[arrl-odv:29072] Re: Fwd: ID call with /

Mike, that doesn't ring a bell with me. Dan Henderson could check for you. (Dan, can you check, please?) As to a committee, I'd suggest it be a Board motion if there is any interest. I'm not sure the FCC would want to spend any time on this given the current FCC, but you could at least bring it up for discussion so you could tell your constituent that the issue was raised. 73Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:17 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:29068] Fwd: ID call with / I seem to recall that the FCC has already ruled on this type of proposal, at least once. Does anybody have anything related to this that I can send this guy? If not, which ARRL committee would be the proper one to sent this request to for consideration? Thanks! 73; Mike W7VO ---------- Original Message ---------- From: C Williams <wa6ctb@yahoo.com> To: w7vo@arrl.org Date: December 5, 2019 at 3:18 PM Subject: ID call with / Mike I hope you remember to bring up for discussion at the Board meeting the proposal I sent you re having the FCC require ID'ing with a /# if their call is different from the area they are in. If you remember it would require no work or cost from the FCC other than a order. Stations would ID with a /# if they are mobile or living in an area different from their call. No change to the License would be required only on the air ID'ing. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Chuck KI7DG ASM. _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

Thanks, Rick. This guy feels that it's an important issue, and Dan suggested I bring it up to the P&S committee. If there is little interest there at least I can report that back to him. I did some research and could not find any recent FCC actions related to something like this. I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't come up from somebody before now. 73; Mike W7VO n December 6, 2019 at 7:59 AM k5ur@aol.com wrote:
Mike, that doesn't ring a bell with me. Dan Henderson could check for you. (Dan, can you check, please?)
As to a committee, I'd suggest it be a Board motion if there is any interest. I'm not sure the FCC would want to spend any time on this given the current FCC, but you could at least bring it up for discussion so you could tell your constituent that the issue was raised.
73 Rick - K5UR
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:17 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:29068] Fwd: ID call with /
I seem to recall that the FCC has already ruled on this type of proposal, at least once. Does anybody have anything related to this that I can send this guy?
If not, which ARRL committee would be the proper one to sent this request to for consideration?
Thanks!
73; Mike W7VO
> > ---------- Original Message ----------
From: C Williams <wa6ctb@yahoo.com> To: w7vo@arrl.org Date: December 5, 2019 at 3:18 PM Subject: ID call with /
Mike I hope you remember to bring up for discussion at the Board meeting the proposal I sent you re having the FCC require ID'ing with a /# if their call is different from the area they are in. If you remember it would require no work or cost from the FCC other than a order. Stations would ID with a /# if they are mobile or living in an area different from their call. No change to the License would be required only on the air ID'ing.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Chuck KI7DG ASM.
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Since FCC permits people to retain their calls when they change their addresses, the consequence of this member’s requested action would be to have many stations signing /1 or whatever the call area. All of this with very little benefit. I would guess that the major impact would fall on Southern states where Northerners have retired and kept their original call signs. I agree that it seems to me that the Commission has dismissed similar requests in the past, but I don’t have any way to find the response. I believe the Commission just blew the request off, without any formal response. 73, Greg, K0GW On Friday, December 6, 2019, Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> wrote:
Thanks, Rick. This guy feels that it's an important issue, and Dan suggested I bring it up to the P&S committee. If there is little interest there at least I can report that back to him.
I did some research and could not find any recent FCC actions related to something like this. I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't come up from somebody before now.
73; Mike W7VO
n December 6, 2019 at 7:59 AM k5ur@aol.com wrote:
Mike, that doesn't ring a bell with me. Dan Henderson could check for you. (Dan, can you check, please?)
As to a committee, I'd suggest it be a Board motion if there is any interest. I'm not sure the FCC would want to spend any time on this given the current FCC, but you could at least bring it up for discussion so you could tell your constituent that the issue was raised.
73 Rick - K5UR
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:17 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:29068] Fwd: ID call with /
I seem to recall that the FCC has already ruled on this type of proposal, at least once. Does anybody have anything related to this that I can send this guy?
If not, which ARRL committee would be the proper one to sent this request to for consideration?
Thanks!
73; Mike W7VO
---------- Original Message ---------- From: C Williams <wa6ctb@yahoo.com> To: w7vo@arrl.org Date: December 5, 2019 at 3:18 PM Subject: ID call with /
Mike I hope you remember to bring up for discussion at the Board meeting the proposal I sent you re having the FCC require ID'ing with a /# if their call is different from the area they are in. If you remember it would require no work or cost from the FCC other than a order. Stations would ID with a /# if they are mobile or living in an area different from their call. No change to the License would be required only on the air ID'ing.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Chuck KI7DG ASM.
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I thought it WAS a requirement up to the point of the change Greg brought up. Seems like a bulletin was sent to the OO program about that so we were not sending advisory notices for not signing /7 with a 5 call. ( As we know it's always those pesky 5's causing trouble) ?? Mark, HDX On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 8:46 AM G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> wrote:
Since FCC permits people to retain their calls when they change their addresses, the consequence of this member’s requested action would be to have many stations signing /1 or whatever the call area. All of this with very little benefit. I would guess that the major impact would fall on Southern states where Northerners have retired and kept their original call signs.
I agree that it seems to me that the Commission has dismissed similar requests in the past, but I don’t have any way to find the response. I believe the Commission just blew the request off, without any formal response. 73, Greg, K0GW
On Friday, December 6, 2019, Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> wrote:
Thanks, Rick. This guy feels that it's an important issue, and Dan suggested I bring it up to the P&S committee. If there is little interest there at least I can report that back to him.
I did some research and could not find any recent FCC actions related to something like this. I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't come up from somebody before now.
73; Mike W7VO
n December 6, 2019 at 7:59 AM k5ur@aol.com wrote:
Mike, that doesn't ring a bell with me. Dan Henderson could check for you. (Dan, can you check, please?)
As to a committee, I'd suggest it be a Board motion if there is any interest. I'm not sure the FCC would want to spend any time on this given the current FCC, but you could at least bring it up for discussion so you could tell your constituent that the issue was raised.
73 Rick - K5UR
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:17 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:29068] Fwd: ID call with /
I seem to recall that the FCC has already ruled on this type of proposal, at least once. Does anybody have anything related to this that I can send this guy?
If not, which ARRL committee would be the proper one to sent this request to for consideration?
Thanks!
73; Mike W7VO
---------- Original Message ---------- From: C Williams <wa6ctb@yahoo.com> To: w7vo@arrl.org Date: December 5, 2019 at 3:18 PM Subject: ID call with /
Mike I hope you remember to bring up for discussion at the Board meeting the proposal I sent you re having the FCC require ID'ing with a /# if their call is different from the area they are in. If you remember it would require no work or cost from the FCC other than a order. Stations would ID with a /# if they are mobile or living in an area different from their call. No change to the License would be required only on the air ID'ing.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Chuck KI7DG ASM.
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( As we know it's always those pesky 5's causing trouble) That's because we always beat your you know what in the pileups! :) 73Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: Mark J Tharp <kb7hdx@gmail.com> To: G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> Cc: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>; Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> Sent: Fri, Dec 6, 2019 11:59 am Subject: [arrl-odv:29077] Re: Fwd: ID call with / I thought it WAS a requirement up to the point of the change Greg brought up. Seems like a bulletin was sent to the OO program about that so we were not sending advisory notices for not signing /7 with a 5 call. ( As we know it's always those pesky 5's causing trouble) ?? Mark, HDX On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 8:46 AM G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> wrote: Since FCC permits people to retain their calls when they change their addresses, the consequence of this member’s requested action would be to have many stations signing /1 or whatever the call area. All of this with very little benefit. I would guess that the major impact would fall on Southern states where Northerners have retired and kept their original call signs. I agree that it seems to me that the Commission has dismissed similar requests in the past, but I don’t have any way to find the response. I believe the Commission just blew the request off, without any formal response.73, Greg, K0GW On Friday, December 6, 2019, Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> wrote: Thanks, Rick. This guy feels that it's an important issue, and Dan suggested I bring it up to the P&S committee. If there is little interest there at least I can report that back to him. I did some research and could not find any recent FCC actions related to something like this. I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't come up from somebody before now. 73; Mike W7VO n December 6, 2019 at 7:59 AM k5ur@aol.com wrote: Mike, that doesn't ring a bell with me. Dan Henderson could check for you. (Dan, can you check, please?) As to a committee, I'd suggest it be a Board motion if there is any interest. I'm not sure the FCC would want to spend any time on this given the current FCC, but you could at least bring it up for discussion so you could tell your constituent that the issue was raised. 73 Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:17 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:29068] Fwd: ID call with / I seem to recall that the FCC has already ruled on this type of proposal, at least once. Does anybody have anything related to this that I can send this guy? If not, which ARRL committee would be the proper one to sent this request to for consideration? Thanks! 73; Mike W7VO ---------- Original Message ---------- From: C Williams <wa6ctb@yahoo.com> To: w7vo@arrl.org Date: December 5, 2019 at 3:18 PM Subject: ID call with / Mike I hope you remember to bring up for discussion at the Board meeting the proposal I sent you re having the FCC require ID'ing with a /# if their call is different from the area they are in. If you remember it would require no work or cost from the FCC other than a order. Stations would ID with a /# if they are mobile or living in an area different from their call. No change to the License would be required only on the air ID'ing. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Chuck KI7DG ASM. _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

Again, again Rick? :) 73 Ria N2RJ On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 1:19 PM Roderick, Rick, K5UR via arrl-odv < arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> wrote:
( As we know it's always those pesky 5's causing trouble)
That's because we always beat your you know what in the pileups! :)
73 Rick - K5UR
-----Original Message----- From: Mark J Tharp <kb7hdx@gmail.com> To: G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> Cc: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>; Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> Sent: Fri, Dec 6, 2019 11:59 am Subject: [arrl-odv:29077] Re: Fwd: ID call with /
I thought it WAS a requirement up to the point of the change Greg brought up. Seems like a bulletin was sent to the OO program about that so we were not sending advisory notices for not signing /7 with a 5 call. ( As we know it's always those pesky 5's causing trouble)
?? Mark, HDX
On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 8:46 AM G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> wrote:
Since FCC permits people to retain their calls when they change their addresses, the consequence of this member’s requested action would be to have many stations signing /1 or whatever the call area. All of this with very little benefit. I would guess that the major impact would fall on Southern states where Northerners have retired and kept their original call signs.
I agree that it seems to me that the Commission has dismissed similar requests in the past, but I don’t have any way to find the response. I believe the Commission just blew the request off, without any formal response. 73, Greg, K0GW
On Friday, December 6, 2019, Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> wrote:
Thanks, Rick. This guy feels that it's an important issue, and Dan suggested I bring it up to the P&S committee. If there is little interest there at least I can report that back to him.
I did some research and could not find any recent FCC actions related to something like this. I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't come up from somebody before now.
73; Mike W7VO
n December 6, 2019 at 7:59 AM k5ur@aol.com wrote:
Mike, that doesn't ring a bell with me. Dan Henderson could check for you. (Dan, can you check, please?)
As to a committee, I'd suggest it be a Board motion if there is any interest. I'm not sure the FCC would want to spend any time on this given the current FCC, but you could at least bring it up for discussion so you could tell your constituent that the issue was raised.
73 Rick - K5UR
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:17 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:29068] Fwd: ID call with /
I seem to recall that the FCC has already ruled on this type of proposal, at least once. Does anybody have anything related to this that I can send this guy?
If not, which ARRL committee would be the proper one to sent this request to for consideration?
Thanks!
73; Mike W7VO
---------- Original Message ---------- From: C Williams <wa6ctb@yahoo.com> To: w7vo@arrl.org Date: December 5, 2019 at 3:18 PM Subject: ID call with /
Mike I hope you remember to bring up for discussion at the Board meeting the proposal I sent you re having the FCC require ID'ing with a /# if their call is different from the area they are in. If you remember it would require no work or cost from the FCC other than a order. Stations would ID with a /# if they are mobile or living in an area different from their call. No change to the License would be required only on the air ID'ing.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Chuck KI7DG ASM.
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Since the FCC removed the requirement for a callsign to reflect the call district in which you resided, the need for a portable/mobile indicator went out the door. Your US callsign is valid as is whenever you operate in territory where the FCC regulates the amateur service. You may append a self-assigned designator, such as /1 etc so long as the intent is not to confuse it with operation from another country. There is an occasional complaint from some US licensee who believes repeaters that ID as /R are in violation of that rule, but in conversations with the FCC they have indicated they don't agree - there is no intent to confuse a station location such that a 2-meter repeater in Texas appending /R to the repeater call someone would cause someone to think they were talking to a repeater in Russia. Dan Henderson, N1ND Assistant Secretary, the American Radio Relay League, Inc. Regulatory Information Manager ARRL - the national association for Amateur Radio Phone: 860-594-0236 ________________________________ From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Mark J Tharp <kb7hdx@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, December 6, 2019 1:00 PM To: G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> Cc: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>; Ritz, Mike, W7VO, (Dir, NW) <w7vo@comcast.net> Subject: [arrl-odv:29077] Re: Fwd: ID call with / I thought it WAS a requirement up to the point of the change Greg brought up. Seems like a bulletin was sent to the OO program about that so we were not sending advisory notices for not signing /7 with a 5 call. ( As we know it's always those pesky 5's causing trouble) ?? Mark, HDX On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 8:46 AM G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net<mailto:gpwidin@comcast.net>> wrote: Since FCC permits people to retain their calls when they change their addresses, the consequence of this member’s requested action would be to have many stations signing /1 or whatever the call area. All of this with very little benefit. I would guess that the major impact would fall on Southern states where Northerners have retired and kept their original call signs. I agree that it seems to me that the Commission has dismissed similar requests in the past, but I don’t have any way to find the response. I believe the Commission just blew the request off, without any formal response. 73, Greg, K0GW On Friday, December 6, 2019, Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net<mailto:w7vo@comcast.net>> wrote: Thanks, Rick. This guy feels that it's an important issue, and Dan suggested I bring it up to the P&S committee. If there is little interest there at least I can report that back to him. I did some research and could not find any recent FCC actions related to something like this. I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't come up from somebody before now. 73; Mike W7VO n December 6, 2019 at 7:59 AM k5ur@aol.com<mailto:k5ur@aol.com> wrote: Mike, that doesn't ring a bell with me. Dan Henderson could check for you. (Dan, can you check, please?) As to a committee, I'd suggest it be a Board motion if there is any interest. I'm not sure the FCC would want to spend any time on this given the current FCC, but you could at least bring it up for discussion so you could tell your constituent that the issue was raised. 73 Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net<mailto:w7vo@comcast.net>> To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>> Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:17 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:29068] Fwd: ID call with / I seem to recall that the FCC has already ruled on this type of proposal, at least once. Does anybody have anything related to this that I can send this guy? If not, which ARRL committee would be the proper one to sent this request to for consideration? Thanks! 73; Mike W7VO ---------- Original Message ---------- From: C Williams <wa6ctb@yahoo.com<mailto:wa6ctb@yahoo.com>> To: w7vo@arrl.org<mailto:w7vo@arrl.org> Date: December 5, 2019 at 3:18 PM Subject: ID call with / Mike I hope you remember to bring up for discussion at the Board meeting the proposal I sent you re having the FCC require ID'ing with a /# if their call is different from the area they are in. If you remember it would require no work or cost from the FCC other than a order. Stations would ID with a /# if they are mobile or living in an area different from their call. No change to the License would be required only on the air ID'ing. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Chuck KI7DG ASM. _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

All the more so because if I am operating in Russia, K3ZJ/R would not be a permissible callsign at all. It could only be RA/K3ZJ. 73, Dave K3ZJ From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of "Henderson, Dan N1ND" <dhenderson@arrl.org> Date: Friday, December 6, 2019 at 1:48 PM Subject: [arrl-odv:29080] Re: Fwd: ID call with / < > there is no intent to confuse a station location such that a 2-meter repeater in Texas appending /R to the repeater call someone would cause someone to think they were talking to a repeater in Russia. < >

Does anybody know if HQ has a Survey Monkey, (or something like it), account already set up? I'd like to survey my Division on this question, and the free version Monkey offers only handles a hundred responses. With almost 9K members on my Division e-mail list that probably won't be enough..... Thanks! 73; Mike W7VO
On December 6, 2019 at 8:46 AM G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net> wrote:
Since FCC permits people to retain their calls when they change their addresses, the consequence of this member’s requested action would be to have many stations signing /1 or whatever the call area. All of this with very little benefit. I would guess that the major impact would fall on Southern states where Northerners have retired and kept their original call signs.
I agree that it seems to me that the Commission has dismissed similar requests in the past, but I don’t have any way to find the response. I believe the Commission just blew the request off, without any formal response. 73, Greg, K0GW
On Friday, December 6, 2019, Michael Ritz < w7vo@comcast.net mailto:w7vo@comcast.net > wrote:
> > Thanks, Rick. This guy feels that it's an important issue, and Dan suggested I bring it up to the P&S committee. If there is little interest there at least I can report that back to him.
I did some research and could not find any recent FCC actions related to something like this. I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't come up from somebody before now.
73; Mike W7VO
n December 6, 2019 at 7:59 AM k5ur@aol.com mailto:k5ur@aol.com wrote:
> > > Mike, that doesn't ring a bell with me. Dan Henderson could check for you. (Dan, can you check, please?)
As to a committee, I'd suggest it be a Board motion if there is any interest. I'm not sure the FCC would want to spend any time on this given the current FCC, but you could at least bring it up for discussion so you could tell your constituent that the issue was raised.
73 Rick - K5UR
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Ritz < w7vo@comcast.net mailto:w7vo@comcast.net > To: arrl-odv < arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org > Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:17 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:29068] Fwd: ID call with /
I seem to recall that the FCC has already ruled on this type of proposal, at least once. Does anybody have anything related to this that I can send this guy?
If not, which ARRL committee would be the proper one to sent this request to for consideration?
Thanks!
73; Mike W7VO
> > > > ---------- Original Message ----------
From: C Williams < wa6ctb@yahoo.com mailto:wa6ctb@yahoo.com > To: w7vo@arrl.org mailto:w7vo@arrl.org Date: December 5, 2019 at 3:18 PM Subject: ID call with /
Mike I hope you remember to bring up for discussion at the Board meeting the proposal I sent you re having the FCC require ID'ing with a /# if their call is different from the area they are in. If you remember it would require no work or cost from the FCC other than a order. Stations would ID with a /# if they are mobile or living in an area different from their call. No change to the License would be required only on the air ID'ing.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Chuck KI7DG ASM.
> > >
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Hi Mike, We have one license, not a company license, but we can send out unlimited surveys. If you want, we could work with you to send out a survey. The person with the license works in the sales and marketing department, so I'd like to go through her manager in coordinating this. Let me know how you want to proceed. 73, Howard Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX Chief Executive Officer ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio® 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA<x-apple-data-detectors://1/0> Telephone: +1 860-594-0404<tel:+1%20860-594-0404> email: hmichel@arrl.org<mailto:hmichel@arrl.org> On Dec 6, 2019, at 7:48 PM, Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net<mailto:w7vo@comcast.net>> wrote: Does anybody know if HQ has a Survey Monkey, (or something like it), account already set up? I'd like to survey my Division on this question, and the free version Monkey offers only handles a hundred responses. With almost 9K members on my Division e-mail list that probably won't be enough..... Thanks! 73; Mike W7VO On December 6, 2019 at 8:46 AM G Widin <gpwidin@comcast.net<mailto:gpwidin@comcast.net>> wrote: Since FCC permits people to retain their calls when they change their addresses, the consequence of this member’s requested action would be to have many stations signing /1 or whatever the call area. All of this with very little benefit. I would guess that the major impact would fall on Southern states where Northerners have retired and kept their original call signs. I agree that it seems to me that the Commission has dismissed similar requests in the past, but I don’t have any way to find the response. I believe the Commission just blew the request off, without any formal response. 73, Greg, K0GW On Friday, December 6, 2019, Michael Ritz < w7vo@comcast.net<mailto:w7vo@comcast.net>> wrote: Thanks, Rick. This guy feels that it's an important issue, and Dan suggested I bring it up to the P&S committee. If there is little interest there at least I can report that back to him. I did some research and could not find any recent FCC actions related to something like this. I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't come up from somebody before now. 73; Mike W7VO n December 6, 2019 at 7:59 AM k5ur@aol.com<mailto:k5ur@aol.com> wrote: Mike, that doesn't ring a bell with me. Dan Henderson could check for you. (Dan, can you check, please?) As to a committee, I'd suggest it be a Board motion if there is any interest. I'm not sure the FCC would want to spend any time on this given the current FCC, but you could at least bring it up for discussion so you could tell your constituent that the issue was raised. 73 Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: Michael Ritz < w7vo@comcast.net<mailto:w7vo@comcast.net>> To: arrl-odv < arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>> Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:17 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:29068] Fwd: ID call with / I seem to recall that the FCC has already ruled on this type of proposal, at least once. Does anybody have anything related to this that I can send this guy? If not, which ARRL committee would be the proper one to sent this request to for consideration? Thanks! 73; Mike W7VO ---------- Original Message ---------- From: C Williams < wa6ctb@yahoo.com<mailto:wa6ctb@yahoo.com>> To: w7vo@arrl.org<mailto:w7vo@arrl.org> Date: December 5, 2019 at 3:18 PM Subject: ID call with / Mike I hope you remember to bring up for discussion at the Board meeting the proposal I sent you re having the FCC require ID'ing with a /# if their call is different from the area they are in. If you remember it would require no work or cost from the FCC other than a order. Stations would ID with a /# if they are mobile or living in an area different from their call. No change to the License would be required only on the air ID'ing. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Chuck KI7DG ASM. ______________________________ _________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org<mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv

That'd be great Howard, just let me know who to contact at HQ. I'd like to do a survey of the Division regarding the "/x" issue before I tell the member "thanks, but we will take no action on your request". A survey would give me some backing to go with my response, and also engage the local membership and make them feel like they are involved in the decision process. 73; Mike W7VO
On December 6, 2019 at 5:12 PM "Michel, Howard, WB2ITX (CEO)" <wb2itx@arrl.org> wrote:
Hi Mike,
We have one license, not a company license, but we can send out unlimited surveys. If you want, we could work with you to send out a survey. The person with the license works in the sales and marketing department, so I'd like to go through her manager in coordinating this. Let me know how you want to proceed.
73, Howard
Howard E. Michel, WB2ITX Chief Executive Officer ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio® 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111-1494 USA Telephone: +1 860-594-0404 email: hmichel@arrl.org mailto:hmichel@arrl.org
On Dec 6, 2019, at 7:48 PM, Michael Ritz < w7vo@comcast.net mailto:w7vo@comcast.net > wrote:
> > Does anybody know if HQ has a Survey Monkey, (or something like it), account already set up? I'd like to survey my Division on this question, and the free version Monkey offers only handles a hundred responses. With almost 9K members on my Division e-mail list that probably won't be enough.....
Thanks!
73; Mike W7VO
> > > On December 6, 2019 at 8:46 AM G Widin < gpwidin@comcast.net mailto:gpwidin@comcast.net > wrote:
Since FCC permits people to retain their calls when they change their addresses, the consequence of this member’s requested action would be to have many stations signing /1 or whatever the call area. All of this with very little benefit. I would guess that the major impact would fall on Southern states where Northerners have retired and kept their original call signs.
I agree that it seems to me that the Commission has dismissed similar requests in the past, but I don’t have any way to find the response. I believe the Commission just blew the request off, without any formal response. 73, Greg, K0GW
On Friday, December 6, 2019, Michael Ritz < w7vo@comcast.net mailto:w7vo@comcast.net > wrote:
> > > > Thanks, Rick. This guy feels that it's an important issue, and Dan suggested I bring it up to the P&S committee. If there is little interest there at least I can report that back to him.
I did some research and could not find any recent FCC actions related to something like this. I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't come up from somebody before now.
73; Mike W7VO
n December 6, 2019 at 7:59 AM k5ur@aol.com mailto:k5ur@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > Mike, that doesn't ring a bell with me. Dan Henderson could check for you. (Dan, can you check, please?)
As to a committee, I'd suggest it be a Board motion if there is any interest. I'm not sure the FCC would want to spend any time on this given the current FCC, but you could at least bring it up for discussion so you could tell your constituent that the issue was raised.
73 Rick - K5UR
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Ritz < w7vo@comcast.net mailto:w7vo@comcast.net > To: arrl-odv < arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org mailto:arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org > Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2019 6:17 pm Subject: [arrl-odv:29068] Fwd: ID call with /
I seem to recall that the FCC has already ruled on this type of proposal, at least once. Does anybody have anything related to this that I can send this guy?
If not, which ARRL committee would be the proper one to sent this request to for consideration?
Thanks!
73; Mike W7VO
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From: C Williams < wa6ctb@yahoo.com mailto:wa6ctb@yahoo.com > To: w7vo@arrl.org mailto:w7vo@arrl.org Date: December 5, 2019 at 3:18 PM Subject: ID call with /
Mike I hope you remember to bring up for discussion at the Board meeting the proposal I sent you re having the FCC require ID'ing with a /# if their call is different from the area they are in. If you remember it would require no work or cost from the FCC other than a order. Stations would ID with a /# if they are mobile or living in an area different from their call. No change to the License would be required only on the air ID'ing.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Chuck KI7DG ASM.
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participants (8)
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david davidsiddall-law.com
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G Widin
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Henderson, Dan N1ND
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k5ur@aol.com
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Mark J Tharp
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Michael Ritz
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Michel, Howard, WB2ITX (CEO)
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rjairam@gmail.com