[SCCC] W6 Multi Operations in the 50s

[W6ph at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/8/2009 11:56:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
k6na at cts.com writes:

In case  you missed this.... it's 5PM Wednesday.
I'm curious to see if early West  Coast efforts are recognized, or if 
it's just another East Coast-centric  show! ;-)
My understanding is that W6RW and W6AM (possibly others, like  W6YMD) 
were doing M/M ops in the Fifties.  I have not researched this  in 
contest results.  Let's see what Doug has learned.

73,  Glenn K6NA



I missed this last night.  But I did look in the old QST's from  the
50's.  Some interesting multiop scores back then.  There was 
no breakdown on how many transmitters were being used.
Some of these guys are still around.  It would be interesting 
to hear comments from K6EVR, W6UED, W6NJU, or W6ITA.
 
1955:  
W6YMD  +W6AOA, W6BXL, W6FUF, W6IFW, W6IBZ, W6KFV,
                  W6OZ, W6PB
 
W6ITA  + W6OEG, W6ENV
 
1956:
W6RW  +W6MBA, W6NJU, W6QJI, W6VSS, K6EVR, K6EWL
 
1957:
W6RW +W6LDR, W6MBA, W6NJU, K6DDO, K6LGF
 
W6VSS  +W6UED, K6CZY, K6EVR
 
It was the 1958 ARRL DX Contest that the FCC made their
visits to several prominent California stations.  The contest
report didn't mention the stations that were busted.  The
report also mentioned the W2SKE article from Sports Illustrated
about the "Battle of the Hams" which is still great reading.
(It can be found on the internet.)
 
"Them was the days."
 
                                        73, Kurt, W6PH