Rules for a Good Callsign
Having passed my full license exam, and now that you can essentially pick whichever (unissued) callsign you want, my mind has turned to trying to work out how to define a 'good' callsign. What I settled on is...
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Callsign should not contain character combinations that are used for other purposes, e.g. 'CQ'
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Callsign should not end in 'K', as that could be confusing in Morse.
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For Morse, shorter (i.e. fewer dots and dashes) is better, and...
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Full License
I sat my full license exam at the 2019 RSGB convention, and passed!
Final score was 48/58 (83%, pass mark was 37/58). I completed the 2 hour exam in about 45 minutes so I was a bit nervous about clicking the 'submit' button, but turns out there was nothing to worry about, I seem to have picked up sufficient knowledge in my 20 years of being a novice/intermediate licensee.
Now I need to wait for confirmation and apply for a new callsign!
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2E1HNK Interconnection Standards
Standards exist to promote interoperability between systems. They define the physical and electrical characteristics of interconnections, such that two systems both implementing the same standard are able to connect to each other and interoperate without any concern about misunderstanding. Given that amateur radio deployments often consist of multiple different 'boxes' which need to be connected, it seems sensible to adhere to standards where possible. This is a list of the standards...
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