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The SWARL thing has been around for a few years now (started in 2002 I think), but it is still a relative newcomer. Kind of a rework of the old WR0 (1950's), WPE (1960's) and WDX (started in 1970) Monitor Services registration and certificate program. However, I like the format of the old system better, the IDs (example WR0BJS / WPE2BJS / WDX2BJS) just look more "right" to me than something like WA2081SWL. And at one time you had to prove reception of at least 5 SW stations with one outside your borders to get the certificate.

By the way, the old WDX Monitor Service registration still exist, you can still get a WDX ID and the printed certificate. However, they do not have a web page and only do it via snail mail as far as I know.

In my case my WDX registration and my W6 callsign have the same suffix, my initials, and the ham license (vanity call selected in 2007 when I finally talked myself into giving up my long held sequentially assigned one) and the WDX Monitor Certificate (that I got in the early 1970's) are framed next to each other.

Yeah, it don't mean a thing, but it is still neat....to me.

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I have a WDX7Q call sign from Hank Bennett issued 10-29-85 and a Monitor Station Registry KWA7BW issued by CRB Research on 6-7-85! I know they don't really mean much, but the certificates look cool hanging on my wall and they always impress non- DXers!
 

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Many many many

years ago, 1960 - 70, Popular Electronics magazine was giving out SWL callsigns. Mine was WPE3GHP.
 

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I see I'm not the only old fart around here, I even had 500 WPE2MTN cards printed, sent them out with printed report pages and got QSLs back. Yup, time marches on and now I have a callsign I can use when I plug in the speaker. <rimshot>
 

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Mine was issued on Feb 28, 1985 with those call letters. Do you think that are still good to use or do I need to submit and request new call letters? I am just getting back into SWL after about 20 years. I have some many QSL cards also. The Certificate that I have is Red on a White/Brown background and sign by Amelia Greenwald and Hank Bennett.
 

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yeah sure does bring back some memories, like many here around 1985 I joined the New Zealand Amateur Radio Transmitters (NZART) & was issued the swl callsign of ZL2-297. I too got QSL cards printed at the time.
 

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Actually, a fellow named Joe Morris started the cert thing thst evolved over the years... de WR02AJ > WPE2AJ > WDX2AJ & W2XQ. And I still have all the certs, in mint condx. :)
 
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