[Hallicrafters] W9NZM Bob Bauman SK

[David Thompson]

I saw Bob Bauman listed in the October QST Silent Keys.  Many of you may 
remember him as the designer and later manufacturer of the Groth turn 
counter dial.  Later he made what he called the Groth Type counter dial 
under his own company name Bauman Manufacturing.

My last contact with Bob was in the late 1980's when he made a few special 
counter dials for ON4UN and others.  They do show up at hamfests and Ebay 
usually as part of a homebrew amp or tuner.

Bob was a very active ham on CW and AM in the 1950's winning his state for 
the ARRL SS and DX Competition.

73 Dave K4JRB