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Trying to track the history of my original call, WN2SQQ. I got it in 1970, but recently discovered that it was originally issued to someone in Schenectady NY in 1966. Since it was only valid for 1 year, not sure which year it appeared in the call book. Found one 67 book on line, but it was only for W0 land.

I have a Spring 1967 Callbook and there is no listing for either WN2SQQ or WB2SQQ. Lots of WB2SQs on either side of SQQ and no novice WN2SQx calls. The original holder of WN2SQQ most likely did not upgrade from novice, and the license had lapsed by the time that the Spring 1967 Callbook was published.  When I was issued WN2ZPS in late December 1966 and got on the air, I don’t recall working any novices with WN2Sxx calls.

The earliest novice callsign in the 2nd call district in the Spring 1967 Callbook was WN2URG.  My WN2ZPS Novice call issued in the last week of December 1966 made it into the Spring 1967 issue.  I would suspect that WN2SQQ will be found in maybe the early 1966 Callbooks.  You mentioned that somehow you knew the how the holder of the call was in Schenectady NY.  There was in fact a W2SQQ listed from there.  The FCC ran out of WN2/WB2 calls in early January 1967 and started recycling WN2/WA2 available calls then.  Some of my buddies licensed in January/February 1967 received WN2A and WN2B calls that changed to WA2 calls when they upgraded.
 

WA2CWA sent me the info. Now to see if he is alive! Thanks to all

So I found the info on who got my call from the "master list" on this web site
http://www.oldqslcards.com/

I also started looking through the W2 scanned cards and discovered a QSL from 1955, to an address about 1 block from where I live. On a whim, I decided to see who lived there - guess what, same guy who is now 84 yrs old - no longer licensed. I might have a new friend to show how far our hobby has come!

An interesting site - give a look!
So many old cards, each likely to have some great stories.