Monday, August 19, 2013

Legends of Amateur Radio - Biographies, Expeditions, Picture Galleries

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Legends of Amateur Radio - Biographies, Expeditions, Picture Galleries

03.10.11
Who is a "prominent" radio operator? A king, a state president, prime minister, or sultan? A pop-singer, Nobel-prize-winner, or jazz musician? A polar explorer or a DXpeditioner? And who decides what "prominence" means? We present, on this pages, a random number of personalities - of fame or shame. Judge yourself.

A gallery of legendary operators
compiled by Mike Manafo, K3UOC & WH2D, of the Marianas ARC, is to be found at secure linkext. Link

The "Hall of Fame"
linkext. Link a semi-official virtual pantheon of amateur radio, initiated by CW Magazine, assembles the most outstanding personalites of their era - or those who once were considered to be the big guns of their time. Some of them are really unforgotten, the glory of others faded, and a few real pioniers never made it to that list - but such things happen whenever a jury has to decide.

The "Original Famous Hams and ex-Hams List"
one of the most comprehensive of its kind, was compiled by N2GJ & W2SG linkext. Link

Inventors with ham background
Presented by the Highfields Amateur Rasdio Club - linkext. Link



<-- Gus Browning, W4BPD

Gus Browning - © Peggy BrowningThe "gentleman" in the small group of early DXpeditioniers. Well, not even he was always working from where he pretended to be. But this does not lessen his importance - at his time such a fake was considered a trifling offence


<-- Don Miller, W9WNV

Don Miller mit Gus Browning. Die beiden und Danny Weil bestimmten da...zoom(Picture: with Gus Browning) A controversial hero of amateur radio: One of the first expeditionoers, an unparalleled CW operator - but when it turned out that he had fouled some of his operations his reputation came to a sudden end. His private life, too, led him into behind bars. We review the ups and downs of Don's life - also in his own words: with an exlusive interview for our Archives.


<-- King Hussein of Jordan, JY1

To be translated

Hussein von Jordanien, JY1zoomNot the only royal radio amateur, not the only velebrated politician in the ranksa of prominent hams - but probably the most popular and, witout doubt, most active one.


<-- Ernst Krenkel, RAEM

To be translated

Ernst KrenkelDer Arktis war er verfallen, auf einer treibenden Eisscholle funkte er nach einem Schiffbruch Hilfe herbei - so erwarb er sich das ungewöhnliche Rufzeichen -, Held und Verfemter der Sowjetunion in der Stalin-Ära... ein außergewöhnliches Leben.


<-- Martti Laine, OH2BH

To be translated

Martti Laine - © Bildarchiv DokuFunk"Where do we go next?" - seine legendäre kryptische Frage. Keiner hat das Wesen von Funkexpeditionen in den letzten dreißig Jahren so verändert wie er. Ein Dutzend neuer DXCC-Gebiete hat er "on the air" gebracht, mit unvergleichlicher Perfektion und nicht überbietbarem Selbstbewusstsein. linkext. Link


<-- Romeo Stepanenko, 3W3RR

zoomRise and fall of a Russian/Ukranian radio amateur who succedded to activate the most elusive and exclusive DXCC-entities - well, almost. The frauds were discovered and Romeo's career ended in disgrace - and with a personal desaster.


<-- Stuart Meyer, W2GHK

"Mr. DXpedition of the Month". For almost twenty years, "Stu", an employee of Hammarlund, promoted radio expeditions to semi-rare and rare DXCC-entities.


<-- Louis Varney, G5RV

zoomInventor of the famous G5RV antenna, outstanding personality in British Amatuer history - and a world traveller: take a look at his QSL gallery

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