FYI: My research shows:
Before 1912, call signs were just made up by the aspiring Amateur and it
wasn't until the Radio Act of 1912 that the first licenses were issued. An
HTML version of Early Radio Laws 4 is on-line. Very interesting reading as
it defines DE, CQ, Operating Procedures, Morse Code of the day, and many Q
Signals we still use. In 1911, Hiram Percy Maxim's assumed call was SNY. In
1912, Irving Vermilya, 1ZE, 6 received Skill Certificate No. 1, thus
considered as the first licensed Amateur Radio Operator. Some sources
indicate the code requirement was 5 wpm (how things go around and come
around - 5 wpm now in the year 2000!!!). Written exams included essay type
questions -- making a diagram of transmitting and receiving apparatus and
how they worked! Also of course International and US Law questions.


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Caveat Lecter



"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
...
Steve Robeson K4YZ wrote:

Subject: Mode/Band Use in 1961
From: (Len Over 21)
Date: 12/16/2004 7:00 PM Central Standard Time
Message-id:


In fact, there was NO ARRL and NONE of the amateur radio enthusiasts
were legal! [NO radio regulating agency active in
the USA in 1911]


And no "Len Anderson" was active in 1911, antagonizing and telling
those
radio enthusiasts then (who WERE legal, Lennie...sorry...) how to go
about
doing what they were doing.

Lessee, if he was around back then........ He would probably have been a
civil war vet.

And he would have been a member of the Military telegraph service. Could
tell all those radio Ops about real telagraphy.....

hehe, I like that!

- Mike KB3EIA -