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I may have mentioned this before but it's too good not to share - again. 

http://callsign.ualr.edu/callsign.shtml

You can use all kinds of search strings.  I've located several friends over the years using this database.

Al

Agreed Al,
It found an old friend of mine and my expired sign, N2JXE.
                                                          Thnx, D.         

In the name search I could not find David Bell, Danville, PA. I'm sure he must be an SK by now. I would appreciate anyone with his address to relay it to me.

Let me find out Terry. Where in Danville did he live?

Terry

Neither one of these hits are your friend?

Thanks Al, You know, I don't remember his middle name. I'll have to do more research. Mike down there in Rush Township may also be able to give me something once I figure out what street he lived on. He once owned the Danville, PA drive in movie and he was employed as a pattern maker or cuter for a clothing company in Catawissa, Pa. He had a maid or so he told me that she was his maid. Funny how he would have his arm around her all the time ;D ;D I was just a kid in those days that asked too many question per Dave. He used to take me to a big electronic salvage yard near Wilkes-Barrie, Pa and I still have some of the stuff in my collection from those trips. 

I think he was a very well too do individual as he drove a Mercedes convertible sports car in 1958.  Per the link below, that car could go for $181,000 I wonder what they cost back then? 

http://www.carpictures.com/vehicle/04AJF134058194.html (http://www.carpictures.com/vehicle/04AJF134058194.html)

Al,

Thanks for posting this site again-I missed it the first time around.  It is a lookup server.

Terry, I'll have to ask your old school mate....aka the father-in-law.

Probably was'nt the Mercedes 300SL (as pictured), but it's more popular and much more affordable little brother, the 190SL. Except for the uber-rich and movie stars, the 300SL was essentially unaffordable by most car enthusiasts during it's production lifetime of the early 1950s thru 1963. If you can find one, plan on dropping around $750K for a nice, restored example of the Gullwing. I think M-B only made about 1500 of them in total, and as such, the 300SL Gullwing Coupe remains the most desirable of the breed.

73,

Bruce

Thanks for the lead. I just came back from a California trip last night. I was in Twentynine Palms briefly but remembered seeing a massive antenna farm on the last trip two years ago. I spent a bit of time on qrz this morning trying to dig up some info without any luck. Ironicly I found your post and I found what I needed instantly.

This was the qth of contest station W6BA sk. I drove to the house while there but saw no cars or tracks in the sand leading to the house. Big yagi's on big towers but had seen better days. Actually the only thing visible to me from the highway two years ago were the high towers holding the rhombic. No wifey in the car this time so I was able to investigate.

This site has a reference to W6BA at the bottom of the page if interested.

http://www.qsl.net/n6rt/

I think the FAQ says their data is downloaded on a daily (and weekly) basis from FCC

http://callsign.ualr.edu/faq.shtml

Glad you guys found it handy

I believe the 300SL Gullwing listed for something like $9,300 in 1955... not pocket change for most people then, either :D (My parents together only grossed $4,800 that year in NYC in white-collar jobs).

But it would do 160 mph with the taller rear-end gears, which is pretty impressive even now, let alone 55 years ago!

Terry said:
Terry, I found a David Bell that passed away in Oct. 1987. He was born Nov. 11, 1911. Does this sound like the right person?