[K6NCG] 1961-1962

[Dave Sublette]

I didn't arrive at TI until July, 1962. I was there until May 3, 1963. 
I, too ran phone patches. One group was the crew of a radar picket ship. 
The electronics officer was the ham on board. He signed off my practical 
factors sheet for third class. Since I had my third tripe before I 
entered school I was able to make 3rd class before I left school.

The second bunch I ran patches for was a group of 30 RCA engineers 
building a radar on the island of Roi-Namur in The Marshall Islands. I 
was their only tie to their families for several months. It was a 
wonderful training exercise for me, since I was engaged to be married. I 
received many valuable lessons about married life, listening to them 
discuss their day-to-day problems.  In a strange twist of fate, I ended 
up as an engineer on that island 25 years later. By then we had 
telephone service to the world and I had my family with me. I was KX6DS 
from 83-89 and made 83K QSOs.

73,

Dave

On 12/21/2010 11:45 PM, TC Dailey wrote:
> You must have known Frank Mizell (K4DGU SK), Dave Sublette (K9IHG... now
> K4TO), and the whole bunch.  I'm the dorky looking kid with the cans&
> skivvy shirt on, in "The 60's"
>
> Tom - WNØEAJ back then.... now WØEAJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "patentlawyer at ieee.org"<clifflaw at att.net>
>
>
> I operated phone patches out of the station from early 1961 till Feb. 1962.
> Used to work the Pacific bases at Midway, Guam, Hawaii, the atols and
> sometimes Japan and everyone else stationed in the Pacific on 20 m with
> pointing the beam west directly at the Golden Gate.
>
> I do have a photo that I will send for the website.
>
> Clifford Kraft
> K6UAS
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