OT: 50 years
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Wow, 50 years! 28 years ago, I ripped open the envelope containing a piece
of paper with "KA5BBL" written on it. Our Novice rigs were no doubt vastly different but holding that first ham ticket produced identical feelings, I'll bet. Congrats and 73, John Harper AE5X Portable QRP: http://www.ae5x.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Congrats to everybody who has achieved 50 years in Ham Radio. I am a bit
short of that here. In reading this thread I wondered if I could find out what source would contain the date a ham was first licensed ? I admit I do not know when I got my first ticket but it was 4 calls and 6 moves ago. HI ! Somewhere back in the early sixties, I believe. Any help on this would be appreciated. 73 Al W4ABW _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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I've heard that the QCWA (Quarter Century Wireless Ass'n) has,
or at least had, a complete set of the old Call Books. It would at least localize one to a particular time period, if not an exact date. If you find a better answer, please post it for us. Good luck and 73, Bob N6WG -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of [hidden email] Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:40 AM To: [hidden email]; [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: 50 years Congrats to everybody who has achieved 50 years in Ham Radio. I am a bit short of that here. In reading this thread I wondered if I could find out what source would contain the date a ham was first licensed ? I admit I do not know when I got my first ticket but it was 4 calls and 6 moves ago. HI ! Somewhere back in the early sixties, I believe. Any help on this would be appreciated. 73 Al W4ABW _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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This might be helpful:
http://www.geocities.com/w3hf/callbooks4.html John Harper AE5X Portable QRP: http://www.ae5x.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Tellefsen" <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]>; <[hidden email]> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 10:59 AM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] OT: 50 years > I've heard that the QCWA (Quarter Century Wireless Ass'n) has, > or at least had, a complete set of the old Call Books. It would > at least localize one to a particular time period, if not an > exact date. > If you find a better answer, please post it for us. > Good luck and 73, > Bob N6WG > > -----Original Message----- > From: [hidden email] > [mailto:[hidden email]]On Behalf Of [hidden email] > Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:40 AM > To: [hidden email]; [hidden email] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: 50 years > > > Congrats to everybody who has achieved 50 years in Ham Radio. I am a bit > short of that here. > > In reading this thread I wondered if I could find out what source would > contain the date a ham was first licensed ? I admit I do not know when I > got > my > first ticket but it was 4 calls and 6 moves ago. HI ! Somewhere back in > the > early sixties, I believe. > > Any help on this would be appreciated. > > 73 > Al > W4ABW > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by John Harper AE5X
Yes, congratulations Vic!
That happened to me just a couple of years ago (it's amazing now many of us became Hams during the great sunspot cycle of the 1950s). My reaction was "already?" Suddenly I WAS one of those O.T.s I had always known on the bands. It might take a little adjustment. Like the guy who was shaving one morning at the bathroom sink and, as he scraped the lather off of his face suddenly looked at his reflection in the mirror with great surprise and exclaimed, "DAD!! What are YOU doing here?". Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Hi Al & group,
QCWA maintains a library of old Callbook dating back to about 1913 when the Department of Commerce produced a complete list of stations. Pretty small book! All member applications are verified by the two person HQ staff. It helps to have an approximate year to start the search since this is a manual effort. You just need the original call and best guess on the year. Congratulations! There is an award for members available from QCWA for 50 years. You got me by 10 years. 73, Gary K0BC (former QCWA President) At 07:59 AM 10/31/2006 -0800, Robert Tellefsen wrote: >I've heard that the QCWA (Quarter Century Wireless Ass'n) has, >or at least had, a complete set of the old Call Books. It would >at least localize one to a particular time period, if not an >exact date. >If you find a better answer, please post it for us. >Good luck and 73, >Bob N6WG > >-----Original Message----- > >In reading this thread I wondered if I could find out what source would >contain the date a ham was first licensed ? I admit I do not know when I got >my >first ticket but it was 4 calls and 6 moves ago. HI ! Somewhere back in the >early sixties, I believe. > >Any help on this would be appreciated. > >73 >Al >W4ABW 73, Gary Harrison, K0BC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Ron D'Eau Claire-2
Morning Ron and Group - I too was an early 1950s young teen ager with a
new WN7VZX call not not long after the novice license was created. In those days the FCC was still going through the available W7 three letter combinations in order the first time since starting in the late 1920s. A few years later they went back and reissued the old calls that had been dropped and my dad received WN7AVK. Which I asked for and received after his passing. :-) Received a couple years ago a very nice wall hanging from the ARRL saying I have been a LIFE MEMBER for 50 years. In those days life member ship was calculated as 20 times a single year dues. Remember it cost me $120. A very big sum when receivers like the SX-71 were selling for $250. 73 Bob W7AVK K2 s/n 1414 Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >Yes, congratulations Vic! > >That happened to me just a couple of years ago (it's amazing now many of us >became Hams during the great sunspot cycle of the 1950s). My reaction was >"already?" Suddenly I WAS one of those O.T.s I had always known on the >bands. It might take a little adjustment. Like the guy who was shaving one >morning at the bathroom sink and, as he scraped the lather off of his face >suddenly looked at his reflection in the mirror with great surprise and >exclaimed, "DAD!! What are YOU doing here?". > >Ron AC7AC > >_______________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Post to: [hidden email] >You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Ron D'Eau Claire-2
A year ago a friend of mine was going into local store. She looked up
as the approached the door and saw her mother coming out of the store. Only it wasn't her mother, it was her own reflection. I wrote a song a few years ago about becoming "my dad". The chorus said: When I look in the mirror I see The eyes of my father staring back at me, saying Watcha gonna do when you grow up. Son, who ya gonna be Will you live your life like we're strangers Or will you be a reflection of me? - Keith KD1E - -----Original Message----- From: Ron D'Eau Claire Like the guy who was shaving one morning at the bathroom sink and, as he scraped the lather off of his face suddenly looked at his reflection in the mirror with great surprise and exclaimed, "DAD!! What are YOU doing here?". _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by John Harper AE5X
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, John Harper wrote:
> This might be helpful: > http://www.geocities.com/w3hf/callbooks4.html Steve(w3hf) was kind enough to look me up in the 1959 callbook....so I guess I have a few years before I can join the ranks of the OTs. 73,Thom-k3hrn www.zerobeat.net Home of QRP Web Ring, Drakelist home page,Drake Web Ring, QRP IRC channel, Drake IRC Channel, Elecraft Owners Database www.tlchost.net/hosting/ *** Web Hosting as low as 3.49/month _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:54:16 -0800, Bob W7AVK wrote:
>I too was an early 1950s young teen ager with a new WN7VZX call >not not long after the novice license was created. In those days >the FCC was still going through the available W7 three letter >combinations in order the first time since starting in the late >1920s. A few years later they went back and reissued the old >calls that had been dropped and my dad received WN7AVK. Which I >asked for and received after his passing. :-) I too received my first call (this one) in 1952 while I was in high school. My buddies got the last of the W2s and I had to settle for one from the first batch of the K2s. Boy, was I steamed !! But I got even with the FCC....I worked for them for 30 years, retiring 11+ years ago. Neither they nor I emerged the same from that experience <g> !! Vic -- congrats on getting to 50 years. It didn't happen by accident. -- 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by John Harper AE5X
Phil, K2ASP, wrote:
I too received my first call (this one) in 1952 while I was in high school. My buddies got the last of the W2s and I had to settle for one from the first batch of the K2s. Boy, was I steamed !! When, in '52 I got W6QAS... That is Wn6QAS... After an interminable wait of about 8 weeks after passing the Novice code and written test at the FCC offices, a buddy about a mile away got an unwelcome surprise. The FCC issued him a "K" call: Kn6ABD. Everyone knew that the "K" prefix was used *only* for Ham stations in the military. For example K6USA was the 6th ARMY Hq station at Fort Ord that I operated about ten years later. Anyway, he was crushed and waited until the next day to call the FCC to see what he should do. They explained that there was no mistake. The "6" region (California) had run out of W calls an the FCC was now issuing "K" prefixes to non-military licensees. All the guys I met who got their calls about the same time I did had assignments scattered all over the sequence, so it was pretty obvious they were reassigning old calls that were unused. But with the huge rush of Novice licensees in the early 50's they didn't last long in the more populated areas like 6-land and 2-land. Very soon only K calls were being issued. Of course there were no two-letter prefixes in use then. It was either a W or a K and a number. I looked forward to getting W6QA one day when I qualified. It used to be one had to be a Ham for a number of years before one could even apply for an Extra class license or a 1x2 call. By the time I qualified, they were no more. And then in the 1970s, it was a matter of taking deep breath and jumping in with an application for a new 2X1 calls the first day they were accepted in the 70's and I got AC6Y. Very nice CW call. The 76th 2X1 issued in California. Then, when I moved to Oregon in '98 I was faced with another issue. I had argued long and hard against allowing Hams to move out of a call district and keep their old call. How in the world will anyone know where the station is by their call if they do that, I asked. But expediency won over tradition and the requirement to have a call that matched the QTH was dropped. But, after spouting off so much about it, I just couldn't hang on to AC6Y while living in Oregon. It wasn't right. So when I submitted my change of address I checked "give me a new call" and waited to see what the FCC computer might spit out. It came back with AC7AC. Guess I was just fated to have some AC on my signal. Shoot, Phil lives only a few miles from me here and I every time I see his call I think he must be back east <G>. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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I became interested in Amateur Radio, 1975 when a friend
showed me his single transistor, FM 'transmitter'. Later I learned it was just an unbuffered Colpitts oscillator, about five turns of copper in the coil and a something picofarad capacitor and the 300 ohm twin aerial as part of the tuned circuit, modulated by a tape deck line output on the base of the BD235 transistor. When I discovered Amateur Radio, the literature of the day said that KA+3 callsigns were American military stationed in Japan. Earning my G4ICV in 1979, I learned quickly that those KA callsigns, most of them, were novices in the 21.1 to 21.2 MHz band. I have 'Worked All States' CW as G4ICV, and probably half of my QSL cards are from novices in that segment - a few of them joyously declaring in CW and on the cards that I was their first DX. What a forlorn band that is now. Ian, G4ICV (1979), AB2GR (1999), K2 #4962 (2005) relative rookie at just 27 years as a Radio Amateur. -- _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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