[Fourlanders] old callsign request

Sat Dec 7 12:57:15 EST 2013

No listing for a WA4AFN in the 1981 Callbook.

Dean Blair  ~ Amateur Radio Call K2JB
k2jb at bellsouth.net
828-423-3082

Amateur Radio:  It's not rocket science.
It's the Hobby preferred by rocket scientists.

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   1. old callsign request (whensley11 at comcast.net)
   2. Re: old callsign request (Ron Rogers)
   3. Re: old callsign request (Kos)

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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 16:12:13 +0000 (UTC)
From: whensley11 at comcast.net
To: Fourlanders  <fourlanders at contesting.com>
Subject: [Fourlanders] old callsign request
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Good morning! Hope you're staying warm. Nothing like 78? Thursday afternoon, and this morning it's 34?!! 

Does anybody have any old callbooks or other callsign resources that would pre-date the Internet? 

Here's the situation over here in Huntsville. We have a "ham" on a local repeater using a callsign that does not exist. He acts and talks every bit a ham. He's not malicious in any way. He is using WA4AFN. 

The only place it appears is in a Google search - referencing a QRP reflector years ago. 

We would prefer to confront the guy by phone or in person - in case he has some issue going on like Alzheimer's. 

Unless you know an Internet resource for OLD callsigns, don't bother looking online. I'm looking for a paper resource like old call books! 

Thanks & 73, 

Kim - WG8S 

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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:35:59 -0500
From: "Ron Rogers" <ww8rr at charter.net>
To: <whensley11 at comcast.net>,    "'Fourlanders'"
    <fourlanders at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] old callsign request
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Know anyone in the area over there that's a member of the QCWA ? Their main
office has Callbooks going clear back a minimum of 50 years. Someone could
call the office and ask a favor to confirm the call.

Chapter 88 used to the be the Huntsville chapter of QCWA.....however, that
chapter no longer is active. The closest Alabama chapter would be Montgomery
and the contact there is K8AJX.

A WA4A _ _  call would have been issued back in the 50s timeframe, is my
guess.

Ron
WW8RR
-----Original Message-----
From: Fourlanders [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
whensley11 at comcast.net
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 11:12 AM
To: Fourlanders
Subject: [Fourlanders] old callsign request

Good morning! Hope you're staying warm. Nothing like 78? Thursday afternoon,
and this morning it's 34?!! 

Does anybody have any old callbooks or other callsign resources that would
pre-date the Internet? 

Here's the situation over here in Huntsville. We have a "ham" on a local
repeater using a callsign that does not exist. He acts and talks every bit a
ham. He's not malicious in any way. He is using WA4AFN. 

The only place it appears is in a Google search - referencing a QRP
reflector years ago. 

We would prefer to confront the guy by phone or in person - in case he has
some issue going on like Alzheimer's. 

Unless you know an Internet resource for OLD callsigns, don't bother looking
online. I'm looking for a paper resource like old call books! 

Thanks & 73, 

Kim - WG8S 

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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2013 11:51:32 -0500
From: Kos <kosmetatos at gmail.com>
To: Ron Rogers <ww8rr at charter.net>, whensley11 at comcast.net,
    'Fourlanders' <fourlanders at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] old callsign request
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  The furthest I can go back on a call book is 1988, and there is no 
listing in that volume for WA4AFN.

Kos

On 12/7/13 11:35 AM, Ron Rogers wrote:
> Know anyone in the area over there that's a member of the QCWA ? Their main
> office has Callbooks going clear back a minimum of 50 years. Someone could
> call the office and ask a favor to confirm the call.
>
> Chapter 88 used to the be the Huntsville chapter of QCWA.....however, that
> chapter no longer is active. The closest Alabama chapter would be Montgomery
> and the contact there is K8AJX.
>
> A WA4A _ _  call would have been issued back in the 50s timeframe, is my
> guess.
>
> Ron
> WW8RR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fourlanders [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> whensley11 at comcast.net
> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 11:12 AM
> To: Fourlanders
> Subject: [Fourlanders] old callsign request
>
> Good morning! Hope you're staying warm. Nothing like 78? Thursday afternoon,
> and this morning it's 34?!!
>
>
>
> Does anybody have any old callbooks or other callsign resources that would
> pre-date the Internet?
>
>
>
> Here's the situation over here in Huntsville. We have a "ham" on a local
> repeater using a callsign that does not exist. He acts and talks every bit a
> ham. He's not malicious in any way. He is using WA4AFN.
>
> The only place it appears is in a Google search - referencing a QRP
> reflector years ago.
>
> We would prefer to confront the guy by phone or in person - in case he has
> some issue going on like Alzheimer's.
>
> Unless you know an Internet resource for OLD callsigns, don't bother looking
> online. I'm looking for a paper resource like old call books!
>
> Thanks & 73,
>
> Kim - WG8S
>
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