Thierry -- see Ham history at URL:

http://ac6v.com/history.htm

--
Incognito By Necessity (:-(

If you can't convince them, confuse them.
- - -Harry S Truman
---------------------------------------------------------------



"Thierry" To answer me in private use
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry/post.htm wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am currently writing a long article about the history of ham radio for
my
website (growing...).
Can someone tell me who :
- What committee or association assigned the first prefix to callsigns in
the middle of 1920's, ITC (future ITU) ?
- On what base (I suppose location) US stations were assigned A, K, N or W
letters and who decided for the other countries ?
- Who currently manage these prefixes at a worldwide scale ? ITU-R (ex
CCIR)
?

Thanks in advance

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry

You can get confirmation and a great History of radio at URL:
http://earlyradiohistory.us/kwtrivia.htm
and
http://www.northwinds.net/bchris/index.htm

More at URL:
http://ac6v.com/antique.htm#BC

http://earlyradiohistory.us/buildbcb.htm



--
Incognito By Necessity (:-(

If you can't convince them, confuse them.
- - -Harry S Truman




"Dave Shrader" wrote in message
...
W and K prefixes.

I'll stand to corrected but my recollection is that a further partition
existed within the USA in the 50s and earlier.

W was issued to stations, at least commercial stations, East of the
Mississippi and K was issued to station west of the Mississippi!!

Any confirmation????

DD

Thierry wrote:

Hi,

I am currently writing a long article about the history of ham radio for
my
website (growing...).
Can someone tell me who :
- What committee or association assigned the first prefix to callsigns
in
the middle of 1920's, ITC (future ITU) ?
- On what base (I suppose location) US stations were assigned A, K, N or
W
letters and who decided for the other countries ?
- Who currently manage these prefixes at a worldwide scale ? ITU-R (ex
CCIR)
?

Thanks in advance

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry

You can get confirmation and a great History of radio at URL:
http://earlyradiohistory.us/kwtrivia.htm
and
http://www.northwinds.net/bchris/index.htm

More at URL:
http://ac6v.com/antique.htm#BC

http://earlyradiohistory.us/buildbcb.htm



--
Incognito By Necessity (:-(

If you can't convince them, confuse them.
- - -Harry S Truman




"Dave Shrader" wrote in message
...
W and K prefixes.

I'll stand to corrected but my recollection is that a further partition
existed within the USA in the 50s and earlier.

W was issued to stations, at least commercial stations, East of the
Mississippi and K was issued to station west of the Mississippi!!

Any confirmation????

DD

Thierry wrote:

Hi,

I am currently writing a long article about the history of ham radio for
my
website (growing...).
Can someone tell me who :
- What committee or association assigned the first prefix to callsigns
in
the middle of 1920's, ITC (future ITU) ?
- On what base (I suppose location) US stations were assigned A, K, N or
W
letters and who decided for the other countries ?
- Who currently manage these prefixes at a worldwide scale ? ITU-R (ex
CCIR)
?

Thanks in advance

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry

"Chuck Reti" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Doug Smith W9WI wrote:


Didn't the early radio letter prefixes follow international Aircraft
identifier prefixes in use at the time?

Hi,

I didn't checked all texts, but it seems that all users were assigned a call
under the responsibility of ITC (ITU) and national authority, including
ships, coastal stations, amateurs, and military, thus the air force too (if
I remember well what I read) in publications released in 1905-1912 (see
maybe be the Radio act 1912).

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry


--
Chuck Reti
WV8A
Detroit MI

"Chuck Reti" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Doug Smith W9WI wrote:


Didn't the early radio letter prefixes follow international Aircraft
identifier prefixes in use at the time?

Hi,

I didn't checked all texts, but it seems that all users were assigned a call
under the responsibility of ITC (ITU) and national authority, including
ships, coastal stations, amateurs, and military, thus the air force too (if
I remember well what I read) in publications released in 1905-1912 (see
maybe be the Radio act 1912).

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry


--
Chuck Reti
WV8A
Detroit MI

Thanks.
Thierry

"Incognito" wrote in message
news:TuI0c.7479$Zp.2885@fed1read07...
Thierry -- see Ham history at URL:

http://ac6v.com/history.htm

--
Incognito By Necessity (:-(

If you can't convince them, confuse them.
- - -Harry S Truman
---------------------------------------------------------------



"Thierry" To answer me in private use
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry/post.htm wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am currently writing a long article about the history of ham radio for
my
website (growing...).
Can someone tell me who :
- What committee or association assigned the first prefix to callsigns
in
the middle of 1920's, ITC (future ITU) ?
- On what base (I suppose location) US stations were assigned A, K, N or
W
letters and who decided for the other countries ?
- Who currently manage these prefixes at a worldwide scale ? ITU-R (ex
CCIR)
?

Thanks in advance

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry

Thanks.
Thierry

"Incognito" wrote in message
news:TuI0c.7479$Zp.2885@fed1read07...
Thierry -- see Ham history at URL:

http://ac6v.com/history.htm

--
Incognito By Necessity (:-(

If you can't convince them, confuse them.
- - -Harry S Truman
---------------------------------------------------------------



"Thierry" To answer me in private use
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry/post.htm wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am currently writing a long article about the history of ham radio for
my
website (growing...).
Can someone tell me who :
- What committee or association assigned the first prefix to callsigns
in
the middle of 1920's, ITC (future ITU) ?
- On what base (I suppose location) US stations were assigned A, K, N or
W
letters and who decided for the other countries ?
- Who currently manage these prefixes at a worldwide scale ? ITU-R (ex
CCIR)
?

Thanks in advance

Thierry, ON4SKY
http://www.astrosurf.com/lombry