[Elecraft] K3: Terminology

[Vic K2VCO]

The first time I heard "AC4YN" -- a famous call which once represented the rarest of rare 
DX, Tibet -- coming from a station in the southeastern US, I almost jumped out of my 
chair. Of course, he was way too loud for Tibet!

On 4/12/2012 5:28 AM, Scott Manthe wrote:
> 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

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Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
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