[QCWA] Re: QCWA Digest, Vol 9, Issue 8

[Jeff Beals]

In Fall 1959 Callbook, KN9TGK is issued to June Oier from Chicago. No
listing for KN9TJK.

73,

Jeff  WA4AW



On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 06:51:57 -0500 "Edward A. Feustel"
<efeustel at direcway.com> writes:
> 
> >
> > Subject:
> > [QCWA] Re: Old Novice license KN9TGK or KN9TJK (Denis 
> Christopherson)
> > From:
> > "Ray Andrews" <k9dur at msn.com>
> > Date:
> > Thu, 6 Jan 2005 08:37:06 -0500
> > To:
> > <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
> >
> > To:
> > <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
> >
> >
> >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
> >
> >============================================
> >
> >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. 
> >  
> >
> Perhaps Ray you mean "reissue WN9" calls. My initial WN9MGS call was 
> 
> issued in November 1954. I had a buddy who was issused a KN9Dxx  
> call in 
> 55 or 56, I forget which.
> Regards,
> Ed, N5EI
> 
> 
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