[MCARC] Mason Callsign

[Michael Philbrick]

I took suggestion and Google(d). If you are interested in the history of
callsigns, follow this link:

https://www.w2zq.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Finding-your-ham-roots.pdf

Michael (N0UDF)

On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 9:48 AM Mike Minihan <mtminih at gmail.com> wrote:

> Very interesting Mike. I'm looking forward to Dennis's comments.
> Speaking of "potentially" old hams, I noted something while visiting the
> body shop in Frankfort last week. In the middle of the block between the
> stop signs where 99 drops south and comes from the North, there is a long
> wire stretched across the street from the south buildings to the north
> buildings. It appears to be very well insulated and well attached. Anybody
> know who may have once lived upstairs in one of the old apartments?
> Mike Minihan
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 29, 2026, at 8:12 AM, Mike Stillwell <fixmyhouse1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Michael, I think the nines got changed to 10 shortly after World War II
> and this is based on a ham in Manhattan, who was a nine when he went to
> work at Washington DC during World War II and by the time he got home, his
> call sign was changed to 10 and everybody thought he was making up his
> call. This is here say but I think it’s fairly accurate. You might Google
> it and find out. Hope you have a good day.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 7:20 AM Michael Philbrick <philbrick52 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Good morning,
>> Each day is a learning experience. I had a popup that got me searching. I
>> came across another HAM in Seneca. He graduated in 1930, immediately went
>> to radio school in the state of Louisiana, and got a radio engineer job in
>> NY. What I found was a qsl card, but his callsign was area 9 and not area
>> 0. I was puzzled. WC0AA had waiting in my inbox this morning a map of the
>> US callsign areas for 1937. Kansas and 11 other states were area 9. This
>> got me to wondering what the first callsign of Dennis Mason was. Do you
>> have a response, Dennis?  P.S. Not saying Dennis is of the antique age of
>> Davidson Vorhes, W9GFO, but the longest licensed living person that I know.
>>
>> --
>> *Michael Philbrick*
>> Odd Job Technician
>> Retired Guys LLC (fictional)
>> *Cousin to my genealogy relativesNØUDF to hams*
>>
>> *Retired science/CTE educator*
>> Seneca, KS
>> mdp.seneca at gmail.com
>> https://www.facebook.com/michael.philbrick/
>> 785-294-2719
>>
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-- 
*Michael Philbrick*
Odd Job Technician
Retired Guys LLC (fictional)
*Cousin to my genealogy relativesNØUDF to hams*

*Retired science/CTE educator*
Seneca, KS
mdp.seneca at gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/michael.philbrick/
785-294-2719
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