Inside the Summit-Obsessed World of Ham Radio

Article Excerpt: "...But instead of reaching for his smartphone, Galchutt was absorbed by another device: a portable transceiver. Sitting on a small patch of rock and snow, his head bent down and cocked to one side, he listened as it sent out a steady stream of staticky beeps: dah-dah-di-dah dah di-di-di-dit. “This is Scotty in Philadelphia,” Galchutt said, translating the Morse code. Then, tapping at two silver paddles attached to the side of the radio, he sent his own message, first with some details about his location, then his call sign, WG0AT. At this point, a prying hiker could have been forgiven for wondering what, exactly, Galchutt was doing. But his answer—an enthusiastic “amateur radio..." Reference:

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KG6DP - Salmon B. Chase,

KG6DP

Salmon B. Chase

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G3BM - W. Knott

G3BM

W. Knott

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WIRDG

WIRDG

Lee Cutting

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W7LCM - Earl Mead

W7LCM

Earl Mead

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W5JKZ - Bill Copeland

W5JKZ - Bill Copeland

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W5BUP - Dr. Lawrence P. Wilson

W5BUP - Dr. Lawrence P. Wilson

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W4JMU - Wayne Carpenter

W4JMU - Wayne Carpenter

W4JMU - Wayne Carpenter

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W4DEK - Les Wilson

W4DEK

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W5GWD - Charles E. Hall

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W4BYN

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W4BYN

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R. B. Dunavant Talks with Family By Short Wave Radio from Japan

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Long before cell phones, communication between deployed patriots and their families was very limited. However, Raymond Dunavant overcame this obstacle by having his wife send parts for his short wave radio in order to allow soldiers to communicate with home just like it was a regular phone call.

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JA7RW - Roy A. Whistle

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JA7RW, W4ROT, Roy A. Whistle, QSO card,

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Ham Radio Operators

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Can you identify any of the radio operators in this picture?

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WA4NUR- Jim Lane

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WA4NUR- Jim Lane

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W4LCT - Chuck Croom

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W4LCT - Chuck Croom

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W5JKZ - Henry I. Copeland

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W5JKZ, Bill Copeland, Henry I. Copeland,

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W500A - William Charles Jepsen

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W2WAI: Christian Thomsen

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Here is W2WAI, Christian Thomsen, of 60 Burchard Street, Fords, New Jersey. This is a beautiful hand drawn card picturing Two Wild American Indians.

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N4BCE: Charlie Dunavant

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Here is radio operator Charlie Dunavant, call sign N4BCE of 2381 Hillside, Memphis, Tenn. 38127.

Update Note: Charlie's son David is now N4BCE.

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W5OOA: Billy Jepsen

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Here you will find Billy and Mary Dean Jepsen of Prichard, Miss. in Tunica County. Box 52. Besides being a radio operator, Billy Jepsen was a large scale cotton farmer. Mary Dean Jepsen eventually became my step-grandmother after her marriage to my grandfather, Raymond Dunavant, Sr. (W5VBY). Tunica is now a gambling mecca amongst the cotton fields of the area. Slow Scan TV, CW Single Side Band Phone, 2 Meters.

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W1NSP, I. Whitehead, Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven Mass., 1948

Call Sign: W1NSP, I. Whitehead, Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven Mass., 1948

 

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YV5TK, Thomas Koppel, Caracas Venezuela, 1977

 

Call Sign: YV5TK, Thomas Koppel, Caracas Venezuela, 1977

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W7HIZ, Fred A. Olson, Helena Montana, 1948

W7HIZ, Fred A. Olson, Helena Montana, 1948

 

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W7JPB - W.H. Hender, JR - Bellingham, Washington

The QSO card is a hand-painted, blue watercolor or oil. The card is postmarked, "Bellingham, WASH., March 25, 1948, at 10:30AM.

Below you will find the front of the QSO Card:



The address side of the card reads as follows:

RADIO W4NIG UR FONE
SIGS WORKED AT 00.57 GCT
Mar 23 1948 ON 10 MTRS
QSA 5 R 8
REMARKS: Hello Ray hope
you have plenty
DX ctcs. 73's Bill
(stamped) W.H. Hender JR




It appears W7JPB license has been reissued to another operator. Current, as of this date, FCC Call Sign Information:

 

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