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.
Callsign | Name | Date |
---|---|---|
N5EAI SK | Carolyn Ahern | March 14, 2008 |
KA5ETQ SK | Harvey Albright | February 23, 2003 |
KU5B SK | Jack Bickham | July 25, 1997 |
W5IFN SK | Harold Lee Black | September 19, 2023 |
W5MCN SK | Leland E. Black | 2002 |
W5MCN XYL SK | Wilma Lee Black | June 3, 2018 |
W7DAD SK (ex-W5MCJ) | Jerry Broudy | March 10, 2001 |
AF5WE SK | Michael Callaghan | August 15, 2019 |
K5LDE SK | Fred Chapman | Charter Member |
N5CSJ SK | Clifford Cooley | March 24, 2021 |
W5DOH SK | Alan Taylor Councill | January 2, 2018 |
N7TVJ SK | Leota “Otie” Denny | November 30, 2019 |
W5ZAX SK | David A. Dary | March 13, 2018 |
W5UZD SK | Louis C. de Stwolinski | December 11, 2011 |
AA5TU SK | Robert “Bob” L Du Bois | March 2, 2008 |
WB5WJW SK | Robert Elb | |
KC5OU SK (ex-N5BEW) | Kenneth “Ken” Esadooah | March 3, 2022 |
WX5DF SK | Doulas Edward Forsyth | September 8, 2020 |
AC5AP SK | Kenneth Gastgeb | November 14, 2014 |
N5HZX SK | Frederick “Fred” Powell Goodwin | August 17, 2006 |
WA5TAW SK | Donald “Don” E. Graham | February 28, 2019 |
WD5HPU SK | James “Jim” B. Greenshields | July 23, 2008 |
W5PNO SK | Joseph Hallett | June 15, 1995 |
KC5RVF SK | Johnny Ray Hobaugh | |
N5IUB SK | Barney Kahoe | |
KC5ABI SK | Louis J. Kennedy | |
KB9CFH SK | James “Jim” Koelling | October 17, 2020 |
KG5AE SK | Eliezer Lugo | August 30, 2002 |
KE5KJB SK | Richard “Dick” Lundstrom | |
W5FIH SK | James “Howard” McElhany | September 16, 2014 |
WB5UUX SK | Charlie McCown | |
KB5FCI SK | Keith Miller | |
N5MAF SK | Earl LeRoy Mixon | |
KA5KWM SK | Hershell Morris | |
AC5VT SK | Henrik “Hank” Mork | January 1, 2017 |
KA5RUZ SK | Ralph Ayers Moulton – Article | January 28, 2022 |
W5AVK SK | John Nelson | |
N5OQW SK | Betty Raye Neptune | January 11, 2002 |
KA5EFJ SK | Ken Neptune | |
N5KUJ SK | David Laurel Perry | August 22, 2020 |
K5KDR SK | Billy Oliver | |
W5EOD SK | Hugh Reynolds | |
W2OCM SK | Frank Rizzo | |
N5AQ SK | William D “Bill” Roberson | June 20, 2023 |
KD5WA SK | Louis Russell | December 27, 2021 |
W5NCN SK | Robert “Bob” Ramon Salmon | August 27, 2013 |
K2ARW SK | George A. Sanford | March 3, 2019 |
KD5JSD SK | John Sauer | |
W5DON SK | Donald “Don” J. Schader | January 23, 1998 |
WB5ULK SK | Gary A. Skaggs | January 14, 2024 |
WD5HAM SK | Bonnie Speer | |
W5SQJ SK | Jess Speer | |
K5JVS SK | Jack V. Springer | March 29, 2013 |
KD5JPL SK | Dr. Bob Sullivan | July 31, 2012 |
WD5HCI SK | Jon Tankersley | October 21, 2019 |
N5ZZM SK | Dave Thompson | October 23, 2023 |
KB5LMX SK | Dr. Martin (Martie) Tippie | October 8, 2016 |
K5CX SK | Howard O. (H.O.) Townsend – ex WA5MLT | May 30, 2014 |
AG5OK SK | Gerald Turner | January 13, 2017 |
W5YKW SK | Dean Waddell | February 19, 2004 |
W7WLM SK | Conrad Khors Warren | August 16, 2021 |
N5DW SK | David White | August 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.