11-14-2015, 05:06 PM
Well K3KU is pretty short in terms of dots and dashs (14) but K3AOE is shorter(13). He probably wanted a call that reflected the earning of the Extra class license. The latter call could be used by any operator who pass the Technician, General,(Advanced) or Extra class examine. The one by two call (K3KU) would only be issued to a Extra class op.
The Advance class license isn't issued any more. (I hold one of those) Same with the Novice license. They had a two by three call . Back in my Novice days I was KA3TSY (circa 1988 ).
K3KU is easily recognized as the letter K is used a lot in CW communication. A lot of callsigns start with K and K is use as the invitation to transmit on CW. It also is rhythmic.
Terry N3GTE
mine is only(10) 1988 isn't supposed to have a face. Stuppid computer.
He MUST be your BIG brother. Saw his age.
The Advance class license isn't issued any more. (I hold one of those) Same with the Novice license. They had a two by three call . Back in my Novice days I was KA3TSY (circa 1988 ).
K3KU is easily recognized as the letter K is used a lot in CW communication. A lot of callsigns start with K and K is use as the invitation to transmit on CW. It also is rhythmic.
Terry N3GTE
mine is only(10) 1988 isn't supposed to have a face. Stuppid computer.
He MUST be your BIG brother. Saw his age.
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