After what seemed like an interminable wait, the FCC finally processed and issued my license grant for the K6KNX call sign!
As I mentioned in a previous post, I chose this callsign for a couple reasons. Primarily, it’s easy to say both phonetically and non-phonetically with letters that are pretty distinctive and difficult to misunderstand. (Note: after a few months of using it, the “X” does occasionally get mistaken for an “S”, but I attribute that more to my poor enunciation than anything else.)
I also appreciate that there was only one prior holder, and that the call was first used in the 1950’s. It’s not the oldest call around, but it goes back for a while and was renewed by the previous holder for several decades. I’m always interested in learning about, and preserving history, so I wrote to the family of the prior holder, to see if they’re willing to provide any insight into the previous holder’s amateur radio activities and history, so that I can include it in my station records. Who knows? Maybe when I kick the bucket, the next holder of the callsign will make a similar inquiry of my kids, and there will be a nice package of historical information for them dating back to the initial issuance.
