[Elecraft] K3: Terminology

[Scott Manthe]

Callsign restructuring occurred in March 1978. 2X1, 2X2 and N-prefixed 
1X3 callsigns would've become available nationally at that point. 
AA-prefixed 2X2 calls had been used during the U.S. bicentennial and 
were released to areas that had run out of "preferred" (Extra) calls. 
N-prefixed 1X2 calls were released about the same time, in approximately 
1977. 2X1 calls didn't become available until '78. The first time I 
heard on on the air was AB9W, who got quite a bit of ribbing for having 
a "backwards- literally, if you look at it- callsign.

73,
Scott, N9AA


  On 4/11/12 11:31 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Ha, ha! Yes, it would have been "Whisky Six Quebec Alpha Sierra".
>
> It was in the early 70's that I finally got my Extra Class license and, when
> the 2X1 calls were announced, I was among the first in line for one.
>
> Bob Wolbert picked up on that too. So assuming many others did, I'll put
> this on the reflector
>
> How time flies!!
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
> ----------------------------''
> On 4/11/2012 7:42 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>
>> One time late one evening in the 1960's I was tuning around the
>> 20 meter band with my National HRO5 receiver
>                      [...]
>
>> When the opportunity appeared I transmitted "Break, Alpha Charley Six
>> Yankee".
>    Uh, Ron, the A-series calls and the 2X1 calls weren't put into
>    service until the mid-1970s.  I was at the Pacificon hamfest in
>    Santa Cruz when A. Prose Walker, the then-Division Chief (forgot
>    his call sign) announced the new formats.
>
> --  73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
>      Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
>
>