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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
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Posted: Tue Dec 11 15:41:43 1984
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> 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