J8s before HL1
[/J]  [J2-7]  [J8]  [J9]  [JA]  [KA2]  [KA3]  [KA4]  [KA5]  [KA6]  [KA7]  [KA8]  [KA9]  [KA0]  [KA1]  [KG6I]  [KR6]  [KA b4 DU]  (callsign.jp)

For a period of time even after the war, Korea used J8.
Fortunately enough, US-CQ — May 1948 p.54 — gives us a description of the switch-over date from J8 to HL1 as "Feb. 15, 1948."


QSL 1947-09-30 (http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerie/galerie2.php?page=moreqsl&pfx=J8)
ex-Call Call Licensee Address es-Call Source
/J8
  W2OOA/J8   Harry Seoul W6JUW, W7VY CQ Magazine Aug. 1946
/AK
  W6YAW/AK   Don Dow Jinaen, Korea   QSL 1947-06-26 (http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerie/galerie2.php?page=moreqsl&pfx=J8)
J8 — Korea 1946-1948 (now HL)
  J8AAA   S. Guy Blencoe APO 235   1947f; as HL1AA in 1947w
  J8AAB   Ollie J. Allen "Jim" APO 234 unit 2 W4FHF 1947f; as HL1AB in 1947w;
QSL 1947-11-05 (http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerie/galerie2.php?page=moreqsl&pfx=J8)
  J8AAC   H. B. Whitehouse APO 235 Unit 2   1947f
      T. J. Speer APO 235-2   as HL1AC in 1947w
  J8AAD   D. C. Gaumer APO 7   1947f; as HL1AD in 1947w
  J8AAE   Jacques E. Van Beever APO 235 W2PEP 1947f; W5KNE
      J. R. Tomes APO 712   as HL1AE in 1947w
      Hep 2nd comm. Sqdn., APO 712, c/o PM, San Francisco, California   HL1AE QSL 1948-06-12 (http://hamgallery.com/qsl/country/South_Korea/hl1ae.htm)
  J8AAF   Irving Mentcher APO 712   1947f
  J8AAG   Norris Knox Maxwell APO 6 unit 1
Taegu, Korea		 W5FOH, W0JMQ 1947f; as HL1AG in 1947w; W5KNE
QSL 1947-08-21 (http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerie/galerie2.php?page=moreqsl&pfx=J8)
  J8AAH   W. E. Rubin APO 7   1947f; as HL1AH in 1947w
  J8AAI   Walter W. Burt APO 235
Pu Pyong, Korea		 W6JXN 1947f;
QSL 1947-08-28 (http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerie/galerie2.php?page=moreqsl&pfx=J8)
  J8AAJ   C. A. Stanley APO 235 unit 2   1947f; as HL1AJ in 1947w
  J8AAK Lt. George Foote 6th Div Sig. Co., APO 6, San Francisco   QSL 1947-12-25 (http://hamgallery.com/qsl/country/South_Korea/j8aak.htm)
      Jack Hecht APO 6   as HL1AK in 1947w
  J8AAL   F. H. Finney Jr. APO 712;
139th AACS Sqdn, Kimpo, Korea, APO 712, San Francisco (August 1947)		   1947f;
QSL card in W5KNE's collection
  J8AAM   L. S. Gardner APO 235   1947f; as HL1AM in 1947w
  J8AAN Lt. Col. Emmett A. Parrish APO 59 W4LDH, KA2EP, HL1AN, KA2FC(custodian) as HL1AN in 1947w;
W5KNE, including a QSL card in his collection, dated Feb. 7, 1948
  J8AAW   James Openshaw 111th. Signal Service Company, Ko Yang Gun, Seoul Korea, APO-235 San Francisco, Calif.   as HL1AW in 1947w;
QSL 1947-09-07 (http://hamgallery.com/qsl/country/South_Korea/j8aaw.htm)
  J8ACS   William. R. Plumlee APO 712 W0FAN 1947f;
QSL 1947-09-30 (http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerie/galerie2.php?page=moreqsl&pfx=J8)
  J8AFK   Hep APO 712   QSL 1947-11-29 (http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerie/galerie2.php?page=moreqsl&pfx=J8

Call Area Map


(QST Jan 1947.)

A "Portable J8" Station in Korea — W2OOA/J8



(CQ Magazine Aug. 1946.)

Other "HL1" Stations in Callbook 1947 Winter Edition


HL1AO M. W. Neill, APO 235
HL1AP P. S. Huston, APO 235
HL1AQ R. M. Morris, APO 7
HL1AR W. C. Kidd, APO 901
HL1AS N. L. Hills, APO 6
HL1AT R. L. Keenan, APO 6-2
HL1AU Kent Hunter, 54th MP Co., APO 901
HL1AV H. J. Redd, Hq. Co. 78th QM Base Depot, APO 59

HL1AX L. E. Gaskell, Hq. Co. XXIV Corps., APO 235
HL1AZ R. W. McNeely, 892nd Ord HAM Co., APO 901
HL1BA A. M. Edwards, Det. 759-1, 139th AACS Sq., APO 712
HL1BB C. R. Dunlap, 76th Sig. Sv. Bn., APO 235
HL1BC H. B. Whitehouse, Dept. of Agri. USAMGIK, APO 235-2

HL1BE E. F. Estrumse, Kimpo Air Base, APO 712

HL1MH M. R. Holt, Hq. 61st Ord. Co., APO 901; Chaplain (Major) Michael R. Holt, Pupyung-Dong (QSL 1948 by W5KNE)

HL1WH W. D. Hamlin, Dept. of Comm, USAMGIK, APO 235-2

Switching over to "HL1"

(CQ May 1948 p.54)
[/J]  [J2-7]  [J8]  [J9]  [JA]  [KA2]  [KA3]  [KA4]  [KA5]  [KA6]  [KA7]  [KA8]  [KA9]  [KA0]  [KA1]  [KG6I]  [KR6]  [KA b4 DU]  (callsign.jp)
Jan. 29, 2022, Ryota "Roy" Motobayashi, JJ1WTL