+Okiebryan 0 Posted February 29, 2008 I have been licensed since 1993 as KC5DIQ. I have always hated that call, and I finally got around to applying for a vanity call. I thought about several possibilities, but because I ride a Goldwing, I decided on W1NGR. According to N4MC, I'm gonna get that one. So I googled it, and found an article from MIT's Newspaper in 1942. All amateur licenses were suspended, but some licenses were authorized for a national emergency relay system on 20M. W1NGR was the school station callsign at the time. It was an 850 watt station, in a day of 150 watt transmitters. Isn't this freaking cool!?????? War Dislocates Radio Hams;Emergency Service Organized Among those groups first to feel the force of war on Technology were the many radio amateurs who infest these sacred halls. With their favorite avocation cut off by sus- pension of licenses with the declara- tion of war, hams are now laying plans to cooperate with the rapidly organizing emergency relay service. One of the most active groups of radio amateurs before the start of the war was the radio club at the Chi Phi Fraternity. Formed early last year the club has been operat- ing since early last spring. Inspira- tor of the club and its leader throughout its existence was Fletcher H. Moore, '44, who hails from Cincinnati. Six foot four Tiny Moore, a ham for many years, has been the spark plug for the whole idea. At Culver Military Academy he was instrumental in starting a radio club also, eventually getting financial as well as spiritual back- ing from the school authorities. 150 Watt Transmitter 'First rig to go on the air at 22 The Fenway was a transmitter which gave out 150 watts on the twenty meter phone band. Members and friends from all parts of the country found great use for the club radio in messages and chats with lucky women at home. One of the biggest problems arising from the starting of the station was interference with reception on cheap broadcast receivers in the neighborhood. Weekend following the first attempts at transmission found Moore and his cohorts sitting up late absorbed in the task of shielding receivers owned by people for blocks around. The beginning of the new school year found the rig revamped to put out over 850 watts, still on the twenty-meter band. Reports from all parts of the country revealed the fact that W1NGR was coming in "like a ton of bricks." Few amateur rigs use this power, and, according to Moore, even the 150 watt trans- mitter was superior in every respect to W1MX, station run by the M.I.T. Radio Society. Code Classes Activities at the moment inclue sporadic attempts at code classes for the more ignorant among the Chi Phi's, and work which is slowly progressing on a converter for emer- gency power. The latter is a part of a nation-wide attempt by the American Radio Relay League, na- tional ham organization, to develop a network which will be able to supply auxiliary communications in case of air raids or other disasters. Quote Share this post Link to post
+Okiebryan 0 Posted February 29, 2008 In 1979, W1NGR showed up as a contact in Delaware when some of Europe allowed use of 6M for a time during a solar cycle and EI2W in Ireland was working the USA. Quote Share this post Link to post
+Okiebryan 0 Posted February 29, 2008 (edited) What if Kip sues you? Huh? Edited February 29, 2008 by Okiebryan Quote Share this post Link to post
+Knight2000 0 Posted February 29, 2008 What if Kip sues you? Huh? Kip Winger. Quote Share this post Link to post