[Elecraft] OT: US call areas

[Phil Kane]

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:23:02 EST, N2EY at aol.com wrote:

> Possessions got distinctive prefixes and CONUS stations
> could begin with K.

  Up until 1952 the "K" stations were Military Recreation Club
  stations.  Then the FCC claimed that it was running out of "W"
  calls for civilian hams and they started issuing "K" calls - as
  I well know.

  My High School buddies were getting the last of the "W2"s  but
  the FCC issued one of the earliest "K2"s to me.  I was mad...but
  I got even.  I worked for the agency for 28 years!

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   73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
   Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402