Pat:

Yeah, and with the price of gas, and everything else going up in cost as a 
result, you soon won't be able to afford any kind of commercial power cord 
for the RV, even one of standard length!  (grin)

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: Question about proper call designator for RV HF operation


Seems to me you'd be portable regardless of the source of
power.  Maybe hard to be mobile whilst on the power grid, however!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 08:52 PM 5/8/2011, you wrote:
>Hi, all.
>
>I struggle with the following question at the beginning of every camping
>season.
>
>What is the proper way for me to identify myself when operating HF in the
>RV?  Does the answer to this question depend on whether I'm just having a
>normal QSO, checking into a net, or working a contest?
>
>Putting a portable designator at the end of my call seems to make sense,
>since I am not at my home station.  However, I usually  run my station via
>commercial  AC power, except on those rare occasions when I want to give 
>our
>generator a work-out.
>
>Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ