Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site terak.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!hao!noao!terak!doug From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Re: Commemorative callsigns Message-ID: <222@terak.UUCP> Date: Tue, 11-Dec-84 15:41:43 EST Article-I.D.: terak.222 Posted: Tue Dec 11 15:41:43 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Dec-84 02:29:18 EST References: <6186@brl-tgr.ARPA> Distribution: net Organization: Terak Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ, USA Lines: 14 > I've seen several notices in this newsgroup, and also seen and heard > references in other ham publications and radio programs, referring to > the use and authorization of "commemorative" or "special-event" callsigns. > It seems that these are usually just a replacement of the normal prefix > of a callsign with some other prefix, and effective for a limited time. > > My query is, basically, "why?" > Are these things really worthwhile or just gimmicks? The idea here is to create yet another prefix, so that prefix-hunters have something new to hunt. This assures that the operator of the commemorative station will have plenty of QSO's. Doug Pardee/N7FB -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug