"Dittybop / Dittybopper"

[Patti J. Kurtz]

Yes, Mark-- that is true.  My husband had a 7 call sign in Idaho and
when we moved to Ohio, he kept it.  He only changed his call when we
came here voluntarily.  (not sure why)  So the region number may tell
you where they live, if they voluntarily (or what's called
systematically) change their call sign when they move or upgrade to a
higher level (my husband's an Extra class)  or it may tell you only
where they lived when they got their license initially.

BTW the higher you go in the levels, the shorter the call sign gets,
too.  Typically, the longer call signs are used for the novices.)

Patti

mamandel at LDC.UPENN.EDU wrote:

>But I have heard that when a ham moves from one part of the country to
>another, they* can now take their old call sign along without appending "/n"
>= "portable n" (n = the number of their new region), with the result that
>the region number now tells you only where they lived when they qualified
>for their license, not where they are now. Can your OM confirm this for me?
>
>-- Mark
>[This text prepared with Dragon NaturallySpeaking.]
>* plural for epicene singular. Wanna make something of it?
>
>

--

Dr. Patti J. Kurtz

Assistant Professor, English

Director of the Writing Center

Minot State University

Minot, ND 58707



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