11 Meters and Alfa Tango callsigns???

[N2RJ]

I'm bored a lot so I look up stuff in the database just because I'm bored.

Lo and behold I found this (http://www.qrz.com/14ALC01) and this. (http://www.qrz.com/19AT325)

These don't appear to be ham callsigns. In fact, one of them appears to be an Alfa Tango 11 meters "callsign."

Is this allowed by QRZ now?

[VE7NOT]

One of those callsigns is from France the other is the Netherlands. Why would qrz care?

[N2RJ]

Because they're not ham radio callsigns?

[KE5FRF]

Quote[/b] (VE7NOT @ May 04 2007,20:04)]One of those callsigns is from France the other is the Netherlands. #Why would qrz care?
Sim. That doesn't make sense. Why would they care? Why not just let CBers post their handles in the QRZ database then?

I can see it now.

Mad-dog (US)
QSL: I don't need no stinkin QSL

Bio:

You can call me mad-dog. I'm da duckpluckin channel master at my 10-20. I lay the hammer down and they ain't nobody got more MOOODGE. I got this Galaxy Saturn a-sw-a-angin' and throwin the pounds all over duckpluckin channel 19.

Equipment. I gots me a Lainyer. Thats all you need to know. I'm da biggest, baddest channel master with my 10 KW, fer sho ten-fer?

Catch you on the flip side, roger-roger? bleep-bleep!

[VE7NOT]

I still don't see the problem. QRZ has alot of SWL callsigns, guest names and yes a few cb handles.

Alfa Tango is an International CB club (I think they are based in the Netherlands) From what I have read they do alot of 11m packet.

I'd think they are here for infomation from hams.

At least using a CB callsign, swl callsign I can figure out where they are before looking them up. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif Harder with names

[N2RJ]

Quote[/b] (VE7NOT @ May 04 2007,20:20)]Alfa Tango is an International CB club (I think they are based in the Netherlands) From what I have read they do alot of 11m packet.
I think they're based in Italy.

Quote[/b] ]
I'd think they are here for infomation from hams.

Then why put QSL info?

[wg7x]

Very strange...

I guess that looking around in a data base can result in some weird stuff, but I for one am surprised that QRZ would include these types of call signs.

Giving them (QRZ) the benefit of the doubt, I can see that it might be hard to winnow out the CB/freeband calls from the registered SWL calls, but if the folks running a call sign database can't tell a pirate call from a legitimate call then something is wrong.

It probably would not matter if it were not for the fact that QRZ has become the primary place to look up calls. This kind of demands that their data be correct and not have pirate information.

Of course I understand that checking the data is a big expensive task. So, I guess that we'll just have to let it go, but it does bug you a bit doesn't it?

Now for a short pause for all the CB/freeband/pirate defenders to step forward and explain why it is a good thing for QRZ to maintain their made-up stuff in the database.

73 Gary

[NF2C]

SWL & CBers should not be listed on here. They can use those calls as their logon but should not be in the database. No its not a big deal, but this is a ham database....
Chris NF2C

[KG6YTZ]

Quote[/b] (NF2C @ May 07 2007,18:14)]SWL & CBers should not be listed on here. #They can use those calls as their logon but should not be in the database. #No its not a big deal, but this is a ham database....
<raises hand> #Seconded.