[QCWA] Re: Old Novice license KN9TGK or KN9TJK (Denis Christopherson)

[Ray Andrews]

Kevin,

Both of the gentlemen quoted below assume that the FCC was issuing KN9 calls 
in strict sequence.  That is not entirely correct.

The FCC started issuing WN9 Novice calls (WA9 after upgrade) in May or June 
of 1961.  Before that time. they were re-issuing KN9 & K9 calls.  As you 
know, I was originally licensed as a Novice in New Jersey with the call 
WV2MBR in April of 1960.  When we moved to Indiana in January of 1961, I was 
issued the call KN9DUR for the remaining couple of months on my Novice 
license.  At the same time, I was also issued K9DUR for my newly-passed 
Technician license.  A neighbor of mine was issued WA9AKU in June of 1961.

The point of all of this is that the possibility exists that the call sign 
in question could have been issued as late as early 1961; however, 1958 or 
1959 is much more likely.

Too bad you are collecting old handbooks instead of old callbooks.

Why not have your friend (John?) apply for QCWA membership and ask them to 
return a photocopy of the page out of the callbook when they verify his 
eligibility?  That would be cheaper than paying $25 the firm that has the 
old FCC records on microfilm to do a search.  I understand that the FCC has 
no records prior to 1968.

73, Ray, K9DUR

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Denis, K9JIG, wrote:  1958 Fall edition of Call Book has KN9OZM as the last 
KN9 listed.

Ken, N9NBC, wrote:  The only KN9--- calls in 1960 call book start with 
KN9U-- since KN9T-- would come before U then it must have been before 1959.