Rhythm is one of the reasons I like my suffix, M-I-X! I've been struggling 
for years with whether I should drop the A and just be W3MIX. I suspect I'll 
leave well enough alone because often, by the time all the 1 by 2's finish 
sending there calls, my I X is in the clear. This has been a fascinating 
thread. 73. Lou WA3MIX
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2015 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: CW Calls


>I wouldn't trade K5XU either, Mike, if I were you.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Mike Duke, K5XU
> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2015 1:11 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: CW Calls
>
> I was WB5ADC from August of 1970 until November of 1996.
>
> When I was preparing to submit my list of vanity call choices, I sat down
> with a keyer, and sent various 2 and 3 letter combinations to see how they
> sounded, as well as how it felt to send them.
>
> A few combinations sounded okay, but were awful to send, while others just
> didn't sound smooth no matter how I sent them.
>
> My first choice was N5MD, just because it would be cool to have my 
> initials
> as my call. That wasn't a bad CW call either. Another person with the MD
> initials received that call before my application was processed.
>
> K5XU was my second choice. As soon as I began using it, I realized what a
> great call I had gotten for CW. It is okay for voice work, but it really
> rocks on CW at any speed.
>
> I had very little trouble remembering to use the new call on CW, but it 
> took
> me two forevers to not stutter through WB5, uh, K5XU, on phone.
>
> Looking back, I hope Mark Dempsky is as happy with N5MD as I am with K5XU. 
> I
> would not trade calls with him.
>
> --
> Mike Duke, K5XU