Continuing the discussion from Ofcom consultation (Part 1) - #101 by M6GYU.
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When I read the Ofcom document, I was struck by the number of times it said āthis is not a regulatory concernā or words to that effect.
Meaning, I think, that it is not for them to organise our hobby, its up to us. eg if we are allowed to include E as a regional identifier, its up to us to decide whether that is a good idea or not - we donāt have to.
How we get all UK amateurs to agree good practice, and then adopt it with good grace, is not Ofcomās problem.
I did think of consulting with the National Society of Cat Herders, but apparently they havenāt managed to arrange their inaugural meeting yet 
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I think youāll find it applies to all UK stations operating in England as the wording is
āhence we propose that the RSL āEā be available for use by any station, when operating in England (clubs operating in England may already choose to use the RSL āXā).ā
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I cant see Echo being confused with Golf. Letās level the playing field and make RSLās mandatory for all. 
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Of course not. but M & E = which is what I was refering to, might well be.
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Having an E in your callsign makes you much more conscious of your inter-character spacing on CW. Oh, and Iāve had the M at the start of my callsign mis-heard as both a G and a W before now, even though Iām usually using a macro to send it and therefore itās not me mis-keying itā¦ 
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I already get enough stations replying to me and insisting I am āG1EYPā. If I started using ME1EYP it would be carnage on CW!
Anyway, it isnāt happening. There is no proposal to make the E mandatory, nor to prohibit continued use of RSLs. I imagine the vast majority will continue to use the callsign they are most associated with.
What people do when they visit over a UK border will probably be more variable, but again I expect most of us will continue to do what we have always done.
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If the E is introduced the start of my callsign will become ME0W. 
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Could we just eliminate āEā from all callsigns please - asking for a friend
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Just listen to any of the OE or EA stations and you hear the slight timing change they have introduced to make that E stand out. And thereās Heinzās sending which is perfectly adapted so none of his Es disappear in OE5EEP.
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I have a friend who would like either S or H to be banned.
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I add in a slight timing change to make my E stand out
G0EVV
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Off Topic butā¦
Spacing and timing is so important in CW! I lost a point in the RSGB 80m CW Contest I did this month as G4BP. My semi-break in delay was set to my everyday speed of 300 milliseconds.
The station I heard and logged as GC4H should have been read as PC4H. So in future contests I must remember to reduce the semi-break in delay to 200 ms or even less. Whilst I enjoy using full break in with the Elecraft KX3 when activating, FBI is not as effective on the Yaesu transceiver which I use in the shackā¦
73 Phil G4OBK
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I never used to have a problem with S and H but do if listening to 20+wpm Morse.
I appreciate it when folk do this as I frequently miss the āeā in machine-sent Morse (like in my Morse apps).
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And, todayās the day.
Optional RSLs (including E) and kW power levels.
Just out of curiosity; if I get my beloved to operate my station as G6PJZ/XYL, can I still claim the points or will she need her own account? (It would help with food or comfort breaks)
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Details in a General Notice posted on [Licensing updates - Ofcom]
Updated documents should be available via [https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your-licence/radiocommunication-licences/amateur-radio/amateur-radio-info]
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Everything changes, yet nothing has changed.
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So on my activation tomorrow Iāll be GE4TGJ/P running 1kW.
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Iāll not be using ME0LEP/P any time soon. I have enough trouble with that leading M being mistaken for a G or a W as it is, without adding an extra ditā¦
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