[SFDXA] National Silent Key Archive Lives On

[Bill]

        National Silent Key Archive Lives On

    Mike Carroll, N4MC, who operated the “Vanity HQ” website for 14
    years before taking it dark earlier this year, says the*National
    Silent Key Archive* <http://www.silentkeyhq.com/>™of Amateur Radio
    Operators that he founded remains up and running.

    “The only thing that was carried over from Vanity HQ would be the
    unique call lookup,” Carroll told ARRL.On the “Tools” menu, click on
    “Research Hams” to enter a name or a call sign.

    The National Silent Key Archive provides an opportunity to add
    Silent Keys (all submissions are reviewed prior to incorporation
    into the Archive)and for friends and family of radio amateurs who
    have passed on to create memorial pages that may include photographs
    and text.

    Carroll points out that the National Silent Key Archive has been up
    and running for 2 years or so and functioned separately from Vanity
    HQ, which, he reiterated, he has no plans to resurrect. According to
    the site, “The purpose of the National Silent Key Archive is to
    collect and preserve photographs, life event narratives, and data
    artifacts of deceased Amateur Radio operators, and to make the
    Archive's digital library available to anyone wishing to view its
    contents online.

    The National Silent Key Archive is a*wiki*
    <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki>, where anyone can contribute
    contents or to add a member to The Archive, and without first
    obtaining a login ID or password.” All content submitted is reviewed
    by the Archive and edited, if necessary, before being added to its
    digital library. Each day the site features Silent Keys from a
    different call district./— Thanks to Dick Norton, N6AA/