Call Sign Choice

[NY3V]

Crunchy Green Crackers

Can't Grasp Concepts ;)

[N7YA]

Great! Serves me right for not reading the rest of the thread before giving the man a nice, helpful answer.

[WØTKX]

My FCC issued callsigns kind of sucked phoenetically and on CW. WB0CYU and KC0TLW. Ewww.

My current callsign is an SK elmers call, vanity. Good on voice and like Kelli's, it's got rhythm.

[K7SGJ]

My FCC issued callsigns kind of sucked phoenetically and on CW. WB0CYU and KC0TLW. Ewww.

My current callsign is an SK elmers call, vanity. Good on voice and like Kelli's, it's got rhythm.

Didn't know you were Catholic.

[WØTKX]

My kid sister was conceived with the rhythm method, despite all those thermometer charts. Surprise!

I'm profoundly ex-Catholic, for many good reasons.

[AB3MV]

Valid question. I was issued AB7WY when i first got my extra in 97...while AB7WY was issued to me directly, it wasnt a friendly cw call (nor was it my initials, perhaps if i lived in Wyoming). So i set about looking for a suitable vanity call, i was issued this one, and it was from a previously unassigned block of 1x2's. My choice was easy because i am the first and original holder of a 1x2, i dont feel like i am some kind of renter of an SK callsign. I dont feel that way about others who have older, previously assigned vanity calls, but just for myself.

Pretty cut and dried here, the 2x2 didnt fit me, but the unassigned 1x2 did...and i do CW, DXing and contests. Your situation is a little bit more difficult as they assigned you your initials. I would say keep the initials because any 1x2 these days would be someone elses. The assigned one would be more special based on it being your initials assigned to you randomly. Just my thoughts.

Actually, my current call sign assignment wasn't all that random. I held N3RQ as a vanity call sign for several years before requesting my current call sign. N3RQ was a virgin call sign in the amateur service when it is was assigned to me (however, it is the tail number of a light aircraft). I had been away from amateur radio for about eight months when something told me to visit the AE7Q web site. To my surprise, the last 2x2 A-prefix call sign that was issued in 3-land was AB3MU. The opportunity to get a sequentially issued initials call sign was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I was also seriously thinking about going QRT at that point in time and did not want to tie up a valuable call sign, so I submitted a request for a new sequential call sign. Luckily, my application was the only Extra class sequential call sign request in the queue that evening.

N3RQ becomes available for reassignment in March, which is why I posted this question. I really liked operating with N3RQ, especially when using "radio" instead of Romeo. November Three Radio Quebec is a lot easier to say than Alpha Bravo Three Mike Victor (All But Three Monkeys Vomited does not go over very well :) ). I have been tempted to reapply for N3RQ, but I am hesitant to give up a sequential call sign that I like for a vanity call sign that I like a little better. I also do not want to be branded as a call sign hoarder.

[KJ3N]

Yeah well, this was back when I still gave a f*ck what people thought.

Moran.

[N2CHX]

Moran.

Twatnozzle.

[WX7P]

Actually, my current call sign assignment wasn't all that random. I held N3RQ as a vanity call sign for several years before requesting my current call sign. N3RQ was a virgin call sign in the amateur service when it is was assigned to me (however, it is the tail number of a light aircraft). I had been away from amateur radio for about eight months when something told me to visit the AE7Q web site. To my surprise, the last 2x2 A-prefix call sign that was issued in 3-land was AB3MU. The opportunity to get a sequentially issued initials call sign was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I was also seriously thinking about going QRT at that point in time and did not want to tie up a valuable call sign, so I submitted a request for a new sequential call sign. Luckily, my application was the only Extra class sequential call sign request in the queue that evening.

N3RQ becomes available for reassignment in March, which is why I posted this question. I really liked operating with N3RQ, especially when using "radio" instead of Romeo. November Three Radio Quebec is a lot easier to say than Alpha Bravo Three Mike Victor (All But Three Monkeys Vomited does not go over very well :) ). I have been tempted to reapply for N3RQ, but I am hesitant to give up a sequential call sign that I like for a vanity call sign that I like a little better. I also do not want to be branded as a call sign hoarder.

Get N3RQ back.

I regret giving up my original extra call that was sequentially issued in 1989 (WX7P) and tried to get it back, but I was about a month too late. The guy that got my old call is a big time contester and it's really weird for me to hear WX7P contest during all the major events.

I also held W6PV, but I ditched that because it didn't feel right. I was first licensed in 1983, so having an ancient 1x2 didn't work for me. If would have stayed in California, I would have kept NX6D, but I didn't want a call that far out of district in 9-land. WU9G works for me because it's a good contest call, which is all I pretty much do on the air anymore anyway.

I do have the license plates for all of my old calls. That's pretty cool...

[kf0rt]

I really wanted AFART, but A isn't a number.

1x2's always win, though. Even if random.