Yes, I found it interesting, Tom. Thanks for sharing. My dad was licensed in ’27 and had a lot of call signs over his active 83+ years. Guess I should do my research on the earlier ones.
Mel, K0PFX www.melwhitten.com <http://www.melwhitten.com> From: Swlfest <swlfest-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> On Behalf Of Thomas Sundstrom Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 10:22 PM To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <swlfest@hard-core-dx.com>; bern...@panix.com Subject: Re: [Swlfest] WGY 810 Schenectady NY You are welcome, Ed. If you are interested in this kind of history, I did research on my amateur radio call dating back to 1919. Take a look: https://w2xq.com/2xq.html Tom On Thu, Dec 22, 2022, 11:12 PM Ed Cummings <bern...@panix.com <mailto:bern...@panix.com> > wrote: Fascinating article about WGY's history, Tom. Thanks very much for sharing it! -Ed At 07:35 PM 12/22/2022, Thomas Sundstrom wrote: Oops. Back and knee pain is distracting and I forgot to include the URL in an earlier email. Thanks, Dennis and Ed. <sigh> This clear channel 1A broadcaster on 810 kc is more than a century old. This article details the early years as a GE test lab and has interesting photos. https://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/roots-of-radio/wgy-a-centennial-radio-station Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Tom w2xq.com <http://w2xq.com> _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com <mailto:Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe <http://swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe> , or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com <http://www.swlfest.com/> http://swlfest.blogspot.com <http://swlfest.blogspot.com/> _______________________________________________ Swlfest mailing list Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com <mailto:Swlfest@hard-core-dx.com> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe <http://swlfest-requ...@hard-core-dx.com?subject=unsubscribe> , or visit the URL shown above. For more information on the Fest, visit: http://www.swlfest.com http://swlfest.blogspot.com
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