Getting this off my chest before the moderator kills this off-topic
thread...
My call is not a vanity call although most people think it is. It is an
FCC sequential call, which I received when I got my Novice license back
in the late 1960s. WN1LOU transitioned to WA1LOU when I upgraded to
Technician.
Whereas some folks get vanity calls to match their names, my random call
became my name. More often than not, I am called "Lou" rather than
"Stan." I've been called worse, so I am very comfortable with being
called "Lou."
That's my story and I am sticking with it.
Stan/Lou, WA1LOU
Downtown Wolcott, CT
On 7/14/18 10:44 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
On 7/13/2018 10:27 AM, ANDY DURBIN wrote:
A vanity call is one that is self selected rather than being the next
in order assigned by FCC. The main reason for getting one is
....vanity. Many select a vanity call that represents their name or
initials. Some because the call comes close to spelling a word that
has significance for them. Some because it represents an area of
interest.
And some, like myself, use the system to reclaim an earlier call that
had to be turned in when moving to a different call area "back when".
Some use the system to get a call that was held by a deceased family
member. I know one young ham who reclaimed the call of his late
*Great-Grandfather* !
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402
>From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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