Below are additional listings to the “Oregon Amateur Radio Pioneers List” posted (above) from 2011. Special thanks to Thomas H. White who contacted me about the discovery of “Electrical Exerimenter” monthly reports of amateur radio lists, which included Oregon Radio Pioneers previously unknown. The above listings were also culled from White’s extensive website “United States Early Radio History”: http://earlyradiohistory.us/index.html
CITY / CALL / KW / OWNERSHIP / LICENSED
Albany – 7AQ – 1kw – Orral J. Straney – August 1916.
Astoria – 7WL – 500w – Herbert A. Wilson – March 1916 / 7UX by June 1922.
Astoria – 7AJ – 500w – Luverne E. Shatto – July 1916 / 7KH by June 1921.
Portland – 7LH – 50w – Leroy C. Hill – July 1915.
Portland – 7CW – 124w – Richard “Charles” Willius – October 1915.
Salem – 7AY – 500w – Dolph L. Craig – September 1916.
Salem – 7AZ – 500w – Charles G. Robertson – September 1916.
Vancouver, Wash. – 7AH – 500w – Oliver J. Dawson – July 1916.
The Portland Area Pioneer Amateur Radio [Address] List, alphabetized by last name.
CALL / WATTS / OWNERSHIP / ADDRESS
7LH – 50w – Leroy C. Hill – 4824 76th St.
7CW – 124w – Richard “Charles” Willius – 1400 E. Stark St.
7AH – 500w – Oliver J. Dawson – E. 10th & Lucille Sts. (Vancouver)