[QCWA] History Questions

[Charles Ring]

On 11/18/2015 2:01 PM, Don W7WLL wrote:
> Two questions:
> 1. In the early 50's perhaps a bit before, did the FCC not reserve some of the lower W suffix calls for the military such as MARS stations??  I was CHOP of K7WAI in that era and I seem to remember a lot of other MARS amateur calls all beginning with the W suffix.
> 2. There was a statement made by a local ham that  Z two letter calls were reserved at some point in time for traffic handlers. I think that is balderdash, that the FCC never reserved calls for any personal reason.
>
> Anyone know?
>
> Don W7WLL
>
>
1.  I wonder if those W calls were simply assigned at the same time? X 
after the number was experimental (still is, but not part of ham radio) 
and Y after the number was college stations, some of which are still 
around like W9YB and W9YT to this day.

2. All of the prominent early traffic handlers like W1AW (HPM) had 
regular calls.

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*Charles Ring W3NU*