[Antennas] Re: Old Geezers

[W6jod@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/27/2003 4:27:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, k7acz@cox.net 
writes:

> Back in those days you would have had to be a ZERO call living in
>  Missouri.  If you moved to Missouri from 9 land you were required to
>  change your call.  Unless you mean East St. Louis, IL.
>  A former W0 from Mackland Ave in St. Louis.
Not so!  I replied to tell Harvey his callsign wasn't in the June 30, 1931 
edition of the Amateur Radio Stations of the United States published by the U. 
S. Department of Commerce, Radio Division.  The 9 call area at that time (1 
year before Harvey received W9CLT) included the following states:  Colorado, 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, 
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.  This was 14 months before I was 
born!  Of course, the 6 call area covered a bit more than California  (included 
Arizona, Hawaii (K6), Nevada and Utah in 1931) before I got my license in 
1950 when it had shrunk down to just the golden state. 

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Norm Hall, W6JOD