[Hallicrafters] Re: [Boatanchors] Re Old "WPE" SW Calls FromPopular Electronics

[Peter Markavage]

Man's name for Joe P. Morris, from Cleveland, OH. He started issuing WR0
callsigns for short wave listeners in the mid 50's. Had nothing to do
with the Popular Electronics WPE program that started in 1959 except by
understanding was that Morris couldn't keep up with the demand or
interest. Kneitel, from Popular Electronics, approached his editor,
Oliver Read, to start their own program call WPE (PE of course for
Popular Electronics). Bennett didn't take it over until after Kneitel
left Popular Electronics in 1961.

Pete, wa2cwa
http://www.manualman.com

On Fri, 9 May 2008 18:00:53 -0400 "Duane Fischer, W8DBF"
<dfischer at usol.com> writes:
> Hi Pete,
> 
> Someone, and I have yet to locate his name, in Ohio first started 
> the 
> short-wave certificate concept prior to Popular Electronics picking 
> it up. 
> Or am I remembering wrong here?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 12:10 PM
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Re: [Boatanchors] Re Old "WPE" SW Calls 
> FromPopular 
> Electronics
> 
> 
> > Actually the "original" or first ones sent out, the WPE call was 
> already
> > printed on the certificate. Kneitel filled in your name, city, 
> state, and
> > the date of issue.
> >
> > Pete, wa2cwa
> > WPE2RC
> > http://www.manualman.com
> > (Dayton Spaces 1960-1961)
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 9 May 2008 06:23:48 -0700 (PDT) Glen Zook 
> <gzook at yahoo.com>
> > writes:
> >> My particular certificate was one of the originals
> >> that you had to actually fill in the details including
> >> your WPE call sign.  Popular Electronics sent you a
> >> form letter with the WPE call sign and a blank
> >> certificate.  My WPE call sing was WPE9YU.
> >> Glen, K9STH/WPE9YU
> >>
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