Hi Tom,  It will be good to work you, I am in the process of getting my
station back in to operation. The Tri-band beam is not stuck in your
direction unfortunately, I have often looked for the net, on a Monday
morning our time [4:00 AM, but nothing heard because of the direction of the
Beam. 2011, is the year for me to do repares to the VK6YJ station. It is
many years since I worked a USA, station, with some luck wont belong before
I do again.  

That is the plan for this year. 

Trevor VK6YJ

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of tom behler
Sent: Monday, 9 May 2011 11:15 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Question about proper call designator for RV HF operation

    Thanks, Trevor.

If you have HF, I'd love to work you from here in Michigan someday!

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Trevor Dawson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: Question about proper call designator for RV HF operation


Hi Tom,
Just announce your callsign with Portable, this denotes that you are not at
the Home QTH.

Trevor. VK6YJ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of tom behler
Sent: Monday, 9 May 2011 9:52 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Question about proper call designator for RV HF operation

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