As far as I am concerned, this is the most ridiculous thread that I have
encountered on this list. If you want a license take the exams, if you
don't, don't take the test. It is that simple.
Alan - N7MIT
Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 2:41 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: what identifying information is tied to a callsign?
Hell, Beth, =20
If you are worried about it revealing your identity, then take off all =
that stuff from your email signature for starters. =20
As for ham radio, yes your call sign is searchable. But, most people =
won't know or bother with that. There are over a hundred white pages =
listings for your lastname, so it's probably more common than mine is.
Of course, any time you post on a social network i.e. Facebook, Twitter, =
Linked-In, as well as a lot of email lists which put their posts in the =
public, people will see who you are. =20
So, to sum up, your callsign is probably the least of your worries. =20
Steve, K8SP
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Beth=20
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 9:45 PM
Subject: what identifying information is tied to a callsign?
Okay, guys. I don't normally post on here. But I've got some serious=20
decision making to do before I get my ham license. My boyfriend, who is=20
already a ham, has a pretty common name. Okay, I was talking to him and=20
another ham friend of mine, but I got worried about several things:
1. If you Google for instance my boyfriend's callsign, you will find his =
profile right there on QRZ, Ham Shack, Arizona's ham radio database, and =
lots of other places. So that worries me because my name is a one and=20
only, pretty unique.
2. If you Google the same callsign plus your name, imagine what pops up=20
after that. When I Googled my name alone, I managed to bring up some=20
pretty weird stuff even I admit I wrote, plus my Facebook, LinkedIn,=20
Twitter, Instagram, etc. I even found my Foursquare profile, and eerily, =
I found a 411 website that contained my dad's phone number and address,=20
and if you Google the correct name, not Elizabeth, but Beth, you will=20
definitely pop up my dad's address and phone number. I don't want this,=20
so I'm trying to decide. If I google a callsign and name put together,=20
you narrow your search, but it appears, however, that my boyfriend's=20
name is too common, and I joked with him that he had a clone in=20
Vancouver Washington State. lol
So this is my dilemma: if I get a ham radio license now, unmarried, with =
the maiden name as is, my dad could easily pop up in Google search=20
results, and someone, maybe another strange weird person, could contact=20
my dad and ask why I even bothered. He has some mental competency issues =
with me he has not resolved, so that's a given. I hate my maiden name=20
anyway. But I am leaning toward waiting for a license when my marriage=20
certificate with my boyfriend is confirmed. When we sign and dot the I's =
and cross the T's on our I Do slip, so to speak, then I think I'd be=20
better off with a ham license, smooth sailing. The reason why I am=20
writing this list is to get advice and to see if I'm doing this all in=20
the name of informed decision making. I know some of you who are male=20
won't concur, but in this digital age, you can Google somebody's=20
callsign and Lord knows what is connected with that. As for my=20
boyfriend's clone in Vancouver, I'm not concerned, but I find it weird.=20
I wish the boyfriend's callsign would show me his Facebook page though,=20
after all I think that's where we're headed.
Thank you all for your advice in advance.
--=20
Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
Home: 720-550-6142
Cell: 720-435-7407
Skype: denverqueen0920
Twitter: Ms_denverqueen
Instagram: denverqueen0920
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Blog: www.denverqueen.com
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