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ItTtr.at Aunual ®tfutal
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l\mrrirtt Containing a List of United States and Canadian
Wireless Telegraph Stations
Including
. Merchant Vessels, Vessels of the U. S. Navy, Revenue Cutters, and U. S. Amateur Stations
CORRECTED TO MAY I st, 1909
Published by
MODE.RN ELECTRICS PUBLICATION New York City
Copyrrgbt, 1909, hy H. Gernshack
UNITED STATES. Albany,?\. Y. BQ 300 2 K. W. Comp.
(HotelTenEyck). Amesbury, Mass. HY 2 K. vV. Pickard
Annapolis Md. QG (NavalAcadem~) .
Atlantic City, N. J. AX (Young's Pier).
Benton Harbor, BH ~1ich.
Beaufort,~- C. QS (Pivers Island).
Boston,Mass. (Ex· BN change Bldg.).
Boston, Mass. PG ( navy-yard) .
Baltimore, Md. B Brant Rock, Mass. BO
Brooklyn, N. Y. (navy-yard) .
Bridgeport, Conn Buffalo, N. Y. Buffalo. X. Y. Cambridge, :\fass.
(Harvard Uni.). Cambridge, Mass. Cape Codi'. Wells·
Beer.) ass.
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Truro, )!ass. CapeElizabeth,Me. PA Cape Hatteras, HA
x.c. Cape Henlope:>,
Lewe~. Del. PX
C1arie>tOn. S. C. &JS~ Chicago, Ill. (4.0 Charle;;on, S. C. U
nan·-\"ard). Cle.,.e:ina. Ohio De:rJ o:. )lich. De~;. it. )!ic!o. Diaoor::d Shoals
!!.-i::,h'p. DulUtb. )finn. ;)uiuth. :'.!inn. L'2abethCit'>•,:S-.J. :::re ls'.and. X. 'l. ~:::iiee. ~. J. :;.~:;-~.:::_n. Te.."'. Efo'.'.:::od. '.\Heh. I:~~e~ 0: S:::oals,:\.H. ~ac~.::-::ville, F1a.
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425 5 K. W. Massie
450 2 K. W. Comp.
600 3 K. W. Stone
400 Deforest t ,800 t S K. W. Fessenden
900
400
Var. r,500
425 450
600
600
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425
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350 900 ~50
430
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15 K. W. Stone
2 K. W. Comp. 1 S K. W. Clark
Comp. s K. W. Pierce
3 K. W. S tone 35 K. W. Marconi
s K. W. Comp.
s K. W. Telefunken 3 K. W. Comp.
3 K. w. 2 K. W. ~ 5 K. w.
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Deforest 1 K. \V. Fessenden
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U . S. Navy
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U.S. Navy
U. W. T. Co.
U.S. Navy
U . W. 'r. Co. Nat. E!ec. Sig. Co ..
U. S. Navy
U. W. T. Co. Clark Co. U. W. T. Co. Harvard
University Stone Co. Marconi Co.
U.S. Navy
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U . S. l\a\"y
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UNITED STATES, (Continued).
: - , :~e r Inlet, Fla. RA 600 3 K. W. Shoemaker U.S. Xavv Government u~e ·: e:r- WeH. Fla. KW 400 "K. W. Comp. U. W.T. Co. Public ;;:"'- \\"est. Fla. RD 1,250 35 K. w. do U.S. Navy Government use
· - a,·al station) . t_:'..-,gton , '.\ficb. HX do U. W.T. Co. Public service . fa::;:auan Beach, DF 800 2 K. w . do do do
f~~J"~~~~n~;is. MW do do do - ac-k;nac !~ lan d, HQ do do do ).!ich.
• !arquette. '.\l ich Cl\1 Var. JO K.W. Clark Clark Co. do l! ,waukee. \Vis. MK f~.~- Comp. U. W. T.Co. do \I bile. Ala. MB 400 do do do :"=•ucket Shoals. PI 425 s KW. Telefunken U.S. l\avy Governm ent use
' zlltsbip. Xe"': Orlea ns, La. DO 600 s K. w. do do do
.,-.3,·3l ~tation) . ~e'-""' Orleans, La. HB 400 2 K. w. Comp. UnitedFruitCo. Pub1ic service :'\" Orleans, La. HK 400 2 KW. do U. W. T . Co. do
Hotel Grune· ·aid).
~- · po rr, R. I. PK 600 s K. w. Telefunken U.S. Navy Government u~e .,a,·al torpedo
-:ation) . : · e·•· York City WA 450 .a K. w. Comp. U. W.T.Co. Public serv ice
\\" aldorf-Asto· i " ria) . Y cw York City FS 450 2 K. w. do do do
Hotel Plaza) . NY 2 K. w. >c·.- York Ci ty Var. do do do
-'-' Broadway). >or iolk. Va. N 350 2 K. W. do do do :'\" 0riolk, Va. QL 900 3K.W. do U.S. Navy Governrnent u~c
navy-yard) . 10 K.W. Pei>acola, Fla. RK 900 do do do
navy-ya rd). K. w. U. W.T.Co. ? :Oiladelphia, Pa. BS 400 2 do Public sen-ice
Bell.,·ue-Stratford ) .
K.W. Stone U. S. Navy Government u:::c Pai:adelphia. Pa. PV 425 navY-yard~.
Port • .\rthur, 'ex. RV 450 2 K. W. - Comp. U. W.T. Co. Public service Po:-t Bolivar, 'l.'ex. PB -J1~
1 K. W. do do do P~rt H uron, Mich. CH 10 K. w. Clark Clark Co. Public servi ce P-i.:t.smoutb, N. H. PC 600 3 K. w. Stone U . S. Navy Governmen t u::c
na,·y-yard). 2 K. w. Marconi Marconi Co. P ublic •ervice Sagaponak. N. Y. MSK JSO
Sault St. :l\!arie, SH Comp. U. W.T. Co. do ) licit.
"='a\·annah. Ga. SV 450 2 K. w. do do clo 5ea Gate . '!\. Y. MSE 350 Marconi Marconi Co. do Sia;con!'ett. MSC 350 2 K.W. do do do
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UNITED STATES, (Continued).
Soo, Mich. sCi1 Var. 25 K. w. Clark Clark Co. Public service SouthwestPass,La. 450 5 KW. Comp. UnitedFruitCo. do St. Augustine, F la. QX 600 3 K. w. Shoemaker u. s. Nave Government use Tamp~, Fla. PD 600 10 K. w. Deforest U. W. T. o. Public service Toledo, Ohio CT 425 2 K. w. Clark Clark Co. do Toledo, Ohio DX Deforest U. W. T. Co. do Washington, D. C. QI 900 15 K. w. Comp. U. S. l\'avy Government use
( navy-yardh Washington, . C. DC 600 3 K. w. Fessenden Nat.Elec.Sig.Co. Washington, D. C. NW (WillardHote~.
\¥ ashington, D. . QK z K. w. Comp. E lliott Woods ( Capitol) .
Wilmington, Del. nu K. W. U. W . T . Co. Abe1·deen, Wash. PF 450 K.W. Comp. U. W . T. Co. Public serv ice f\storia, Ore~. PC 4 50 2 KW. do do do Avalon, Cata ina PJ 300 I K.W. do do do
Island, Cal. Avalon, Catal ina A 450 2 KW. Paci fic PacificW.T.Co. do
Island, Cal. Bell ingham, Wash. PU 450 do do do Catalinas Isl. ,Cal. PI do U. W.'f. Co. do Ca1:>e Blanco, Den· TA 425 5 K. W. :Massie U.S. Navy Government use
mark, Oreg. PacificW.T.Co. Public service ,Everett, 'Nash. DK Pacific
Eureka, Cal. PlVI do U. W. '.l'.Co. do Farallon Islands, T H 900 IO K. w. Comp. U . S. Navy Government use
Cal. Fort \¥ orden,
Wash. FW l K.W. Signal Corps U.S. Army do
Friday Harbor, PD 450 K. W. Comp. U. W. 'f. Co. Public service Wash.
Kaldina, Wash. PV 450 2 K. W. do do do Lo-s Angeles, Cal. G 375 2 K. W. Pacific PacificW.T.Co. do I.os Angeles. Cal. ll 400 2 K. w. Comp. U . W. T . Co. do Marshfield, Ore. 4 00 2 K. W. do do do Mare Island, Cal. :P.(7 900 2~ K. W. do U . S. Navy Government use
( navv·yard). 1' ,j
Olympia, Wash. PV do U . W. T. Co. Public service No1·th Head SX 600 5 K. w. Telefunken do do
Ilwaco, Wash. TK K. w. Shoemaker do do Point A~uello, 600 3
Surf, al. 2 K . W. Deforest do do Pasadena, Cal. DE 600
(Green Hotel) . Comp. do do Point Loma, San TM 900 10 K. W .
Diego. Cal. . PE 2 K. w. do U. W. T. Co . Public service Portland, Oreg. 450
Port Townsend, D 550 100 miles Pacific PacificW.T.Co. do Wash.
Comp. U.S. Navy Gevernment us:e :Puget Sound, Wash. SP 4 25 3 K. W . ( navy-yard) .
SF 5 K. W . Pacific Pacific\V.T.Co. Public S('n·lce Son Francisco, Cal. 760
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$e~;r;_r\, l'!~1~el). Tabk Bluff.
Loleta. Cal. Tacoma. \\"ash. Tacoma. \Vash.
TacomaHotel) . T atoo<h I sland,
\\'a;h. \Ye,cport. \\·ash. \ ·e·ba. Buenalsland,
n~n-al training
Ci~cle City . Cordo,·a. CordoYa. Fairbanks. Fort Egbert. Fort Gibbon. Fo rt St. Michael. Katalla. Ketchikan. Petersburg. "Some. Sitka. W rangell. \\"ibons Poin t,
Conn. Point Judith, R. I.
Point. \rmour light-h ouse, Labrador.
\Yhittk Rocks, Labrador.
Baille Harbo r, Labrador.
Indian Harbor, Labrador.
Seal I sla nd . Labrador.
Fathe r Point1 Ouebec.
Cape Bear light· hOuse, P rince Edward I sland.
Belle Isle. Quebec Fame Point light·
house, Quebec.
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UNITED PK
ST ATES. (Pacific do do do do
Coast). U. W. T . Co.
do PacilicW.T .Co.
DF PH 7 00 DG PA 7 0 0
5 K. W.
K. 'vv. Comp. tlo
U. W. T . Co.
prAD 350 2 K. W. Pacific 425 3 K. \ V. ~fassie
Pacific W. T . Co. U.S. Kavy
PR 450 K. \V. Comp. DB 450 do
U. \\'. T . Co. do
SV 600 15 K. W. do U. S. Xavy
U . \Y. T . Co. U. S. ::\avy
PG 4 50 2 K. W. do TJ 4 25 2 K. W. do
U NITED STATES. (Alaska).
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WS PN p p
SA so W N
PJ
6 0 0
600
PR Var.
W R Var.
BH 2 20
RT
BF
BL Var. FP Var.
3 K. W. 20 K. w.
2 K. W . 3 K. w. 3 K.W.
JO K. W . 3 K. w. z K. W. 2 K. w. I K.W.
10 K. W. 20 K. W .
I K. W .
S ignal Corps U. S . . \ rmv Comp. U . S. Kavi;
do U . W . T. Co. S i~1~al Co,.ps U. S. :
0rmy
J\Iassie do Sig nal Co1·ps do Comp. U . W. T . Co.
do do Massie U. S. Army
do do Pierce Signal Corps Massie
U. S .• \rmy
do CANADA.
1 5 0 miles
150 miles
1 50 miles
High power
150 miles High
power
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do
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Canadian government
do
Kewfo undland government
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Canadian govern me nt
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do Government u~e
Public service: do
Government use
P ublic servict: Government use
Government use do
Public service Goverment use
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LIST OF SHORE STATIONS BELONGING TO T HE
UNITED STATES NAVY.
)fame of station
Cape Elizabeth, · Me. . . . .... . .... . P~·t<mouth, N. *II. (navy-yard) . . . Bo,:on, Mass. (navy-yard) . . .. ... . )fare Island, Cal. •.. ........ ... . Cape Cod, North Trnro, Mass. . .. :\antucket Shoa l light·ship . ...... . :\e1~·port, R . I . (naval torpedo sta·
t ion): Fire Island, N. Y ..... . ...... . . . :)rooklyn. N". Y. (11avy·yard): . . . . Philadelphia, Pa. (navy-ya1·d) ... . . Cape Henlopen, Lewes, Del. .... . . .\nnapolis , Md. (Naval Academy). \Y ashing ton, D. C. (navy-yard) .. . :\orfolk, Va. (navy-yard) ........ . Cape He nri, Va. . . .. . ....... . .. . Diamond Shoal light-ship ... .. ... . Ph·ers Island, Beaufort, N. C. . .. Chadesto11, S. C. (navy-yard ) . . . . . • St. . \ ugustine, F la. . .. . . . ...... . • Jupiter In let, Neptune, F la . . . .. . . Key West. Fla. (naval station) . .. . Drr Portugas . .. . . .. . ... . . .. . . . . Gah~esto11 1 'Texas .... . . .. . ... . . . . Pensacola, Illa. (navy-ya rd ) . . . ... . :\ew Orleans, La. (naval station). San J uan, P. R. (naval station) ... Culeb"ra, W. I. (naval station) . .. • Guantanamo, Cuba (naval sta tion). l>th mian Canal\ Zone, Colon . Cordova, Alaska .. . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . Sitka, Alaska ...... ... . ........ . Puget Sound, Wash. (navy-yard) .. Tat oosh Island, Wash. • ...... . . . • C\o rth Head, Jlwaco, \~'ash. . . . . . . C'ape Blanco, Denmark, Oreg. . .. . Table Bluff, Loleta, Cal. .. . ..... . '.\fare I sland, Cal. (navy.yard ) ... . Farallon Islands, Cal. . . .. . ..... . Yerba Buena Island, Cal. (naval
trai ni11 g station). Point Arguello, Surf, Cal. ...... . P oint Loma, San Diego, Cal. ••••• Honolulu, T. H. (naval stat ion) . . . h land of Guam (naval station) .. . Cav ite, P . I. (naval s tation) ..... . \'abra I sland . ... . ............. .
Call lette1·
PA PC PG PG PH PI PK ·
PR PT PV PX QG QI QL QN QP QS QU QX RA RD RF RT RK RO SA SD SI SL SN so SP SV SX TA TD TG TH TI
TK TM UC UK UT UY . ~
System · I
. . . . . . . T e lefunken s
.. . ... . ... Stone .. .. . · . ... . 3
....... . . - . do . . . . . . . . . . • 3
Com posite . . • . . . . Tele funken ... . . . . . ......... . do . . . . . : .. . . . . . . , ....... do ..... : ... . .
• . ........ Stone .. . . . . . • . • 15 •.. .... . . . . do . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . • . . . Composite . . . . . . . . 3 . . • . . . . . . . . do . . . . . . . . . . • 2Y, . . . ..... . .. do . . . . . . . . . . . 15 • .... . . •... do . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ..•.•.. •.. • <lo .••••.•...• . . . . . . . . l''essenden .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . Massie . ... ... • . ...... . •... do . . . . . . • . . . . 5 . .. • .. . . . Shoemaker .. . .. . .. 3 . . . .. . . ... . do ... . . . •.. -. . 3
De Forest 35
De Forest 10 Telefunken . 5 De Forest • .. •.. . . . 35 Composite . . . . . . . • 3 De Forest . .. • . .. . 3 S
........ . .. do ....... .. .. 35
. . . . . . .... Pierce . . . . . . . . . 20
. . . . . . . . Co1nposite .. .. .. .. 3
...•. . . ... . do . . . . . . . . . . . 15
..... . . · Telefunken . . . . . . . s
.. . ...... Massie . .. .. . . .. 5
. . .•.•..... do . . . . . . . . . . . s
. . . • . . .. Composite 2Yz
.......... . do . . ... . . . •. . TO
... ....... . do . . . . . . . . . . . z
.. ; . . .. . Shoemaker . . .. • .. . 3 • . • .. ... Composite . .. .. .. . 10 . ....... . . . do . . . . . . . . . . . 2
• Telefun ken 3 ('om posi te s
. /) '
425 600 600
425 425 600 90 0
9 00 425 600 4.25 900 900
425 425 600 600 600
1,250
290 )/, 900 600
t,250 425
r,250 t, 250
600 600 425 600 600 425 425 900 900 425
600 900 425 425 600
LIST OF STATIONS BELONGING TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
Location of station Call letter System Power
Fort Fort Fort Fort Fort Fort Fort Fort Fort Fort Fort Fort
UNITED STATES. Andrews, Mass. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . . . .. . .. .. Signal Corps . ...... .. Hancock, N. J. ...... ... ....... . ...... FN. .. .. . .. .. • . do ........... .. II. G. VV'right, N. Y. .. ........ ... .... F\\'............. do ........... .. Leavenworth, Kans. . ................. FL... . . . . . . . . . . do ... .. ... .... . Levett, Me. . . .... ....... . ........... --.. .. ... . .... . do ......... . .. .
~l~~~~: N~i:" . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : . Fl\::: : : '. : : : : : : : ~~ : : : : : : : : : : : : : Riley, Kans. . . ........ . ............. --... . .. ..... . . do ...•.... .....
~~~d~·J:·l· .:::::::: ::: :: :::: :: :: :: : ~E::: :: :: :: :::; ~~ :::: :: ::::::: 'Worden, Wash. . . .... . . • ..... . . . ..•. . FW... .... ... .. . do . . .......... .
ALASKA.
~~~~anf!ty . : : : : : : '.: : '. '. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :--: : : : : : : : .. ~ig'.rn~0 Co1:~~ . : : : : : : : : Fort Egbert .......... . . . • ................ - - . ......... .. . do . . .... . . • .... Eo rt Gibbon .... ........ . .................. PG .. . . ... .. .. Massie .... ...... .
, Fort S t. Michael . ... . ..... ... .. ... ........ WS.. ... . . . Signal Co1·ps .. ... .. . Pete1·sburg . . ... . ........... .. .......... .. - -.... . . . . . . . Massie .. ... . . ... . Safety Harbor, Nome ... . ............... . . . 8A ............. do ........ . ... . Nome .............. . ........... . . .. . ... .. . FD... . . . .... . .. ... .. . Wrangell . ........... . ... .. ... ............ --....... . Signal Corps .... , .. .
PHILIPPINE ISL ANDS.
UNITED STATES ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE.
I K.W. I K. W. I K. \\'.
l K. \\'.
I K, \\', 3 K. \\',
I K. \\'.
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3 K. "" 3 K. \\', 3 K. \\'.
10 K. w. 3 K. W . 1 K. w.
10 K. \\'.
I K. \\',
K. \\'.
K. " " l K. \\',
Kilpatrick .... . . . .. . .... .. .. . . . . . ......... ATK........ Signal Corps . . .. .. .. 3 K. \\'. Logan . ... . .... . .. . .. .. . . . .. .. • . . . . ...... ATL ........ . .... do . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 K. \\' Sherman .. . ... .... . . . . . .. . ............... ATR ... . ......... do .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3 K. \\', Sheridan . . .. • . . • . . . ... . . . .... . . . .. . ...... A'l'S....... . . . . . . do : . . . . • . . . . . . . 3 K. \\' Thomas ...... . .. . ....... ......... ..... .. . ATU •• .. •• .• •... . do .. . .. . . .. . . . . 3 K. \\'
LIST OF REVENUE CUTTERS
Name of ship Call letter
hlobawk ......... . ...... .. ......... RCM Onandaga . .. ....................... RCO Rush .............................. RCR Seminole .... ....................... RCS Seneca .....................• : .... . RCE Snohomish . ........... .. • .......... RCF Thetis ....... • .. • ...... . . . . . ....... RCT Tusca rora .........•..........•.... RCL Windom ... . . .. . .. .... . • . . . . . . . ... RC\V
I :1\ame of ship Call letter
I .. \cushnet . . . . ......... .. . . ... . ..... R Cl.'
Algonquin . ... • .... . . . • .. . ......... RC.. Androscog~ i " . .. . • ... . . . .. . . . .. . . . , RC L
I
~e;,~he .. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~~~ Gresham .................... •. .... Rcr. Itasca .. ..... . • . . • ...... •... • ...... . RC: )fanning . ...... .. .......... • ... • . . RC:\ )1cCulloch .. . . . . . . . . ....... . .. . .. . . RCH
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LIST OF WIRELESS STATIONS ON BOARD
MERCHANT VESSELS.
~ a:ne of ve.ssel Call letter
American Line Se"· York .. . . .. . .. ....... . : . . . . . . MNK P _::ac!dphia . . .. . • ...... • .. . . . . . . .. MPH S:. Louis .. . . . .. . ....... . .. ....... MSL . - Paul . . . . ... . . .. ...... .... .. .... ;\fSP
Atlantic Transport Line
.!1::?Cehaha . ..... . . . ..... .. ........ :\'IMA hnm·tonka . . . . ... . ......... . . . ... :\{MK
:\bo::eapolis . ... .. ............ . ..... M M S
Cunard Line L::;itania . . ... ... . . .. . . .. . ......... J\.(FA ~ !auretania ... . .. . .. . . ... . ......... :v.t:GA Campania .. . . • ...... . ... . ......... MCA E:raria ... . . .. . . . •. .. . . . . .. .• . ..... J\IEA her nia . . . . ........ .. .. • .. . . .... . .. MIA L ::cania . . . .. . . ... • ..... . . .. • ..... . '.VILA Pa:-inonia . . . ...... .. . . .. . ... . .. . .. '.\{NA Carpathia . . . •. . . • . . .• .. • ..... . . . . '.\IPA 1..arooia ........ . ... • . .. . . . • ... . .. . MRA ~.a..."'onia .. . . . .... . . • ... • .. . . . . . ... . 1\f SA t:::onia .. ......................... :\LT A i:-iibria .. . . .. . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . . . . . MUJ\ :':a~·onia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . M VA C;;rman ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ) { AA
Anchor Line C:<:edonia ... .... .. : ...... . . . . . . ... . ) !.-\I C :c1mbia .. .. . . . .. . . . . . ...... .. ... . 1£01 ?"rnesia . .. . ..... ..... . ... . . . . • ... . '.\I F!
· Allan Line _..,axarian .. . .... . . ....... . ... . .. . .. ) fB I\ ··:r;.rinian ... ... . . ........ . ... . ... . MGN Pa rlsian . . . . . .. . • . . . • . . .. . . . ... . .. . MP.N T!.lni:;ian . ... . ...... . ..... • . . ...... l\'[T'N ' 'ictorian . ... . . . . . . . . ......... . ... 1\<fVN
Isle of Man Steam Packet Co: ·~press Queen .
White Star Line ~r?~ic . . .. .... . . . · .... ........ .. . . . :l fCF ~a.nc . . ... ...... . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . .. i\!BC i,:e~:;ic ... . ...... . . • . . ............. MDC Le.t:c .. . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . MLC : Iaj es tic . . . . . . • ... . .. . . .. • . .. • . .. . MMC ':lceanic . . . . . • .. . • . . • ... .. . .. . . . . . . MOC ~eu:onic ... ... . . . .. . . . ... . . . . .. . .. . MTC
-::;';11~~1c ·:::::::: ::::: .- : : : : : .- : : : : : : :?tag
Name of Vessel Call letter
Cie. Generale Transatlantique.
La L orraine .. .. .. . . . ........ ... . . ):ILL La Touraine .. ... . .. • .... .. • .. . . . . ML'l' La ll retagne .... . .. ... ... . . . . . . . .. i\'IL B La Champagne . . , . ....... .. . . . . . •. ]If LC La Savoie ... . . ... . . . .. . .. .• . . . . . .. ::ULS La Gascogne . . . .... • . . . . . . • . . . ... . l\:lLG La Provence .. . . . ... . ..... . . . . . . . . MLP La Chicago . . ...... . . ... .. . . . . :I-IL Y
Belgium S. S. Princess Cleme;,tinc . . . . .. . .... . ... . 21IP C La F land re . . ... . .... . . . .......... . \ fLF Princess Henriette . ..... • .. .. . . . . . . '\f PH P rincess J osephioe . . . .. ..... ... . . . . '.\IPJ Princess E li zabeth .... . • . .. . ...... . i\f PE Leopold II . . . . ....... . . . . • .. . . . ... lliLD Marie H en riette . . .. ... • . . •. .. . ... 'DfH P rince Albert . .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. ... .. . '.\IPA La Hapide .. . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .... '.\IRD \"ilk <le Douvres ........... . .... . . '.\I VD
Red Star Line ·Zeeland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. DZD Vaderland . . . • . . . • . . . . . ..... ... . . .. DVD Fin land .. . ............. . . .. . . . ..... Dl'D J-: roon land . . . . . .... . . . . ... . . .. .. ... DKD
North German Lloyd Kaiser \\"ilhclm de r Grosse . ...... :nKW Kaise r Wilhelm II .. . .. . .... . . .. . .. DK:lf · Kronprinz \Vil helm .. .... .. . .. . .... DKP Ilre 1nen ... . . . .. . .... . .. .. · . . , . , . . .. . DBlt Grossh<· rzog vo n Ol<lenbu1·g . ..... . .. DCO Kronprinzessin Cecilie ... . . . . . ... . . DKA Bremen ........... . . . . . .... ....... DBR Grosser Ku rfurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . DKG
Hamburg-American Line Deu tschland . . . . . . ..... . ..... .. .. > • DDL i\Ioltke . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. •.. . ..... DD:\f Blucher . . . . .. .. . .. ... . . . .. ......... DDR Amer ika .. .. .. . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . .. DDR Meteor . .. ...... .. . . . . . . ... . . . ... . . ll){R Konig F riedericlJ August . .... ... .... DKl' Hamburg ...... . . . . . .. . . . . .. . • .. . .. DOH Kaiserin A ugusta Victoria ......... . DD.A P at ricia . . ...... .. . . . . ... . . .. . . . .. .. DDP Graf \Valdersee ...... . . ..... . • .... DDW P en nsylvan ia .... . . ... . .. . . . . • . . ... DDN P residen t Grant . . . . . . . .... · . .. .... . DDS P re• iden t Lincoln . ... .. . . • . ...... . .. DDT Konig W ilhelm . ~ . ... . . • . . . • ..... . . DKG
:'\ame of veBsel Call le tter
Hamburg-South American L ine Cap Vila no .....•.. . . . .....••...... DCV Cap Ortegal .. . . . .... ... . ... ....... DCO Cap Blanco .... : .•. •... . ........ : . . DCB Cap Arcona ..... . . . . .. . . . ......... DCA Cap Frio ..........•.. . .....•...... DCF Cap Verde . ..... • ... .. ... . ...... . .. DCE Cap Roca ..........•.... . ....... . . DCR
Ham burg-American (Atlas L ine)
Sarnia ..... : .......... . .......•.•.• DSM Sibirio ........... . . . . . ........ . ... DSV
l) \r~nz A\lgust \Yilb.ehn .. .. . . ........ DS~ I nnz Eitel Fncdnch ...... . . . ... . . DSF Print Joachim ........... • ... . ..... DSP Prinz Sigismund ......... . . .. . . . ... DSG Oceano ............................ . . SK
Kiel Korsor L ine
Prince Adalbert .... . ........ .. .... . DPA Prince Si,i:isround . . •.•.•...•....... DPS Prince \\ aldemar . ............... . DPW .
Government
Pilot steamer J ade ...•...... . . ..... /:i.J A
Scandinavian Am.
U nited States ....... . . . • . . . ••...... SUS t t King Oscar II .. . .................. SOR II H eilig Olav ........ . . ...... . . . ... . . SHO
l,· I'. Tietgen ...... . ... . . .. . . ...... SCF
Holland-American Line Xoordam . .. .. . . .... . . .........•.. . DHA Statendam ...... • .. . ....... • ....... DRS Ryndam . . ....... . .... . . . ... . .... . . DHY Potsdam .. . . . . . .... ... ............ DHM Xew Amsterdam . . .... .. ....... , .. BHB Rotterdam . . ........ . . ... . . . . .••. . . DH R
Navigazione Generale Italiapa Sicilia . . ..•••... ... . . • . . . .•••••••. MAC Lombardia . ... . .. . . . . . . ... . . . . .. . . MAB
. Liguria . . . . ..... . . . . . .. . . ... . .... . MAL Sarde~na . . . . .. . . .. . . ............ .. MAS Umbn a .. .......... . .. .. ...... .. .. MAU Duea Degli Abruzzi .... . ...... . ... MAD Verona ............ . .. . .. .. •...... MOV J\ord America ....•.........••.•... MVR
La Veloce Line C'itta di Napoli .. . ....•.. . . . . . . . ... M·vc Sud America ............. • . . . • .... MVS
l N awe of ves.sel Call letter
Austro-American Line Martha Washington ... .... . . ... .. . MU\V Alice ... . ......... . .. . . . . . .. . . . .... MUL Argentia ... ... . . . ... . ..•. 4 .• . •. • .. MUG Oceania ............. . . .... .. . . .... MGO
Canadian Steamers Empress of Britain ... .. .. .... . . •.• "MPl\! Empress of Ireland ... .. •.... . .... . MPL Lake Champlain .. . . . . . . . • . . . . . . ... MLJ\ Lake Erie ....... . . . . . ...... . .... . . l\!LE Lake Manitoba ... . .•. . . • . . . • . . .... i\IL'.\1 Lake Michigan ............. . ...... '.\1LH Montezuma ....... • ...... • .. • ... . . . :111LK Montreal .. ............ • ...... . . ... )!LI Montrose ......... • ... • . ........... MLJ Montfort . . ... . ....... . . • ......... ML\\' :Mount Royal ...... . ........ . ...... MLO Canada . .. . : . ............... . ...... MCT Lady Laurier .. ....... . ... • . . ...... l\.ILR )'.!into ............ . . .. . . . ......... l\L\IT Stanley : .. . ... . ...... .. ... .. ...... . MST Montcalm ......................... MNL
Red "D" Line V P hiladelphia ............ . .. ... ....... DA
Caracas .. . . . . . .. . . : .... . .. .. ....... . DB
Mallory S. S . L ine Denver . . . .. . . . . .. .. ... . . . . . . . ... . . . AD Concho . ... ..•.. . ... . . ... . . • .... . ... AC
, San I acinto .. ....... • .... . ....... . . . AS
"k:i;i~~sa~ . ." ::::: ::::::::::::::::::::: ~:~~
· Rio Grande ..... . ..... . . ............ AG Nueces .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . • ...... • ...... AH
~~~lll~fa~~~~ . ·. ·. ·. ·. · ... ·. ·• ·. · ... ·. ·. · ... · ... ·.-... ·• ·. ·. ·. · . .\~ Comal ... . .. . . . ... . .......... . ....... U! Colorado .... . ..•.......... . . . .•...... \ F Brazos . . .........•... . ... . .......... AZ
Quebec S. S. L ine l} Bermudian . . . ......••............... B.".
'l'rinidad . . . ... . . ....... . ... ... . . .... . B D
· N. Y. and P orto Rico S . S. Co. Coamo ...... . .......... . ........ . ... CA Carolina . . . . ............... . ........ CB
~~~cl".~~.::::.".".".".".".":::."."."."."."."."."."."." .8 Seneca ............................ .. CS
Bermuda Atlantic S. S. Co. Prince George ..... ..... . . . . . .. . . . . . . BJ
JO
Call letter
c~ea:: S. S. Co. of Savannah, Ga. ,:;;·u· ·bus ........ . . ........ . FA
·r ."\t..a.t:.t.a ..•.••••.••• ••• •••. ••• FB . :r.con ............. .......... FC
J ; :::: .~~~h . : : : : ~ ::::::::::::: Jfl . .::-· ............. ........... FK
·e .................. .....• FO ~ _e ••.••••••••.•.• .••••.•••.• FP f .-\ •• usta .................... . FJ
Old Dominion Line ., ................... .... .... 0.1\
• r . -cc,, A:-.ne ..................... .. OD v . . ::l . ........ .. ........ . ....... oc
...... ...................•. OD •...... ........•.......... ON
Sun Oil Co. Parncmav .......•.•....... . • ... • .... YA To:edo '. ............................. VI)
The Fisheries Co. ::\l.:1dora ... .. •..........•...•....•.• XM Walter Adams ...................... XD .; ·a ·ka ............... • ........ • .•... XK l L Lawrence . • ... ••.. ... .•• .•••.. XN ]· '· \Vharton ....................... XW .>. ~izona ....................•.. • , •.• . X A _:.;ick Step ......................... XQ
Metropolitan Line
!J Ya:e ....... . . . .. : ................... RY Har\'ard ... ... . ........ . ....... .... . RH
Panama R. R. Co. Panama ....................•....... MR A·lianca ............................ MA
() (olon .....................•.....••. MX ,>.ti,·ance .... . .............. ......... MV - :nance .... . ........................ ::\CF
P. and 0. Nav. Co. 1 t Oli\'cttc .... , ............. ... : ....... KV ~ ::\Iascote ..... . ...... ................ KM
Baltimore and Ohio· R. R. Co. f} -;ug Savage ........... . ............. HS
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Name of vessel Call letter
I
Maine S. S . Co. Horatio Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H Manhattan ........ . . •... . • . •.. ... ... JM
U N'orth Star . ......... ................ JS New England Navigation Co.
Plymouth •...•..... . ................ IIY Providence . • .•. •....••......... .. ... PV Priscilla .................. ........... CA Commonwealth ...................... CW Pilgrim . . . ......... ........•........ G::\1 New Hampshire •................. ... NS ::\:Caine ... .••...... .................. MA City of Lowell ....... • .. .. .. • ....... WE Chester W. Chapin ..•............... HN Boston . ........... . . ................ D:N Pequonnock .... . ........... ......... ::-=K City of Taunton ... •... . .............. Q Puritan •............ • . . . .... . ...... . Rl\I Kennebec ................. . . ........ 1\fK
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.
f ~g,~: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~ ~ Atrato .... . ........ ......•.......... N.\
ug1.:1~~co · : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~~ l\Iagdclena ...... . .... . ... • .... .. .... ND l,ee Plata T,a ........... . .. ...... ... . Jl\P Ornba ......... . . . ..... . ......... ... NU Jl\ile ...... . ..........•. .............. NJ
United Fruit Co. Ell is .......... . . . . . ............... .. UA Preston .......•...... • . . ... .•....•. . UB Cartago . .. . . . .......... . ... • . ....•.. UC Admi ral Schley ....... ... .... . ... .. .. UG · i\clmirnl Farragut •........... , ..... . UF Admiral Dewey ............... .... .. UD
J. M. Guffey Petroleum Co . Larimer ..•..........•... . .... .... ···~ T,igonie r . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 0
U \\'inifrecl . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . • . . . .. . . . ' J. M. Guffey • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • F llarge Shenango . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Oklahoma ......•..... .. .. .•.....•... B
Munson Line Mobila ........•.•...•. . ....•........ PU
Southern Pacific '.\Comus ........................... , .KM Antilles .......... ..... : . ............ KA Creole ...............•.............. KR El Norte .................... ....... EN
Clyde S. S. Co. Comanche ........................ • .. VC . .\pache .•.......... • ...... ......•... VA
"
Huron ...... .• ........ .. ..... ...•... VH Iroquois •.......................•••. VF Algonquin ............ . . ....•........ VG
~~,~~~Te :.·.·.·:::.·:::.·.·::.·:.·:.·.·.·.·::.·.·.·.Xr~ Cherokee .............. ........•••.• VK ~lohawk ... • .......•...... • ........• VN'
Name of ves~e t Call letter
. . East Asiatic S. S. Co. Lituama .. . . . .... . .. ....• . . . . . . . . . . SLA
'tJ ~~,~~?!a .. ·.·.·:.·: .. ·::::::::::::::: ·:::.lrf£} . Hudson River, Peoples Line .
"
Adirondack ... . .......... ... .. . ...... X D C. W. Morse .... . . . ... . . • ..... . . . . . XC Hudson River, A lbany Day Line
t} New York . . . . ........ . . . ... . ...... --Hend rick Hudson ... . ... . . . . . ... . . . . XA
Independent S. S . Co. Rosina ... ... .... : ............ . ... . . . TR
IJ Jos. Vacarro . .. . ..... . . . . .... .. . . ... TV Insular Line
l} Luckenbach ..... . . . .. . . . ....... ..... 'ii\ Clark Towing Co. I/ E. C. Clark .. . . . . . . . . ............. . Standard Oil Co.
<Ca pt. A. F. L uca.s . . .. . .......... . . . . en Astral ............ . ... . .... . . ....... . GS LJ City of Evere tt . ............ .... . .... GF Barge No. 95 ... .. . .....•.. . . . .... . . GP J3a,.ge No. 94 ...•...•......... . . . .. . Ga ·Gypsu m King . .. . . .... . . . . . . ... . . . . . CK
Commercial Cable Co. J\fackay·Bennett ..... ••••••••.... .. '.\'C\H\
J. G. Bennett's steam yacht Lysistrata .. . . . ..... . ...•••••.••..... l,J\
Motor yacht Sea O tter ... • . ..... . . ••• . •••• . •••.. WY
Detroit and Buffalo S. S. Co. IJ \V cstcrn States . . . .............. . ... . CS
Detroit and Cleveland S. S. Co. City of Det roit ....•.•• •.•. .•.....•.. CD
·City of Cleveland · ..•. . . . ..... . •. .. .. CC Graham and Morton Transportation Co. P uritan .... . .•.••••.•.. ........ ..... SQ
U Holland .. ...... . . ...•............... NQ City of Benton Harbor ............. . AQ .City of Chicago .. . ... . ....... ... .... Pei v • ..; ,. •• .<;ioodrich Transit Co. SC. . •
Christophe'r Colum bus ................ KC .. ( (/ Carolina ..... .;.~ii>AUn . . . ,,...jl • ...... NC ">
::lheboygan .. . .. ....... . . .. .. . ....... ?v.CC -~ Indiana ... ..... .. ... . .. .... . . ...... .. SC Chicago . ... . ....... . .. .. . 4 ~ • • • •• • •• TIO ,, rt.• . . ,, ::-,..,.,,,,,,,. , ... i~ ...
_ J .... .:?(r9sby T iatisportat10n Co'.·. ~ .' (/ N'yack ......•... . . . .. . .... . ...... -:. ; 'M ~
E. C. Crosby . .............. . .. . . . .. FM ~ Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
LI t,~~~~~~',t : .. : ...... .... : .. : .. : ...... : .... .. .. ........ : .. ·.~! City of Pueblo .......... . .... . ..... . Ga Queen . .... ... ...... . . .. . . . . .. ~ .. . . .. . A..2
Name of vessel Call letter
North P acific S. S. Co. Geo. W. Elde r . . . . ... . . . . . . . .. . ... .. !\l2 Roanoke . . . .. . ... . . ... . . . ...... . .... . S2
Consolidated Coa l Co . lffug Savage ... ... . ...... . . . . .... . . . . HS
San Francisco and Portland S.S. Co Rose City .. .... . . . .. .. . . . ..... . . . .. . H~
11 H umboldt S. S. Co.
H umboldt ..... ... . .•. ...... . ... . . .... D2 Alaska Pacific Co.
IJ Buckman .... . ..........•... . .. .. .. .. P7 Wa tson . . . .. .... . . . . . .... ..... . . .. . . . PS
Alaska Coast Co.
ti ~~::~~:1 cl .. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : f,~ Alaska S. S. Co.
Yucatan .... . ... . ...... ... ......... . AG Pennsylvan ia .. . ........... . . ..... . . . AH Victoria .. . . . . . . ... ...... . . ... • .. . .. A I) Santa Clara ..... . .. . . • . . . ....... . .. . AK Nort hwestern ... . . . . . .. ... •... . . . .. . AN
Matson Navigation Co.
U }i';\~~!~~se .. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~~ I"urlinc ... ... . · . . . ... . . .... .. . . ..... . U2
Associated Oil Co. (I W. S. Potte r . . . ... . .... ... .. . ...... RJ>
Tacoma Tug and Barge Co. tJ Fctt.rle~s ... . . .. .. . ................ . . . !\r .i Chlopeck Fish Co.
l! Chieago · .... .... . .. . .. . ..... .. . . . .... AB Standard Oil CC' .
q Col. E. L. Drake . . . .. . .... . ..... .. .. l's Harge No. 3 ...... . . . ... : . ........ . .. P6
British Columbia Salvage Co. Salvor ...•......................... SAL
Tokyo Kisen K;aisha Line i\rnericamaru .. . . . . ........ . .... ... . 'l'i\iIC Tenyomaru . . ... .. . ........ . . . . .. . . TTY Jiongkongmaru ........... . .. . .... . THK Nip1:>0111naru . . .. .. ..• . . . . . . . . .... . . . '!'NP Iyo111aru ................ . .. . .• . . . . . YIY Tosainaru .... . . . . .. .. . ......... .... Y'I\S Kagamaru . . . . . ..•........ .. . . . . . .. YKG 'l'angomaru ... . . . ............. . .... YTG Shinanomaru .. .. ... . . . . . .. .•. . . . . . YSN Akimaru . ........... · ... , . . . . . .. . . .... YAK
R ussian East Asiatic Line
V fu~~~~i~a . : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~~~ Russia . •.. . .. .. •..• .... . . . SRI\"
12
L IST OF VESSELS OF THE UNITED S;rATES NAVY.
~ame of vessel I Call letter . I Name of vessel Call lett-er---,
,. ~renrla .....•....•.••....•.... .' ... BA .\lam' .. ...... • ..................... BC \'ax . . . . . . ...... . . . ... . .. . ..... . ... 110 \ 1aha:na ..... . ... . ... . .. •. . . ..... . ... BE
_\:·:-ianY , , ... .. • . ... .. . • •• , •....•.•• . . llF "..!crt · . . . . .. . ............ . .... . ....... BG .\~exander ..•....................... BH
:~1t~,~~~e ... :.·._· .. · .. ·:··.··.··.··.·.·._·._· .. · .. · .. · .. · ..... · .. ·._'.:'.·'.·'.'..·._·ii A~izona ....... . ... •.• ....• •.. : . . ... BM .\"kansas .... , . ................... . .. BN . 1:lanta ... . . ........................ BO Bainbridge . . ... • ...... • . . .......... . nu Bal!imore . ....................... . . . BV ?.an croft ...... . . • ........ . .... • .. . . . RvV Barrv . . .. : .... . . . . • . . . . . .....•.... . . BX Bennington . ............•... . ...... . . BY Birmingham .. . .• • .. • .........•.•.... BZ Boston .. .... ..... • ...... • ...... • .... CA Boxer ......... . ..................... CB Brooklyn ........................... . CD Brutus ........... . . . . .•. . . .......... CE Buffalo .........•.................... CF Cae•ar ..... .. . . . .. • .. • ... . .......... SN California ....... . ................... CO Castine ......... . .... . ........... . . . . CP Celtic ........ . • . ..... . ....... . . . . . . . ca Charleston .......... . ...... . . .•..... CR Chattanooga ........ . ................ CS Chau ncey .................. . . . • ..... C'l' Chesapeake . •............. . ... . ...... CU Chester ...... . ........•.............. CV
~r~~r!~a1i· ·: :: :::::::::: :::::: .:::::::.<t~ Cleveland .. . ...... • ................. CY Colorado ..... . ............... . ...... CZ Columbia ... . , . . . • ...... • ...... • ..... DA Concord ...... . .. • . . . . .... . . .... . . . . . DB Connecticut . . . • .... . ..... • .. . ..... . . DC Constellation ... . .. . ...........•.... . DE Constitution . ... . ...... • .... .. • . . .... DF Culgoa .............................. DG Cumberland ....... .... ............ . . DH Dale .......•....................... DM Decatur .. . ... . ............... • ...... DN Delaware . . · ..... . ................. . .. DC Denve r ........ . •.. .................. DP Des Moines ... . • ............. . ...... DQ Detro it ...... . ... . . . . ............... DR Dixie ..... . ... . .. ... . ... . ... . ....•.. DS Dolphin . . . . ..... . ...... . ... . . . ...... DT Don Juan de Austria ..... . . •.. .. ... DU
~k~~%ue .. ·.·. '.'. ·.·.·.'.·.·.'.·. '. '.'. '. '. '. ·. '. '.·.·. ·. '. '. '. .. ~~
~f l!ria~i : : : : : : : : : \ : : : : : : : ·::: : : : > : ~§ Gah•eston ...... . ... . .. .............. EL
8f~ci~,a .'.'. '. '. '.'. '.'. '. '. ·:. '. ·. '.'.'. '. ·. '. '.'. ·. '. '.' .. '. '. '.~~ 18
Gloucester ..... . . .. •. . . .. . .... , ...... EO Goldsborough . ..... • ...... . ...... . .. . EP Hannibal .. . .. . ... • .. . ... . ... •...... EW Hartford . .... . . • . . • . .. • .. , . . . • , , , , , .EX Helena .. . .. •. . . • . . . . . . .•....... . . . . . EY
i{~f,ki '.'~. :::: ::: :: ::: :::::::: :: :: :: :: :Iii Jdaho ... . . . .. • ... . ...... • .. . ... • .... FK Jllinois . . ... . .... • . .. . .. • .. . ......... l'L Ind iana ................ • ...... • ..... FM
t~'.,~~pi~. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~~ Iris ..... . ... . . . .....•.......... • .... FP Isla de Cuba . ...................... , FO Isla de Luzon .... . . . .. . ... . ......... Ftl Kansas .. ........ .. .. . .............. . GF I<atahdin . .. . . . . ... .. . .. . ... . . • ...... Gil
t!~~~~I£ ··.':'-.':':".':".':"·.':'·.':'·.".··.··.··.'·.':".':".".".':".%! Lebanon ·" ...... . . •. ..... • .. . ...... . GR
tb~11i~~~~a · : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : .' ·: : : : gr. i\IacOonough . . ... .. . . ....... • . . . . ... HA Machias ..................... . ... . . . . HR Maine ...... : ..... . . . ........... . . . . HC Marblehead ........ . . . .. • ... , ....... HD :&fa1·~ellus .... , ... . • .. . . . ............ He Manetta .. . .... . . • ... . . . . ...... . .... HF Maryland . ................ •. .. • .. . . . H G Massachusetts .... . .... . . ...•.. . • ..... HI Mayflower . . ...... . .......... , , • , , , , , . HT Miantonomoh ........ . •.. . .......... HI\ Michigan . . ... .. . • .... . .• . . . • ........ HL MiJwa ukee .. . . . .... ...... . .. . ....... HM Minneapolis .. .. ... . . . . . ......... . . . . H'.'< Minnesota . . ....... • ...... . ...... . .. HO ll·[!ssissippi .......... • ........... . ... HP Missouri .. . .. . .. . .. • ...... • . ... . .... HQ Monad nock ... . . . .. • .. . • ... . ... . ... . . HS· Montana .................... • ....... HU '.\1onterey . .. .... ... . ................ HV Mon tgomery . .................. ..... H\V Nanshan ....... • ...... • ............. . JC Nashville ........... .. ............... ID-Nebraska . .. ...... .. ..... • .. . ......... IE Nero . . . ........... • ................. IF Nevada .............................. JG Newark ........................ • .... IH New Hampshire ...... ! ... . .......... . IT New Jersey . .......•.......... . ... . . IK New Mexico ............ . ............ IL New Orleans ..........•............• IM Newport ..... . ........ . .............. IN New York . .......... .. ..... . ....... JO North Carolina . . . .... • .............. IP" Nor th Dakota .... . ... . .... . . . . . ..... I O Ohio . . . .... . .. .. . . ......•.. . ....... J\V Oklahoma . . ............ . ............ IX
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Oregon .. .... ... . ........ ..... . ...... TA Paducah . ....... ..•.• ........ . ...... ·JF Panther .. . ...................... . . .. G Paul Jones ... . . . .............. •. ... . H Penns)•lvania . . ............. ... . ... . · /JI
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~~l~·g~on .. .' .' .' .' .' .'.': .' :: :: ::::::: .':.'.'.'.'.'.'~l South Carolina ... . .. . ........ . ... .. KM South Dakota ..... . ... . . • ......... . . KN Sterling .... ...... ............ .. . . ... KO
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Stewart .. •••. ... • ... .... . . .......... KP
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:f~~;~~ll .. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : t~ Utah ..•..... ......... . .. •.• ...... ... LI Vermont .. .. ............... . ........ LO Vicksburg ........ .. ....... . ...•..... LP \lirgiJ?ia . .... .. ... .... .. .......... . .. L Q Washington ... ... .... .............. . LW· West Virginia ... .... .......... . .. .. LX Wheeling .... . .. . ... . .............. . L Y W~ipple ......... .... ... ..... . ... . .... IZ W 1lmmgton . ... .. .... . ..... : ..... . . . MA Wisconsin ...... ... .. ... ........... . MB Worden .... ........ ...... .......... MC \.Yyoming ..... .... . . ...... .. ..... . .. '.\iD
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UNITED STATES AMATEUR STATIONS:
Name and address of owner I Call letter I ·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~·
J\Ielvin Getchell, West Medford, Mass . .. ....... . Fred Klingenschmidt, New York City ... ... . . . . . . Coke Flanagan Montclair, N. J .•....... . . . .•.. . V. S. I vey, Lenoir, N. C .. ...... ............ .. . David Marcus, St. Louis, Mo. . ... • ...... . ... . .. Neat '.\I. T a te, Vacaville. Cal. . . .... ...... . ..•. . Ben Orr, Dallas, Texas .......... . ............ . Bowden \Vashington, New York City ... ... .... .. '.\fe lvin '.\{. Bonham, Covin.a, Cal. ... .... ... .. .. . John D. Kattenhorn, Jr. , New York City .. . .... . Eric Leavens, Brooklyn, N. Y ... .............. . Ralph Jeffe rs, Rochester, N. Y ................ . L. Spangenberg, Pat<rson, N. J. . .. .. .... .. .. .. . St. Geor~e's School, Newport, R. I. . .... . ..... . Jas. '.\fo::-lai r. Jr., Lakewood, N, J. . .. . . .. . .... . . S. Conradi Vance, Los An$elcs, Cal. ... ........ . J. 0. Smith, New York City . ................. .. J. B. Hyatt, Mt. Vernon, O ............•....... H. E. Sumne_i:, Brooklyn, N. Y. . ......... . . . .. . ~Iaxwell P. ttellman. New York City .......... . Fred Stiefel, New York City ......... ......... . Ozone \'\Tireless Co., San Francisco, Cal. .... • ... Jack Steurer, New York City ... ............... . George Schmitt, New York City ... . . . .. . .... .. . Frank E. Daubenbiss, Cap~tola, Cal. .... . ...... . C. R. Myers, Westwood, N . J ... .. ... . . . . ..... . i\. C. Austin. Jr., Hasb rouck Heights, N. J ..•.. Otto F.. Curtis, Rochester, N. Y. . ............. .
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Call k tter wa,·e length of rnductlon ln m~ters coil
il:l. D. Douglas, Hasbrouck Heights, X. J ...... . . Harry Gross, Hackensack, !:'\. J ... .. .. .. . .. ... . . Albert Higson, Jersey City, N. J .. ... . Harold E. Peck, Providence, R. I. .. ........... . J. Peters, J r., Flo rissant, Mo . . ... ... ..... . . . . . L. S. Stevens, Marlboro, Mass. . . .. : ... ... . . . . . Newell A. Thompson, Brookline, Mass ... . . .... . Earl Vogel, Ashton, Ill. . .. .. .. . . . . ........... . William Wilson, New York City ... . . . ..... • . .. . .E. R. Breck, Bayonne, N. J . .. ... . .... . . . .. . .. . W. N. Broz, Cape May, N. J .... .... .. ... .. . .. . Alpha M. Koester, North Powder, Ore ... . . . . . . . Edward 'I'. Eastman, West Rocheste r, -!\. Y . . .. . R. P . Wilson, Metuchen, N. J . . . .. . .. . ... . ... . . . Edwin Justin, J r., Bloomsburg, Pa . . .. ... .. . .. . C. Raymond Miller, Baldwinsville, N. Y . .. ... . . H. Bassett, Shorthills, N. J. . ..... . . . .. . ... . . . . J. R . Carty, Shorthills, !\. J ..... . . : . .. .... .. . . A. W. P ratt, Noroton, Conn. . .. ... ... . . . . . . . . . <;romwell Gibbons, Jr., J acksonville, Fla . .... • . . . E . B. Peters, Providence, R. I. . . ... .. .. . . .. . . .
·Louis Bonsib, Vincennes, Ind. . . . . .. . .. . . ..... . Philig Wood, Arl,ington, Mass.- . .. . . . ..... ...• ... Dr. Carroll .H. Ftnk, Fernandma, Fla. . ........ . Don G. Burnside, Pt. Pleasant< W. Va. . . .. . : . . Kendall Bushne l}, Arlington, l\1ass. . . . . · ....... . A. K. Braman, l'lewport, R. I. , . .. .... . .. . .. . . . Ralph Damon, Wllit man,1. Mass. . •...... . ... .. . . Geo. a11d Fred Taylor, ;:,usanville, Cal. ........ . Karl T . Spark, S. Butte, Mont. . .. .. . . ... ... . . . J. A. Marriott, Seattle, .Wash. : .... ..... . . . . . . . 'rhos. A"J>pleby, West Ph1ladelfh1a, Pa . .. ... .... . H. M. Atwater, Kentfield, Ca . . .. .... . . . ...... . J. Winn~, Jr., New York City ....... . ..... ... . . Earl C . .ttawkins, MinneapoHs, Minn. . . . ... ... . Chas. J. Meyers, Albany, N. Y ... . .. . . . . . • . .... Harry Butz, Mazomaine. Wis. . . . .... ... ... . . . . S. Vv. Case, Marcellus, N. Y. . . ..•• . .. . . .. . ... Geo. H. Nixon, Hackettsto\vn, N . J .. .. ...... . . . \Valter E. H aaren, New York City . .. .. ... .. . . . Alvah Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, Pa. . . .. . .. ... . G. S. Vernam, Brooklyn, N. Y .. . . . .... . ... . . . . Meade N . Powell, St. Louis, Mo . •.. .... ... . . .. Rochester Wireless Teleg. Co., Rocheste r, N. Y . . Allen Lee Whitman, Cambridge, Mass. . .. .. .. . . Max Wells, Riverside, Cal., . ... .. . ... . ........ . *Frank McGram, Jersey Cityi N. J . . . ..... .. . . . Edwin R. Willard, Chicago, If. .. . . . . . .... ... . . J ohn J oseph Rodrick Veary, Boston, Mass. . . .. . Geo. Burrell, Avon, Ohio .. . ........... . ...... . J. Clayton R_antlall, Albany; N. Y . .. . . . ...... .. . Chas. E. Sp111oey, San fora, Me. . . . .... . . . . ... . *R. S. Burtt, North P aterson, N. J . . . . ... . .... . .Earle L. :M. Coolidge, Everett, Mass. . .. . . . ... . Frederick Wommer , Minneapolis, Minn ..... . .. . Ray Newby, San Jose, Cal. ..... . ............. . E. D. Porter, Lewistown, Mont . . . . . . . ... .. ... . . Paul J. Hackett, Walla Walla, Wash . .. . ...... . Thos. I . P. Shannon, Los Angeles, Cal. .• . ..... •B. Frank Ritttnhouse, N. Woodbury, N. J . \V. Zimmerman, H asbrouck · Heights, ='I. J .. ..
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