[Milsurplus] More RAB

[Bruce MacMillan]

Allo Bruce,

Bruce here  (be still you Monty Python fans)

I did see the entry for WCX but it appears to disappear in 1928.
My radio is a RAB-4, made December 1937.
I suspect WCX was some kind of UTE station, news or weather or ? during WW2

Bruce   ve7mt


On 1/9/2010 8:02 PM, Bruce wrote:
> 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
> ======================
> Bruce MacMillan wrote:
>    
>> 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
>