[Milsurplus] 1940s callsigns
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Sun, 5 May 2002 19:22:07 EDT
I have an HRO-5 that i believe came off a ship of the Libby & Libby
fish packing company that operated in SE Alaska in the 1930s
and 40s. ( L&L apparently even built some of their own ship
receivers ).
I wonder if someone of you has callsign or station listings from the
WW2 and a few years after, era.
The 3.5-7.3 coil has these markings on the front:
WXFJ "around" 3.6 and 6.4 Mcs. and also maybe 5207 kcs.
KFS " 6.3
ALB? KLB ? 5960 kcs.
KBNU 5995 kcs.
I was looking in a Berne List and found KBNU, and it sez something
like "aeronautic ground mobile station" in Alaska, this for 1947.
I think there was also an Alaska listing for a WXF. Sometimes callsigns
were assigned in such a way, around a main call, that i'm wondering
if WXFJ was related to this listing.
I only guess the L&L ownership of this radio because i bought it
with another HRO Jr. that had Alaska cannery stations listed on
its coil. This HRO-5 may have had some other role, like at some
kind of airfield station.
Would appreciate much, any kind of help.
Hue Miller