Harlan G Kinney( K9GDK )It seems reasonable and good to begin a list of the Silent Keys. Men who will not be forgotten.
This list is a list of honor and respect. Let's call it:
Harlan's List
Add names of those Silent Key Amateur Radio Operators that you have known and as you add comments about them I will add them to this list. Photos are not required (probably will not be used). If you want a full post about a particular Silent Key, It very possibly could happen. Send an Email .
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Chet( N5ITV) - from Matt(WX5LIB ) –
Chet was a great guy to talk to and made several of my boring nights working off duty security tolerable. Working off duty security where nothing at all ever happens for years on end is tough. It's tough to stay alert enough to do your job effectively. Several nights Chet would be there on one of the local repeaters or on a 2m simplex frequency to talk to a group of about 5-6 local hams. He passed away in the summer of 2006. More info here:http://www.redforkok.com/N5ITV_SK.html
Russ Johnson(W8TOS) - from Matt(WX5LIB) –
S/Sgt Russ Johnson, 5th USAAF, 61st Service Sqdn, of the PTOA in World War 2.
My grandfather.
John Worthan(N5RWL) - from Stan(Ke5LEP) –
John was my brother in law, more like a brother. He died of pneumonia at 59years old. He was assisting with an Ice Storm in Mustang, Oklahoma when he got sick. My journey into Ham radio began with him.
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My Brother In law - John Worthan was an amateur radio operator in Oklahoma city. He died at the early age of 59. I do not know his call sign.
Stan Pennington
This gentleman will be a great lost to the ham world...God bless him and his family
Dan
W5Ydl
Chet, N5ITV was a great guy to talk to and made several of my boring nights working off duty security tolerable.
Working off duty security where nothing at all ever happens for years on end is tough. It's tough to stay alert enough to do your job effectively.
Several nights Chet would be there on one of the local repeaters or on a 2m simplex frequency to talk to a group of about 5-6 local hams. He passed away in the summer of 2006. More info below:
http://www.redforkok.com/N5ITV_SK.html
Also I'd like to add my grandfather, S/Sgt Russ Johnson, 5th USAAF, 61st Service Sqdn, of the PTOA in World War 2. Amateur callsign: W8TOS
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