‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM MARCH 2014 QST PAGE 64 ‰ ALL RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING ACTIVITIES CEASE. STATIONS WERE TO BE RENDERED INOPERATIVE, AND ANTENNAS WERE TO BE TAKEN DOWN. QST CEASED PUBLICATION IN SEPTEMBER. THE ARMED SERVICES HAD A CRITICAL NEED FOR INSTRUCTORS AND OPERATORS EXPERIENCED IN TELEGRAPHY AND RADIO. AMATEURS RESPONDED TO THE CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND EQUIPMENT, THE FIRST OF WHICH FROM THE NAVY WAS AIRED ON THE LEAGUE NETWORK, JUST DAYS BEFORE IT WENT SILENT. BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 AMATEURS SERVED DURING THE WAR PERIOD AT ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚