2NJ type calls up to 1928
With the advent of the Radio Act of 1912, the first Amateur Radio License is
issued. The call letters assigned to the United States were NAA -NZZ, WAA -
WZZ, and KDA to KZZ (KAA-KCZ was assigned to Germany and was not given to
the United States until 1929). The somewhat puzzling Amateur calls like 1AW,
6OI, 2MN, etc. is explained by the fact that Amateur stations did not
qualify for international call signs. At that time, the USA was divided into
nine Radio Districts so Amateurs were granted calls consisting of their
district number followed by letters, the first letter was from A through W,
for example, 1AW, 1TS. Recognition was given to certain land stations, X as
the first letter for Experimental licenses (e.g. 1XE), Y for School licenses
(e.g. 9YY), and Z for Special Amateur licenses (e.g. 8ZZ). 1x3 calls (like
1AAA) was issued to Amateurs beginning in 1914. For a list of early X, Y, Z
callsign issues -- see U.S. Special Land Stations: 1913-1921.4 It was not
until October 1, 1928, that the W and K prefixes were assigned to Amateurs.


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Keyboard In The Noise

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"Aaron Jones" wrote in message
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"Keyboard In The Noise" wrote:
Coincidently he was a Ham also maybe held 2NJ back in the 20's

Might that be Charles Sanders, 186-05 Man Gin Ave, St. Albans, L.I., N.Y.
?

Just a shot...that's W2NJ from my 1934 Callbook.