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Radio 1916, ARRL Centennial Idaho
a quick word to the ARRL & CQ magazine. You can't save ham radio by promoting stupidity
One thought before I talk about me,
I would like to thank all those people of my parents generation.
They endured
the
depression and WW2.
Without their
hard work and fortitude
all of this would
not be possible. Thank You !
click for more info
Now working on 63 years as
a active ham !
I made/ started this
web when I ran
for ARRL Idaho Section Manager back in 2006,
I lost !!
so I added LOTS more pictures & changed
a lot of stuff
and now its my on-line ham history.
Enjoy looking at the
pictures, and remembering how it was in the ""good old days"".
New guys, Heads UP:
UR good old days might be happening right now, so make the best of them, take
pictures !!!!!
This is a tale about Me and Ham Radio. It's been my hobby
for a long time,
I'm no one extra special, not a world class DX'er,
not on the DXCC honor roll, I
haven't developed anything that changed history,
I'm just a ham that loves his hobby.
I've been blessed with a good life filled with Ham Radio and great ham friends.
Because I'm a ham,
I had a good job for 30 years (I'm retired) ,
I met my wife of
40+ years, at a hams house,
(still married).
My entire life has revolved around Ham Radio ....................
I
would like to thank my parents for spending their hard earned money on my radios
and insisting I got an associate's
degree in
electronics. (Central Technical Institute , KC MO)
Don't stop here, there's lots more pictures down the page.
Contact John:
k0ip@k0ip.com ,
phone 208 251 6441
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I use LoTW
more info Click Here
the future of ham radio
with FT-8 click here
My Web about the
Collins
618T-3
Aircraft Radio
and its military & Ham uses.
Central Radio Association
April 1916
Information needed ?
STAR
Thai amateur radio.
1970
Flu, some info about my
grandfather, at
Camp Funtson Kansas 1918,
ground Zero for the epidemic.
A word about
Hy-Gain antennas (my antennas)
if you use the term
"My personal is"
you need advice ! Click
W1AW/7 op at KØIP
Digital
S-Meter Project, the meter every ham needs
in the shack ??
TOO many
HT Memory channels ,, WHY ? |
I'm
John Wilson KØIP raised in Shawnee
Kansas, born 1947.
I've been interested
in radio since I was in grade school, I
remember tune around on my aunt's
old 40's upright radio in Lenexa, out on
the back porch. What a kick, VOA or maybe
Radio Moscow
softly floating in and out of the noise.
You might remember,
back in the 50's when life was simple,
being there on a warm Kansas summer evening, out there
on the back porch
with that old wooden upright radio.
Back when even AM broadcast band DXing was great fun. They spoke
English & played rock & roll on AM. And actually identified with
their call letters. you could look them up in the Whites Radio Log..
by the way, there were very FEW FM stations, FM was a new
frontier. The very first FM stereo broadcast was in 1961..
I had one of those Popular Electronics SWL calls, WPEØANT.. |
WNØDYU - 1962, Hallicrafters HT-40 &
S-85
a 40 & 80 meter dipole, and a few crystals
date on Novice license is 24 Sept 1962
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By the time I reached High
School, I decided it was time to “get with the program” ,, in plain
English, learn CW.
I became WNØDYU in 1962, and
WAØDYU in 1963. I had to get a (old day)
Technician license or lose my call, my 1 year Novice was expiring.
on my third trip to the Kansas City FCC field office I passed the 13wpm code.
Not easy for most/some of us , but I wanted to be a Ham.
side story: in the olden days, you had to pass the code before you
could take the written test. At the Federal Building things
were business like,, NO warm fuzzy huggy smootchie feely good VE
team, telling you how tough things are, Just business, like passing the
code,
one minutes copy perfect, no multiple guess questions, no fill
in the blank questions, one minute out of 5 perfect..
Otherwise
that long elevator ride to the street.
After my third trip downtown, I was a general !!
I was very active with MARS, and
Civil
Defense in the “olden days”, in Johnson County Kansas.
We chase tornados in
Kansas. My mobile was a Heathkit SIX'er powered by a WW2 dynamotor in
my dads car !
You know, (?? well maybe you don't??) AM SIMPLEX, even though there was lots
of static and noise it was fantastic fun.
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what else was going on in 1962 ??
John F Kennedy, president,
the Rolling Stones were brand new, as well as the Beach Boys & the Beatles
--
Telstar
was launched , and lets not forget the Cuban Missile crises.
A few people had Color TV and they were watching The Jetson's , Dick Van
Dyke, Beverly Hillbillies, to name a few.
to channel surf, you had to get out of your chair and turn a knob, labeled
2 to 13,
There was No XM, No Internet, Gosh, No computers or Ipads!
It's mindless , almost everything had TUBES !!
Telephones had wires, & Ma Bell was in charge.
I didn't know anyone with an air-conditioned house, if it got hot at
school we just open the windows.
Most
Car's came with manual windows, AM radios and mostly with NO air-condition ??
how did we survive?
HI HI
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I've been active for 62 .
Excluding the time I was in Vietnam
Sorry, no hamming from that war zone, however, during my
almost 6 years in the
USAF ,
I got to know some great HAMS, many became life long friends..
I worked in the Air Force PMEL, Precision Measurement Equipment Lab, we repaired and
calibrated test equipment.
I was stationed at,
1.
McCoy AFB, it's now Orlando international airport. every wonder why Orlando is MCO
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McCoy
2. Takhli Royal Thai AFB, Thailand (HS6ADE)
see picture below
3.
Cam Ranh Bay - Vietnam see picture below
4. Edwards AFB CA. see picture below
5. AFCENT (NATO) southern part of The Netherlands (PA9VW)
see picture below
I did not attend any Air Force Schools, I had an associates degree, I
by-passed the AF School, So I went from
basic training directly to my first duty station, McCoy in Florida. I
think the Air Force got their money's worth. HI HI
Life in the Air Force was a great time and a great learning experience.
After a little over 5 years 7 months active duty, my assignment with
NATO was over, I either needed to re-enlist
or move on.. I chose to move on. Thank you USAF for
the experience of a lifetime |
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After I was discharged, I stayed and worked in Holland for Elektor Publishers for about
2 years. I was on the English Editorial Staff.
I'm sure my High School English teacher(s)
were
'rolling in
their grave(s)', just thinking about me doing anything with English!.
Uitgeversmaatschappij Elektuur B.V. Beek (L) The Nederland's.
http://www.elektuur.nl/
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mostly by accident, I landed a good job with Union Pacific Railroad ! I moved
back to the USA.
I've been busy with the
Pocatello Amateur Radio Club since
1979 when I was transferred to
Idaho
by
Union Pacific Railroad. I worked in the communications
department. I was hired by
K Ø I J
(SK),
mainly because as a young HAM I had a Model 15 Teletype in my bedroom, I had some idea how it worked.
you know,
loop current, stop and start bits, etc etc OIL etc !!!
I was hired
to repair Teletype's, back in 1977 the Railroad still used Model 28, 35 & 37 Teletype machines.
But
times were changing fast and those old Teletypes didn't stay around long. however, UPRR used
thousands of Teletype Model 40's for years..
I still have a Model 28's in my shack.
I retired from the Union Pacific in 2007, with 30 years of service.
SEE MY TELETYPE PAGE |
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After retiring, I , at the advise of a friend, went
off and got 1 months training to become a Ships Radio Officer,
got my second class radio TELEGRAPH license, GMDSS maintainer & operators
license, and the STCW training,
Standards of Training, Certification and
Watch keeping for Seafarers (STCW)... I became a
US Merchant Marine Officer (USGC),
I joined a union hoping for a 3 month job on a cargo ship, I
didn't want a career, just a 'one off' 3 month cruise,
to see the world.. HI HI
well that never happened, I was way too far down the
union roster, so I applied as a electronic technician with the
Military
Sealift Command, one day they called , said I was hired, and ask when I
could report to Norfork, VA . I ask
how long I might be on one of those military ships, answer 6 to 9
months,, well ??? I turned down the job offer. I was proud to have be
accepted, but that's a long time on a ship..
Hopefully some young person got a good job because I turned it down.
Pocatello Idaho's
been my home since 1979.
That year I met my wife Pat on Christmas eve at WB7SDR's QTH. (sk)
We
had a daughter,,, she's all
grown up now, Married, and
we have two grandson's. She graduated from ISU
in 2007,
Her husband graduated in 2011. That's Idaho State University,
here in Pocatello.
She's now graduated from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah,
with a Law Degree..
a long time ago (1995) I contacted the Space Shuttle
for Franklin Jr Hi School, here in Pocatello...
more pictures see
https://goo.gl/photos/jr4L6KhQY5z5T3Sm9for me this was a way to
expose these kids to Ham Radio..
the radio was FRONT & CENTER.
I see so many of these space
contacts where there's a podium
and a microphone, NO RADIO in
sight????
The hams are hidden behind a curtain,
like the famous USED CAR SALEMAN you've dealt with
or the wizard of OZ HI HI
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Back in 1999 I changed my call to KØIP.
I operated a lot on 6 meters (mostly
past tense sorry to say, because FT-8 has taken over 6 meters) . FT-8 has ruined
a lot of HR.
no one will plug in their microphone or Key, just Click Click of the mouse, want to see
a glimpse of the future HR FT-8 ...
I
like
a good contests,
any contest where Idaho is a multiplier. OK I admit it, I like being the DX
!!!!
contests like ARRL 10 Meter, June VHF, SS
I enjoy putting Idaho on the map.
Several years ago, I was part of the
Union Pacific 150 year anniversary
"on the air" operation,
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I hosted W1AW/7 at my QTH (2014). We ran 20-15-10
meter SSB the first week and
various bands
and modes the second week. ,
a grand total 12450 Q's from my station as W1AW,
with
lots of help from many guest operators.
here's a link with details and pictures LINK
: W1AW
at KØIP's.
I personally made
7774 Q's as w1aw/7 .
Plus, 8333 as Assistant Section Manager for the Centennial
points challenge, So
I made 16107 Q's during 2014..
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I was sorry to see the end of the CW
requirement,
I was never a
good CW operator, and seldom used it,
but it's part of Ham Radio, and it should be required. It was a sad
day for Ham Radio when CW went away, ,
14 Feb 1991 is the day Ham Radio changed forever. Quite honestly the beginning
of the end.
CW was "the"
true indicator
of a persons desire to be a ham. .
With No Code, there are hundreds of thousands of licensees, but fewer & fewer
hams.
As more and more of the Old timers go SK, especially those WW2 Vets and the
1950's crowd, the
hobby is changing before our eyes, today
more than 50% of those licensed are what I call
Know Nothing Technicians. not No CODE, but
NO Nothing .
They apparently don't want to be a Ham, they are only interested in emergency comm for their church or other organizations (?),
most of them are totally inept, don't
depend on your average technician to save you in an emergency, they'll be lucky to save
themselves.
THEN a more curious group, those getting
a license just to add it to the list of other unused wallpaper on their resume' ???
Lucky / hopefully / Well Maybe 1 in 100 actually discover Ham Radio and HF and
move on to better things than their Baofeng HT ..
FYI, the sad fact is that 1% of 400,000 technicians is
only 4,000. It might be different is some parts of the country,
but here in Idaho its depressing at best .
It is unfortunate the FCC and others (ARRL) developed a DEAD END license class, the
Technician ! enough said, now repeat after me... 10-4
good buddy
now the ARRL is trying to DUMB the entire amateur license even more,
soon,
every box of cracker jacks will include a license,, just
fill in the blanks and send it in.
yes yes yes, we are saving Ham Radio, OH MY' I'm
feeling dumber already
NOW THE LATEST , the FCC FEE,, I am more
than happy to pay $3.50 a year for my license, BUT, I think that somewhere
between
1/2 to 3/4 of the Technicians, those that really don't use their license
for more that a paper weight,
WILL not be willing to pay $35 every 10 years.
SO , that graph that has climbed studiedly upwards since NO code,
is going to take a DIVE,, it will take 10 years, but I forecast , fewer and
fewer hams..
208-251-6441, or email
k0ip@k0ip.com
Here's some pictures of mostly me, doing
mostly "Hammy" things,
to enlarge the pictures -- just --
Click'em to make'm
bigger
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Takhli Royal Thai AFB,
Thailand 1970, |
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my first Collins a KWM-1 |
After several MARS phone patch from Takhli with my
friend WØTM (Gary)(sk),
he
got me a KWM-1 at Associated Radio (Overland Park, KS). My dad built two
custom
wooden boxes, one for the radio , one for the PS. He APO mailed them to me..
I
had a STAR license
For whatever reason there was a tri-band beam at the PMEL building where I
worked,
who knows why it was there? It was pointed at the USA, no rotor. My
boss let me setup
my station on a shelf in the store room, This was actually a
perfect place. I could run in
there for lunch and "work a bunch", or after my
shift.
I was on the air for 6 weeks, working over 800 stations on SSB & CW. WOW,
what pile-ups,,
If I had been more industrious I could have worked 8000. But
there was other things to do,
including many two legged distractions downtown.. If you've been
there you know what I'm saying.
$5
short time GI..
Then the unexpected, I was transferred to Viet Nam..
Note: the KWM-1 had No RIT or anyway to Split. I worked a lot of CW
because I could actually hear more that the ROAR of thousands of SSB
signals at once. I used the same J-38 Key that I used as a Novice, it's the
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Play'n the fool,,-- Cam Ranh
Bay, Viet Nam --
I couldn't transmit, but did some SWLing. I have to admit,
I had a indoor
20 meter dipole strung up in the Hootch, and
worked a few stations (maybe
10) "bootleg" with my Thai Call,
but I decided that wasn't fair or legal,
and who knows what
US listening station might have me in the crosshairs ??
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1970 --
doing my job at the Cam Ranh Bay PMEL ! I worked on TACAN simulators,
including the
AN/ARM22 . I calibrated and repaired lots of them!
It seemed like
millions, it's a 4 piece heavy beast !! They
were used to service the aircraft radios. I also
worked on smaller units that
were used out on the flight line to make a quick radio check, |
WoW they gave me a rifle & bullets too!
we drove cross country to another Base. thankfully I
never got shot at ! I rode in the back of that pickup with
the equipment and took 35mm slides.
(at this link , at about 2/3rds the way down the page, look for cross country trip)
I never worried about getting shot .
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my ribbon's
What are these ?
plus other AF info
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Collins anyone ?? me and
W6ZSL (sk) Lancaster CA 1972
Don was a great friend
and mentor.. A real Ham
he lived
south of Edwards AFB, CA - Sunshine Rancho's subdivision. |
PA9VW.
While I was stationed at Edwards
AFB I purchased my
second Collins radio,
an S-Line. I got it from
Henry Radio in Anaheim, Walt Henry
Walt was a ww2 Navy vet. to me a very nice fellow..
I took the S-line to my next assignment, NATO in Holland.
When I returned to the USA, I sold it to my friend
ON8PO,
his first Collins.
now he's probably the largest Collins and Military radio collector in the world.
see these links ON8PO private
military and Collins radio museum MINDLESS !! |
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Olden Day Picture
+/- 1967 Shawnee, Kansas wa0gnq & me wa0dyu
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A Central
Electronics CE-20A with the
ARC-5 command
transmitter converted as a
VFO,
I had a CE 600L with one 813. a CV57 rtty
receiving converter and a
Teletype Model 15.. WOW, great fun, you
could find UPI or AP transmitting 60 WPM
News day & night. That old
Model 15 got a workout for many years.... The SP-600
was from MARS used
with a CE Sideband Slices, it was a great
receiver.. Lots of other
WW2 military receivers,, Hey,, the more the
merrier !! RIGHT ??,
I used an
AN/ARC-1 for 2 meter MARS, using
a
dynamotor and lots of 24V.
This is what I call REAL HAM RADIO
TWO
TONS of equipment and a TON of fun,,,,,,,,,,
Olden Day Picture
you cant see them, I had a TCS-13 receiver, a RBM LF & HF
receiver, great ww2 stuff |
One of my favorite contests was,
until FT-8 killed off SSB & CW, the ARRL June VHF..
Sorry I will NOT work FT-8 or total computer
generated qso's
from my station. (10-4 click click goes the mouse)
Thank you, but NO THANKS
Idaho its not
always a tropical paradise.
In 2002 I
almost froze, NOT GOOD.. Just cold,
and LOTS of wind
(note white
stuff)...What I wouldn't do for a few extra contacts !
I must be nuts! June in
Idaho at 9000' is typically not a warm place..
in
2007 we used mother nature to keep the beer cold, that's W4OV
standing guard..
I have to admit, I've quit mountain
topping, too much
work, sometimes way too few
contacts. good thing for beer.
in 2007 we only worked 5 stations via E
skip. FIVE !! |
In 2003 things were perfect, the propagation gods
were good to us,
we worked 400+ stations. on 6, 2,
432. Weather was great, I Loved
every minute of it..
Many times during the
past 30+ years, N7IJ and I have joined
forces for the VHF contest, handing out some rare grids.
For more mountain top locations and VW bus hamming
go to this link and look for VHF contests
googlephotoindex/index.htm |
2002 it snowed overnight
2007 Nothing beats a cold one !!
 
More VHF contest Pictures
LINK |
2003
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Here's my shack a few years ago, its always evolving, always cluttered with
projects and stuff,
if your looking for 'clean & tidy' better look elsewhere. |
I moved my Collins and Teletype to the family room.
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Yes.. I've been ask several times, that is a roll of
teletype 5 level punch tape.
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using my 618T
link to my 618T web
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sometimes I'm found working contests from exotic places,
Have contest will travel !! warm places only !! USVI
NP2B |
Ham Radio in Idaho, Working on my friends antenna in Ashton Idaho.
Teton mountains in the
background.. N 7 I J DN44 |
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I have a single engine fixed wing license, which I
haven't used for years,
flying was a great hobby too, lucky I
never killed myself |
Me and Gene WB9CDL, at Edwards AFB, CA
1971
we made a repeater . I think that's a Motorola 80D transmitter strip,.
(all
Tube)
Gene is
now WDØBKE |
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| I did a bit of SCUBA diving, here's me (left) and
W4OV diving from W4DL's boat, off the south Florida coast.
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Speaking of W4DL, he was the best man at my wedding
in 1981.
He's into Drake radios.. A good friend. |
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the Olden' days ! k0ip,
k0gy, w0tm - ex wa0dyu, wa0gnq, k0bhm This was at my sisters
birthday
party
Might I brag a bit,
All three of us in various ways advanced ham radio.
Yes we all did different parts
of Ham Radio, but we were
and are the real
ham radio, yes real ham radio,
note:
w0tm is SK |
Secondary use of tower
1997 |
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my back yard,, Hey I like antenna's !!!
It's not the
highest tower in the world, got'a to try to keep the
neighbors sort'a happy.. more antennas pics  |
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Here's a few ham friends that shaped my life
WØDEL(sk),
WØLQV(sk) W6ZSL(sk),
N7RRR(sk) ,
WØTM(sk), KØGY,
ON8PO,
w0tm k0gy w0del w0lqv
I've had the pleasure of knowing so many great hams during my life, sometimes for a fleeting moment,
others for many years, some for a
lifetime.
It's impossible to list them all. What a great
bunch. It's a sad fact that so many have gone SK !
Thanks to all the great hams that have been part of my life and Ham radio.
Here is a link to Wilbur's (WØDEL) WW2 photos, he took a
lot, what a story.
http://www.ussmauryags16.org/wilbur_goll.html
They are somewhat small pictures, I found using Firefox, hitting the
Control button and the + key on the keyboard enlarges the pictures
I'm
not sure if this trick works with other browsers ?? Enjoy
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I would like to thank my wife for being so understanding about a
house full of electronics and a back yard full of antennas. Thanks Pat....
throughout most of my life I've had little furry companions,
CATS, it always hurts when their gone,
My little friend "Brain" changed my life.
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Want more pictures ?? (ouch,
you must be a glutton for punishment)
Heres a LINK to
60 years of Ham Radio, friends, exploits, craziness.
If your like me pictures are king, More pictures covering
VHF Contests, other Contests, W1AW at my house, pictures from Europe, Asia,
union pacific, and god knows what can be found at this link
SO go to this link,
pick your poison from of my photo albums Link
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HUMOR
Famous Jay Leno show CW vs Texting
challenge , the file you are downloading
is lenocw.xyz,
save it, remember where you are saving it, then rename it to lenocw.wmv,,
double click it , windows should run it.. |
| Dilbert on
What makes a Ham ! on you tube ! |
| How about cw as seen
by" from 73 magazine
Wayne Green humor,,, |
My antennas as of Oct 2009, 204BA, TH7DXX, 64DX, dipole
40/80 - The 204 has been replaced with some VHF/UHF verticals
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My YL Pat Wilson working on a 204BA.
Sometimes it snows in Idaho
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My Mother (Clena Wilson)(sk) in Shawnee Kansas, and her twin
brother
Wilson Fremont Jones Jr.(sk) He was mostly blind at
birth, and lived with
our family ,
he was an avid AM broadcast
listener/DXer, that's part of the reason I'm
interested in radio.
Their 90th Birthday was July 2009.. Clena
is a DAR member,
She was the organist for the Shawnee Methodist
Church for
30+ years.
She was assistant City Clerk in the 60-70's.
She's lived in Shawnee Kansas her entire life and is very
proud of
Shawnee
and Kansas. Unfortunately, old age got her, she died
1 Jan 2023, at 103.. She survived Covid in Sept22.
note: our family can claim 4 connections to the Revolutionary War.
My Sister Beth Marie (Wilson) Hobbs (sk)
My mother(SK) and one her great Grandsons
My daughter, Idaho State Graduation.
S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah
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Family tree, mothers side |
Fathers side, |
Great Grandfather (right)
John Wilson Jones, was Sheriff of
Johnson
County , Kansas, 1898 to
1903.
Then he
was a
County commissioner
for 12 years.
He was
a farmer and auctioneer. He
was
responsible
for one of the most modern
roads in Johnson
County, which follows
what is now Southwest Blvd from KC, to
Johnson Drive in Merriam, to Neiman road
in Shawnee, south to 75th street,
west to Quivira Road, south through Lenexa city
center and on to Olathe,
the road was
made of brick.
History see
Indian Jim or
JOCO
history |
Grandfather
Harry Ross Wilson MD.
Army WW1, stationed
Camp Funston Kansas.
The center of the 1918
FLU epidemic. I'm Sure
you have seen the famous
picture of a big room full
of cots, with sick GI's.
He was there !
Click here for some
interesting pictures..
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| Grandfather
Wilson Fremont Jones Sr. , He was
born in the Johnson County jail, not
because his mother was a criminal ,
but
because his
father was Sheriff, and the
jail and house
were the same building.
he served in the US
Navy WW1
This is FJ, see Central Radio Assn BELOW
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My Father
Charles Francis Wilson (sk)
Navy WW2
He worked at Movie-Mite, his brother's company, before & after WW2,
Then Movie-Mite went out of business, he work as a
postman for many years, he
retired from the postal service.
He loved woodworking, built all sorts of
things, including
the ""boat in the basement"" however it did leave the
house
and was launched, for some fun. He built the oak cabinets
in our
kitchen. a great project
remodel in the early 1960's
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John KØIP, hey
That's me all dressed up
leaving for the airport going to
NATO, 1972
Note: I sure wish I could still fit in that uniform
Times change and so did my waist line !
ouch !! a lot of expansion !
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Do you have any information about the
Central Radio ASSN
PLEASE contact me ! click to enlarge. |
click to enlarge certificate, or
click to get more info
-Link to -Central Radio Association--
April 1916
Information needed ? |
Central Radio Association
Old Time Ham Radio 1916,
Do
you have any information about this organization ?? any information please contact k0ip
This Document is dated 1916, his call
FJ , that's 11
years
before
the FRC (now FCC) was formed by the US government
to regulate
radio transmissions.
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FJ was my grandfather !
link
LINK LINK to the
--Central Radio Association--
April 1916
Information needed ? |
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One other item of possible interest, my uncle (sk)
invented the Movie Mite Projectors.
Link for more info about Movie Mite
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Armed Forces Day 1966 message, as received on my model 15 teletype
which had weather
symbols rather than punctuation |
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| Society of Thai amateur radio
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| Here's a little story that I think is so appropriate |
Final Thought for the next generation of hams |
At birth we board a train and meet our parents. We
believe they will always travel by our side. However, at
some station, our parents will step down from the train,
leaving us on this journey alone.
As time goes by, other people will board the train, and many
will be significant - siblings, friends, the love of your life,
children,
and many others. Some will step down and leave a permanent
vacuum. Others will go so unnoticed that we won't realize they
vacated their seats.
The train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations,
hellos, good-byes, and farewells.
The mystery to everyone is, we do not know at which station
we ourselves will step down. So, we should live in the best way,
love, forgive, and offer the best of who we are. It is important
to do this because when the time comes for us to step down
and leave our seat empty we should leave behind beautiful
memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.
I wish you a joyful journey. Reap success
and give lots of love.
Lastly, I thank everyone I know , especially you hams for being
a passenger
on my train.
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If this is your idea of ham radio,
(Note BaoFung HT and mindless look)
GET A LIFE and
GO AWAY
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see this link for a taste of the future
FT-8 |
You can't save ham radio by promoting stupidity....
Sorry, I don't have the answer, but stupidity, dumbing down isn't it
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this guy needs is a BEER !!! 10-4
