Well it’s now official!
It's now official on paper with my new call sign for New Brunswick. Funny thing the other evening I was calling CQ (CW) and a few times I used my old call without evening noticing it. Old habits die hard I guess.....it's just going to take time to get the new call rolling off the key like the old one did.
Mike Weir, VE9KK, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from New Brunswick, Canada. Contact him at [email protected].
Congrats on the new call sign Mike
Congrats on the new call sign Mike been there done that as I and many others have done the same thing using their old call LOL
Congratulations, Michael. Nice call sign.
I’ve had my new call for 2+ years and still get caught once in a while. It might be oldtimers starting up!
Good evening Ron and thanks very much.
73,
Mike
VE9KK
Good evening Fred and it’s nice to know when reverting back to the old call I am not alone in doing this.
73,
Mike
VE3WDM…….opp’s……….VE9KK
Good evening Fred, we used to live not to far from Guelph…we were in Hespeler for 17 years before our move to Toronto……now Moncton.
Good evening Clint and thanks for stopping by and commenting, I was wondering now that I am retired when the “oldtimer” thing was going to click in.
73,
Mike
VE9KK
Congrats Mike for your new call, I guess the old timers habits make me do it as well, hihi!
Must have something to do with the DM part of the original call sign. Now VA2BC since 2001.
Good evening Bernard thanks for stopping by and yes old habits are hard to break.
Happy Thanksgiving
73,
Mike
VE9KK
Congrats on your move and technical reconstruction of your amateur station, Mike. The next time you operate a station using someone else’s call will be a test of retention of your new VE9 call. It is a reason why after 55 years of using my current call I’ve not asked for a USA 2×1 or 1×2 oldtimer’s vanity call.
Good evening Karl, the 2×1 or 1×2 sounds like an excellent idea. Thanks for your congrats on the station setup.
Have a great weekend.
73,
Mike
VE9KK