Upon upgrading my amateur radio license to General last month, I begin looking for a vanity callsign to replace my KE9BPH originally issued when I first got my Technician license. I know I hadn’t been at this radio thing very long, but I was continually fumbling when trying to clearly speak the callsign. Difficult to remember, difficult to speak, just didn’t care for it.

I spent quite a bit of time on RadioQTH – Available Calls but did not find any I liked. Then I read the fine print and learned that just because it doesn’t return as an option does not mean it’s unavailable. If a callsign has never been used, it won’t show up in those results!

And that’s when I stumbled upon what is now, as of January 17th, 2025, my new callsign – W9EAJ. Easier to remember, easier to say, and quicker for me to identity. Win win.

73.