Silent Keys

A deceased amateur radio operator is called a “silent key.” Since the telegraph key was historically how an operator operated their radio, this term honors the operators whose key has become silent.

Silent Keys of SCARS

The Silent Keys listed below contributed to the success of the SCARS you know today.

CallsignNameDate
N5EAI SKCarolyn AhernMarch 14, 2008
KA5ETQ SKHarvey AlbrightFebruary 23, 2003
KU5B SKJack BickhamJuly 25, 1997
W5IFN SKHarold Lee BlackSeptember 19, 2023
W5MCN SKLeland E. Black2002
W5MCN XYL SKWilma Lee BlackJune 3, 2018
W7DAD SK (ex-W5MCJ)Jerry BroudyMarch 10, 2001
AF5WE SKMichael CallaghanAugust 15, 2019
K5LDE SKFred ChapmanCharter Member
N5CSJ SKClifford CooleyMarch 24, 2021
W5DOH SKAlan Taylor CouncillJanuary 2, 2018
N7TVJ SKLeota “Otie” DennyNovember 30, 2019
W5ZAX SKDavid A. DaryMarch 13, 2018
W5UZD SKLouis C. de StwolinskiDecember 11, 2011
AA5TU SKRobert “Bob” L Du BoisMarch 2, 2008
WB5WJW SK Robert Elb
KC5OU SK (ex-N5BEW)Kenneth “Ken” EsadooahMarch 3, 2022
WX5DF SKDoulas Edward ForsythSeptember 8, 2020
AC5AP SKKenneth GastgebNovember 14, 2014
N5HZX SKFrederick “Fred” Powell GoodwinAugust 17, 2006
WA5TAW SKDonald “Don” E. GrahamFebruary 28, 2019
WD5HPU SKJames “Jim” B. GreenshieldsJuly 23, 2008
W5PNO SKJoseph HallettJune 15, 1995
KC5RVF SKJohnny Ray Hobaugh 
N5IUB SKBarney Kahoe 
KC5ABI SKLouis J. Kennedy 
KB9CFH SKJames “Jim” KoellingOctober 17, 2020
KG5AE SKEliezer LugoAugust 30, 2002
KE5KJB SKRichard “Dick” Lundstrom 
W5FIH SKJames “Howard” McElhanySeptember 16, 2014
WB5UUX SKCharlie McCown 
KB5FCI SKKeith Miller 
N5MAF SKEarl LeRoy Mixon 
KA5KWM SKHershell Morris 
AC5VT SKHenrik “Hank” MorkJanuary 1, 2017
KA5RUZ SKRalph Ayers MoultonArticleJanuary 28, 2022
W5AVK SKJohn Nelson 
N5OQW SKBetty Raye NeptuneJanuary 11, 2002
KA5EFJ SKKen Neptune 
N5KUJ SKDavid Laurel PerryAugust 22, 2020
K5KDR SKBilly Oliver 
W5EOD SKHugh Reynolds 
W2OCM SKFrank Rizzo 
N5AQ SKWilliam D “Bill” RobersonJune 20, 2023
KD5WA SKLouis RussellDecember 27, 2021
W5NCN SKRobert “Bob” Ramon SalmonAugust 27, 2013
K2ARW SKGeorge A. SanfordMarch 3, 2019
KD5JSD SKJohn Sauer 
W5DON SKDonald “Don” J. SchaderJanuary 23, 1998
WB5ULK SKGary A. SkaggsJanuary 14, 2024
WD5HAM SKBonnie Speer 
W5SQJ SKJess Speer 
K5JVS SKJack V. SpringerMarch 29, 2013
KD5JPL SKDr. Bob SullivanJuly 31, 2012
WD5HCI SKJon TankersleyOctober 21, 2019
N5ZZM SKDave ThompsonOctober 23, 2023
KB5LMX SKDr. Martin (Martie) TippieOctober 8, 2016
K5CX SKHoward O. (H.O.) Townsend – ex WA5MLTMay 30, 2014
AG5OK SKGerald TurnerJanuary 13, 2017
W5YKW SKDean WaddellFebruary 19, 2004
W7WLM SKConrad Khors WarrenAugust 16, 2021
N5DW SKDavid WhiteAugust 17, 2021

Know Any Additions?

The club has assembled this list over the years of operation. If you know of a SCARS-related Silent Key, please send this information to Mark Kleine N5HZR to have them added to this tribute.