I just looked up W6HLH on QRZ, and the call has been reassigned.

I wonder if these new hams know how infamous some of these old callsigns are that they are requesting?

I mean, for example, would anyone really want a call with the past reputation of W2OY?

John


----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Malmgren <[log in to unmask]>
cb-dsa2tocb-dsc [log in to unmask]
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014 1:00 pm
Subject: Re: Thinking back

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>     Yes John that's Blackie
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> ED K7UC
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: John Glass 
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2014 1:49 PM 
> To: [log in to unmask] 
> Subject: Re: Thinking back 
> 
> Hi Ed,
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> Was the Blackie you are referring to W6HLH?
> 
> He used to raise hell here on 40 meters.
> 
> John
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> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ed Malmgren <[log in to unmask]>
@@@> cb-dsa2tocb-dsc [log in to unmask]
> Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014 11:51 am
> Subject: Thinking back
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> >
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> > I didn=Ebleb=80=99t work phone much but years ago I used to listen to =
> > Blackie on 14.2 A M and hear him give the sidebanders hell.  He was a =
> > colorful guy with a big signal,  S K long ago I would think.  73
> > ED K7UC