[QCWA] Fw: Al Kahn, K4FW, Silent Key

[N0UF]

Hi Norm,

Thanks for the notice,  Al's SK page has been added to the QCWA site.
http://www.qcwa.org/w4fw-sk.htm

73,
Bob N0UF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norm Gertz" <k1aa at cfl.rr.com>
To: <Ham-Radio-History at yahoogroups.com>; <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:26 PM
Subject: [QCWA] Fw: Al Kahn, K4FW, Silent Key


>
>>> =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =
>>>
>>> K4FW, Albert R. Kahn, passed away on June 15th. Al started Ten-Tec
>>> after being bored with retired life. He was also a member of FOC.
>>>
>>> He had previously started the speaker/ mic company Electro Voice.
>>>
>>> The company was founded by Al Kahn and Lou Burroughs in the basement of
>> the
>>> Century Tire and Rubber Company in South Bend, Indiana as Radio 
>>> Engineers.
>>> 1930 Kahn and Burroughs develop a public address system for Knute 
>>> Rockne,
>> the
>>> football coach at Notre Dame University. Rockne uses the system to 
>>> address
>> his team
>>> during drills on 4 adjacent fields. He calls the system his "Electric
>> Voice.....
>>>
>>>
>>> He was active on the bands till a few years ago,  always attending the
>> annual
>>> "oldtimers picnic" at W9EFL 's (Noel ex of Deerfield & NORA)  antenna 
>>> farm
>> in
>>> Michigan.
>>>
>>> we lost another great ham....
>>>
>>> Bill Steffey  NY9H
>>>
>>> =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =
>>>
>>> Al Kahn was a great ham and a great human being. Under his management,
>> both
>>> Electro-Voice and TenTec, the two great companies he founded, were 
>>> leaders
>> in their
>>> field, were professionally managed, and focussed on both quality and
>> customer
>>> service. A recent piece in QST pointed out the major support that Al 
>>> Kahn
>> gave to
>>> ARRL at critical times of their existence. Al was also a major supporter
>> of the
>>> Heath company. Ham radio would be very different if Al Kahn had not 
>>> walked
>> our way.
>>>
>>> Jim Brown  K9YC
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>> any
>> questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
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