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William K. Coburn, a former member of the Geographical Institute, made sure, however, that the club's call, W1AF, was kept alive by renewing the license whenever necessary. Thus it was easy for this year's group to meet federal regulations and re-establish its station...
...wasn't long before W1AF was contacting "hams" all over the world, and receiving in return countless station call cards. These cards, sent by each "ham" with his station call and other pertinent information printed on it, arrived from Portugal, Germany, Haiti, Tripoli, Italy, France, England, South Africa, the Aleutions, and every state in the Union. The cards are still arriving daily, sometimes as many as six in one mail delivery...
...same time, the Wirless Club announced that it would transmit, free of charge, messages to any friends or relatives of students that it could contact in Great Britain or Europe. Additional equipment had given the transmitter a 1000-watt kick (the FCC maximum) by that date, and W1AF had already circled the globe, establishing contact with a British ham in New Zealand...
This is the situation at present, W1AF is barely alive, mostly due to the efforts of William Coburn, a former member of the Geographical Institute's staff. He has renewed the FCC license whenever necessary, thereby keeping the call in Harvard's name should the University propose facilities for the 15 known amateurs (some inactive) in College at present. W1AF, meanwhile, has been intermittently used by the Institute to keep in contact with groups on exploration in Mexico...
...biggest challenge, However, seems to be whether or not the hams will ever get back their club facilities. If they do, within six months W1AF should be back at the top of ham call-sheets around the world