"Dittybop / Dittybopper"

[Patti J. Kurtz]

mamandel at LDC.UPENN.EDU wrote:

> The initial W meant United States, as do K, N, and A; I think A is
>still reserved for the military. "V" before the number indicated Novice
>class. The numeral 2 meant New York State, or maybe New York/New England. I
>never advanced any further.
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A is no longer reserved for military-- my husband's call sign starts
with A (AB0ZB)  They changed a lot of that when they went from FCC
examiners to amateurs doing the testing.  But the numbers do still
indicate the region of the US  (0 being the Upper Midwest)

Patti Kurtz

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