OT: Vanity call question

[Ken G Kopp]

"N" calls started out as Navy MARS calls -only-.  Mine was N0SJP.

73!

K0PP

On Fri, Jul 13, 2018, 15:46 kevinr <[hidden email]> wrote:

> OK then.
>
> I have been curious about the history of the assignment of call signs.
>
> In prior times there were only 9 call 'districts' (for want of the
> correct term).  Then came district Zero.
>
> What I am interested in finding out is the history of W, N, K, and A
> calls.  I am fairly certain A calls are a recent development while K is
> a bit older.  Does anyone know the whens and whys of this history?
>
>     Kevin.  KD5ONS
>
> -
>
>
> On 07/13/2018 02:34 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> > A certain amount amount of uplifting, meta-level, or otherwise
> tangentially related subject matter is tolerated, just to keep everyone on
> their toes.
> >
> > Wayne
> > N6KR
>
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[KEN-3]

A, AA, AD prefixes were used by Army MARS (same number and suffix), 
Likewise AF MARS used AF, AAF, AFB...    I think it was in the 1980's
that the FCC started using the A prefix.  IIRC, ham calls were not
recycled in the old days.

1963 I received my Novice (WN8JXM) and later that year Tech and General
(WA8JXM) which I have kept even though I had the Extra in 1968 and could
have possibly gotten a 1x2 or 2x1 call.  But this call is ME, no one
else ever had it.

Ken WA8JXM


On 7/13/18 6:03 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:
> "N" calls started out as Navy MARS calls -only-.  Mine was N0SJP.

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[Phil Kane-2]

On 7/13/2018 3:03 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:

> "N" calls started out as Navy MARS calls -only-.  Mine was N0SJP.

USCG as well.  Aircraft "N" numbers are an exception - legally they are
not a call sign, but an ID that can be used instead of a call sign.  I
can explain more if someone is interested.

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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