This week, our Old Time Ham Shack of The Week was sent to the Buffalo Kilowatt Bookend Home Office by W2JY, Allen Anderson.  Allen who now holds the W2JY call letters, is not the original holder of the call sign. 

The original holder was Bill Cheley, and back in 1957 Bill had a QSL card that featured Bill seated in the operating position in his ham shack.  Fifty years ago, the original W2JY was running 250 watts with a fine looking home brew 813 transmitter, and used the very popular HQ-129X rcvr.


W2JY circa 1957