Hall of Fame
Amateur radio is a non-commercial radio
service, operated by private persons for their own instruction and further
training, with worldwide intercommunication On the global scale amateur radio
is pursued by more than 2,5 million radio amateurs. The Ham community is maybe
one of the few places when we can find so many people who come from all social
strata, different cultures and ages sharing their experiments and communication
with like-minded enthusiasts.
Even though amateur radio has lost its
pioneering role of the first half of the twentieth century, it has by no means
become unimportant.
In certain cases, however, amateur radio
proves capable of pioneering feats now as before. On March 5, 1965 the first
active satellite for amateur radio, the famous OSCAR-1 was put into operation.
The first commercial satellite "Early Bird" was only to follow one
month later.
Just as a matter of curiosity this is a
small list of "most noted" amateur radio, as a proof of the text
above.
"Famous Ham's"
Juan Carlos de Borbon - King of Spain -
EA0JC
Francesco Cossiga - Former President of
Italy - I0FCG
Hassan II - King of Marocco -
CN8MH- Silent Key
Hussein Talal - King of Jordan -
JY1 - Silent Key
Noor Hussein - Queen of Jordan -
JY1NH
Bhumiphol Adulayadej - King of Thailand
- HS1A
Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said - Sultan of Oman -
A41AA
Emile Lahoud - Former President of
Lebanon - OD5LE
Rajiv Gandhi - Former Prime Minister of
India - VU2RG - Silent Key
Keizo Obuchi - Former Prime Minister of
Japan - JI1KIT - Silent Key
Gregiore Kaylbanda - Former President of
Rwanda - 9X1A
Anastasio Somoza - Former President of Nicaragua - YN1AS
- Silent Key
Carlos Menιm - Former President of
Argentina - LU1SM
Juscelino Kubitschek - Former President of
Brazil - PY1JKO - Silent Key
Reinaldo Leandro - Member of Andean
Parliament - YV5AMH
Guillermo Camarena - Inventor of color
television picture tube - XE1GC - Silent Key
Thor Heyerdahl - Member of Kon Tiki Raft
Expedition - LI2B - Silent Key
Arthur Collins - Founder of Collins Radio
- W0CXX - Silent Key
William Halligan Sr - Founder of Hallicrafters
Co - W9WZE - Silent Key
Sako Hasegawa - Founder of Yaesu
- JA1MP - Silent Key
Tokuzo Inoue - Founder of Icom -
JA3FA
Akio Morita - Founder of Sony -
JP1DPJ- Silent Key
Maximilian Kolbe - WW II martyr/Canonized
Saint RC - SP3RN- Silent Key
Roger Mahony - Cardinal of Los Angels
- W6QYI
Joseph Taylor Jr - 1993 Nobel Prize winner
in Physics - K1JT
Barry Goldwater - Senator - W7UGA -
Silent Key
George Patacki - Governor of New York
- K2ZCZ
Curtis Lemay - General SAC USAF
- W6EZV - Silent Key
Scott Redd - Admiral - Former
Commander USN Fifth Fleet - K0DQ
George Sweigert - Inventor of cordless
phone - N9LC
Priscilla
Presley - Actress - N6YOS
Walter Cronkite - Former News Anchor
- KB2GDS
Patty Loveless - Country Singer -
KD4WUJ
Paul Tibbets - Pilot of "Enola
Gay" - K4ZVZ
Steve Wozniak - Founder of Apple -
WA6BND
Chet Atkins - Guitar Player -
WA4CZD- Silent Key
Marlon
Brando - Actor - FO0GJ
Feargal Sharkey - Pop Singer -
G0OAN
Bill Kitchen - 1956 World Champion
Speedway Rider - G4CEZ - Silent Key
Yuri Gagarin - Cosmonaut - UA1LO
- Silent Key
Owen Garriot - Astronaut - W5LFL
Jerry Linenger - Astronaut -
KC5HBR
Blaine Hammond - Astronaut -
KC5HBS
Ulf Merbold - Astronaut -
DP3MIR
Helen Sharman - Astronaut -
GB1MIR
Dirk Frimouth - Astronaut -
ON1AFD
Mamoru
Mohri - Astronaut - 7L2NJY
Dennis Tito - Earth's first space
tourist - KG6FZX
" The President can make you a General, but only
communications can make you a Commander "
Curtis Lemay - W6EZV - 1954
The Radio Amateur is:
CONSIDERATE
never
knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others.
LOYAL
offers
loyalty, encouragement, and support to other amateurs, local clubs, and the
National Radio Association, through which Amateur Radio is represented
nationally and internationally.
PROGRESSIVE
with
knowledge abreast of science, a well-built and efficient station and operation
above reproach.
FRIENDLY
slow
and patient operating when request; friendly advice and counsel to the
beginner; kindly assistance, cooperation and consideration for the interests of
others. These are the hallmarkers of the amateur spirit.
BALANCED
radio
is an avocation, never interfering with duties owed to family, job, school, or
community.
PATRIOTIC
station
and skill always ready for service to country and community.
The Amateur Radio Code was created in 1928
by Paul Segal - 9EEA, from Denver - Colorado.