I found some useful info with a google search for “history of us amateur call signs”.
history of us amateur call signs <https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=history+of+us+amateur+call+signs&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8> This first hit was this fairly comprehensive article. https://www.eham.net/articles/38849 This is another good article. http://www.gfara.com/uploads/3/4/4/5/3445267/call_sign_history.pdf wunder K6WRU Walter Underwood CM87wj http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > On Jul 13, 2018, at 2:46 PM, kevinr <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK then. > > I have been curious about the history of the assignment of call signs. > > In prior times there were only 9 call 'districts' (for want of the correct > term). Then came district Zero. > > What I am interested in finding out is the history of W, N, K, and A calls. > I am fairly certain A calls are a recent development while K is a bit older. > Does anyone know the whens and whys of this history? > > Kevin. KD5ONS > > - > > > On 07/13/2018 02:34 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> A certain amount amount of uplifting, meta-level, or otherwise tangentially >> related subject matter is tolerated, just to keep everyone on their toes. >> >> Wayne >> N6KR > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
