Should I add support for that in the endorsement checker? :) --david KJ4IZW

jeez.....can we end this and get back to playing on the radio   call me anything...just not late to dinner !!   Ted, K7TRK   p.s. for Jerry..I'm pretty sure there is no 070 sticker for 'the most

If I am into a really good conversation with somebody I will use the name that the send me. But if they only want to exchange macros most of the time I dont. I guess I am just being lazy   At some

George is at 7036.125, and only needs a few more to make it an official APE. Stop by and work him! Eric/K9VIC Sent from my iPod

I don't think it's generally a matter of hiding anything. Most of the comments were that the look-up name isn't always the goes-by name. Subsequent discussion was on how to get the two to match (e.g.,

Here's how you change your name or address in the FCC ULS, and thus on QRZ. You need to have a valid address, so you can't leave it blank, but you can change your name to just about anything once you

Then ... you're too lazy to have any interest in a QSO !

Don't want to hide my real name, just prefer to be called "Jerry".  Only my Mother called me "Jerald" when she was mad at me.    But really, it's all about common courtesy of repeating back the

Adam - Great observation. If I'm in contest mode, or just trying to get WoTM or BINGO credit, I'm less interested in chit-chat. I just want a "legal QSO" as you put it. And I'll often/usually ignore

If I have your call sign Name Address And a lot more easy to come by

Call me old fashioned, but it may be to protect the innocent! Chris/Dad/G7OGX There's a little city flower every spring unveiling.. Growing in the crevices by some London railing. Tho` it has a

Interesting.  Thanks Dave !

Don't understand way so many operators want to hide their real names?

The FCC doesn't charge a cent. That links you to a secondary service that will do it for you. You can go onto the FCC ULS and using the account information you should have (or you can request it

I went to see if I could change my name on QRZ.com.  You have to look closely, but in the upper righthand corner there is small print that says an $8 charge applies !  Only for FCC changes here in

Hi, 'G' stations can change their name in QRZ.com without messing up their licence details. My full name is William John but I am always known as John and changed it on QRZ.com some time

Interesting discussion..I think it all comes down to conflicting goals in the QSO. If you're looking to make a legal contact--and there is NOTHING wrong with that-you are likely only concerned with

I don't care either - my own mother doesn't get my name right half the time... ;) thanks much and 73, ben, kd5byb

Darin:   My legal name is "Jerald" and that is waht goes on all my legal documents. (FCC license, driver's license, etc. are legal documnents , right ?)   I've always gone by "Jerry" and all my

Well said, except that US Hams can't change their entries on QRZ; they are based upon the official FCC database, and that is usually based upon your official name. So if your first name is William,