SSB Call Sign?

[Hurricane145]

Back in the late 60s when I was on CB a lot there were a couple people giving out SSB "callsigns".
I had SSB-2626 and Mercury 140. There were other groups of numbers as well. Apollo numbers were common.
I think they only loosely kept track of who had what number. Probably was just listed by what "skip handle" you were using. It was all fun stuff!

 

[Woody-202]

Some groups come and go with each Sunspot cycle, and a few (like this group) stick around for the long haul.

 

[Dmans]

MS481 as that was the tail number of the Helicopter I was assigned to as a Crew Chief in the USMC. CH-53A model 1980-1986.

73
David

 

[Ghetto]

There is also the use of country codes in callsigns when DXing

Eg 43 Alfa Tango 001 , the 43 represents Australia, 001 is the individuals call sign.

Full list of country codes:

11 meters

I guess country codes were used more in the freeband spectrum if you were a serious DXer That was 20 years ago so I may be out of touch with whats happening now...

 

[BC Coyote]

country codes were used more in the freeband spectrum

They still are ! I use them daily working DX stations on the freeband. Mine is 9TM023.
9 for Canada, TM is the prefix of the 'Transmission One DX Group' of which I am a member, and the 023 is my personal number.
When I'm not on freeband I just use '23' as my callsign, and that number was issued by the long defunct Island Radio Club which I was a big part of back in the late 1980's.

 

[Swamp Yankee]

There is also the use of country codes in callsigns when DXing

Eg 43 Alfa Tango 001 , the 43 represents Australia, 001 is the individuals call sign.

Full list of country codes:

11 meters

I guess country codes were used more in the freeband spectrum if you were a serious DXer That was 20 years ago so I may be out of touch with whats happening now...

I didn't know that...Good info. Thanks

 

[Swamp Yankee]

I didn't know that...Good info. Thanks

Ok...Where did the A T (ALPHA TANGO) come from? What does it stand for? Thanks

 

[BC Coyote]

From the official AT site....
The initials AT come from where the group has been established : the North Italian province Asti (abbreviation : AT),