[Milsurplus] More RAB

[Bruce]

Hello Bruce,

Here is what shows up for WCX:

Chronology of call letters WCX
 From Radio-TV Broadcast History

     * Date: May 4, 1922-June 30, 1928...
     * Frequency:
           o 833 khz (May 4, 1922-May 15, 1923)
           o 580 khz (May 15, 1923-June 30, 1926...)
           o 680 khz (...June 30, 1927-June 30, 1928...)
     * Location:
           o Detroit, Michigan (May 4, 1922-June 30, 1925...)
           o Pontiac, Michigan (...June 30, 1926-June 30, 1928...)
     * Owner of license:
           o Detroit Free Press (...June 30, 1922-June 30, 1926...)
           o WJR Inc. and the Detroit Free Press (...June 30, 1927-June 30,
1928...)
     * Subsequent call letters: WJR (by merger)

73, Bruce WA8TNC
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Bruce MacMillan wrote:
> What I find interesting and I preserve are the hand written frequency 
> cards that you find on the RAA/RAB/RBA/RBB/RBC  and others. My RBB & RBC 
> saw service in the Pacific by the callsigns of the stations that some 
> operator penciled in 65+ years ago.
> Underneath the newer typed card of ham bands, the original freq card for 
> my RAB was still there. Besides the 60 freq/dial settings there were 
> callsigns of KGEI, WCX & KUN. KGEI was a shortwave broadcast to Asia 
> during WW2 but I can't find anything on the other two.
> Anyone have any clue?
> 
> Bruce   ve7mt