I have a new callsign...I'm now W4BW. I'll bet you see the basis for this
change...(hint...Bob Wilson).
I was granted W4BW as of 2 am Friday morning, 8/27 and W4BD was
cancelled...never to be used by this op again as "my call". I certainly liked
the old call...but I do like the new one better...it's "me"! I must admit, I
never liked the call W4BD spoken alphabetically...it seemed somewhat vague and
unclear but I think W4BW is much better.
The call W4BW has alot of history behind it...it was held by a long time ham
and large force in Ham Radio...and Radio in general...A. Prose Walker. I have
really enjoyed browsing his history on the Internet the last few weeks as I
waited for Friday's FCC lottery. He was employed by the Federal Communications
Commission twice, by Collins Radio and many more forces in radio through the
years. I will certainly use this call with care and keep the footsteps I'll
walk in mind as I operate. Prose was known to be a great and avid CW operator
so I guess now I'll have yet another reason to better hone my CW skills and
"pound some brass". He is also acknowledged as a key force in Amateurs gaining
the WARC bands.
That's all for now...I'll probably update the email address sometime soon but
I'll let you all know...
Bob Wilson - W4BW
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