Callsign restructuring occurred in March 1978. 2X1, 2X2 and N-prefixed 1X3 callsigns would've become available nationally at that point. AA-prefixed 2X2 calls had been used during the U.S. bicentennial and were released to areas that had run out of "preferred" (Extra) calls. N-prefixed 1X2 calls were released about the same time, in approximately 1977. 2X1 calls didn't become available until '78. The first time I heard on on the air was AB9W, who got quite a bit of ribbing for having a "backwards- literally, if you look at it- callsign.
73, Scott, N9AA On 4/11/12 11:31 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > Ha, ha! Yes, it would have been "Whisky Six Quebec Alpha Sierra". > > It was in the early 70's that I finally got my Extra Class license and, when > the 2X1 calls were announced, I was among the first in line for one. > > Bob Wolbert picked up on that too. So assuming many others did, I'll put > this on the reflector > > How time flies!! > > Ron AC7AC > > ----------------------------'' > On 4/11/2012 7:42 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > >> One time late one evening in the 1960's I was tuning around the >> 20 meter band with my National HRO5 receiver > [...] > >> When the opportunity appeared I transmitted "Break, Alpha Charley Six >> Yankee". > Uh, Ron, the A-series calls and the 2X1 calls weren't put into > service until the mid-1970s. I was at the Pacificon hamfest in > Santa Cruz when A. Prose Walker, the then-Division Chief (forgot > his call sign) announced the new formats. > > -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane > Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
