[QCWA] drinking for code

[Norm Gertz]

Joe....they had a manual position at the rear of the station at WAR which 
kept various skeds with MSTS ships and other separate detachments.  It also 
functioned as the AARS net control station for some traffic nets.

73  Norm  K1AA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn at lava.net>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] drinking for code


> Hey Norm,
> Your right about FT Gordon being on top of Signal Corps history.
> I finally found out from them the history of the "Col George Penrose"
> foremerly "The Steam Yacht FLORIDA" which  VAnderbilt donated to the 
> USATS.  I dont remember the 1st name before Vanderbilt got it!
> I and one other military opr served on it as the 2 RO's during
> Late 1940 thru 1941.   Also from FT Gordon they startled me by
> saying that it originally was built and carried a 1st name that
> we never knew about. I forgot what it was.
>                           Joe
> P.S.  we use to work WAR on daily skeds and If I remember correctly
>       the Call sign was WUVJ
>
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