Re: callsign limit

["Robert Steinhäußer" <robert@steinhaeusser.com>]

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Hi! 

We're no longer on a linux subject (linux-hams), but I suppose enough
here are interested.

On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 12:12:03PM +0000, IT3 Stuart Blake Tener wrote:
> Though only Canada has started issuing 2x4's as far as I know.
> 
> While special event stations (even for Packet) are able to get 2x1 callsigns in
> the United States.

2x1 in the US aren't only for special events, see KA9Q etc. But I
haven't seen other countries issuing 2x1 or 1xN (e.g. N9KBK) in the
past. That seems to have changed recently.

> Jordon also issued 1x1 calls too.

Do you mean JY1 etc.? Using this terminology that would be a 2x0 ;-)

These special calls are becoming quite common in many countries now,
also here in Germany, from 2x1s for contest/clubstations (e.g. DR6A)
to the short-time stations during the soccer World Cup with calls like
DR2006N and DQ2006J (which would be "2x1" as well).

Perhaps somebody could check which syntax is valid now? I don't know
where to look. Was there any statement made on how calls longer than
6 chars are to be used on packet? Perhaps just use a different ID 
(which one?) and additionally set a beacon with the correct call in the
data part? How do other modes (was it AMTOR?) handle this?

73, Robert
DL1NC/N9KBK


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