7GG

The downside to changing it is that I've been using W7BRS for a very long time.  I almost switched it to W7BR a few years ago, but someone beat me to it.   And my grandfather's best friend was the original W7RT and that went to some stranger in Arizona.    W7RT is an excellent CW call sign.

Any thoughts on the matter?  Ping me directly

Thanks.




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