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Require call signs to post in the forum

Pat N6PAT
Pat N6PAT Member ✭✭
edited June 2020 in New Ideas
I think it would be beneficial to require a valid call sign as part of a forum members ID. A number of comments are posted without a call sign so there is no way to know if that person is even a ham.
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  • Dave - W6OVP
    Dave - W6OVP Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • SteveM
    SteveM Member
    edited January 2020
  • Paul_Mills
    Paul_Mills Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    Not a bad idea.
  • Steve K9ZW
    Steve K9ZW Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • AC9S
    AC9S Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • Steve K9ZW
    Steve K9ZW Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • Pat N6PAT
    Pat N6PAT Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    I've been a participant of this forum for a while now (over 900 posts) and I've yet to see anyone post a comment referencing the 6700R receiver.

    Owning a receiver is a lot different than owning a transceiver and would probably not necessitate many questions ,if any, in a forum.

  • Mike VE3CKO
    Mike VE3CKO Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • Geoff AB6BT
    Geoff AB6BT Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • Pat N6PAT
    Pat N6PAT Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    Why would you post on any of those forums unless you were a pilot or have a class C license?
  • Mike VE3CKO
    Mike VE3CKO Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • KY6LA_Howard
    KY6LA_Howard Member ✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
  • Geoff AB6BT
    Geoff AB6BT Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020
    Maybe I'm curious and have interest. Maybe I want more information from someone who IS a pilot or commercial driver.

    Seems straightforward to me.
  • Geoff AB6BT
    Geoff AB6BT Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • N2WQ
    N2WQ Member
    edited April 2020
    What exactly is the goal of this proposal? What difference does it make who they author is? And how you validate the call sign?
  • Jay Nation
    Jay Nation Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • David-N5PSM
    David-N5PSM Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • Chris DL5NAM
    Chris DL5NAM Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020
    It's easy: HAM Spirit - as we do in every QSO: we give our QSO partner our call sign and name.

    For me it also has something to do with decency and respect - I do it even if it is not a requirement

    73 Chris
  • Johan _ SE3X
    Johan _ SE3X Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • Johan _ SE3X
    Johan _ SE3X Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    Tnx for the like Ernest, W4EG. Immediately recognised you and your qrz page. I tried to work you not long ago, not sure but probably FTx.  I looked at your page and had a great reading. 

    Working FTx it's easy to be a bit bored after those first 7.000 Q's i have made. Looking up calls on qrz does gives me a bit more than just a logged Q. With EU stations I often check their qrz pages before answering a CQ. Non or very little info, I might even move on and don't respond. 

    Hope to have you in my log as well sometimes in the future :)
  • Steve KD2OM
    Steve KD2OM Member ✭✭
    edited May 2020
  • N2WQ
    N2WQ Member
    edited January 2020
    Again, what’s the end goal? What difference does it make who the poster is? What are you trying to achieve?
  • N2WQ
    N2WQ Member
    edited January 2020
    Signing QSOs with call signs is a regulatory requirement. This forum is not subject to any such regulations. In fact, requiring a call sign will be a major deviation from virtually the rear of the Internet forums, blogs, newspapers, etc.
  • David-N5PSM
    David-N5PSM Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    The answer is obvious.

    Signed........possibly by the real N5PSM..... maybe
  • David-N5PSM
    David-N5PSM Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    I do not believe in restricting access,  However I would like to be able to have an indicator next to my call sign or my user name that my ID is verified.
  • Mike VE3CKO
    Mike VE3CKO Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • Jay Nation
    Jay Nation Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
  • Rick N0VT
    Rick N0VT Member ✭✭
    edited June 2020
  • Burt Fisher
    Burt Fisher Member ✭✭
    edited January 2020
    You woulds be the merit judge?
  • Patrick
    Patrick Member ✭✭✭
    edited January 2020
    I agree with Howard, and others that a ham call requirement is discriminatory towards the very people who need to be cultivated. In fact I would say that none hams, and those interested in ham radio and Flex are very much positive participants in the forum.  Most negative posts are actually fellow hams.  So having a narrow requirement would be meaningless.  

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