Subj : Some Famous Hams
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Wed Jul 08 2020 04:41 pm

                    SOME FAMOUS HAMS, PAST AND PRESENT
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 Here are some amateur radio operators, past and present...some famous,
and others not so well known. If (SK) is noted after their callsign, it
means that the amateur radio operator has passed away.

W1AW   (SK) - ARRL Founder Hiram Percy Maxim

JY1    (SK) - Former King Hussein of Jordan

K7UGA  (SK) - Former Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater

W4CGP  (SK) - Fomer Country Western Singer Chet Atkins

WD5DVR      - Former Arkansas Senator Mike Ross

W7EQI       - Oregon Representative Greg Walden

WB6ACU      - Joe Walsh of "The Eagles"

WB4KCG      - Country-Western Singer Ronnie Milsap

WD4LZC      - Gospel Singer Larnelle "Stu" Harris (he loves Morse Code)

NK7U        - Retired Major League Baseball Player Joe Rudi

K1JT        - Nobel Prize Winner Joe Taylor

K9EID       - Heil Sound Founder Bob Heil (also an accomplished organist)
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