QAN" is a special "Q" signal used on the KY CW nets meaning "qso after net," to request a chat with a net member after the net is free. The nets newsletter is titled "QAN" and is meant to be just that, a newsletter of net operations and information about net members. From time to time articles from present and past newsletters will be put on this site. I especially expect to put the features articles on members which date back to 1996 here for viewing by those who didn't get the original newsletter and who want to know the members better.

Honoring our professionals, that is Veteran operators who served their country as radio operators was the first order of business in these member spotlights.  Several of these were done, and I will work on getting the others on the web.  The first feature article is about Sam Rhea, W4OGP, and was the first member article in the March, 1996 edition of the newsletter, then knows as the "KYN Newsletter." The first articles featured "pro" operators, who served as radio operators in the armed forces of the nation.

Another feature that was on the OVN Page, that came from an old issue of QAN (KY CW Net Newsletter at that time) is the article about J.B. Wathen, W4BAZ, who helped many Ky. hams get started in CW traffic handling.  Quotes from many of them from all over the state are there.

The latest feature in the February-March, 2000 issue is about Bud Cook, WD4IYI.  Bud is an excellent traffic handler.  Find out more on him and his XYL, Nancy, WD4IYH.

In the July 2000 issue, we spotlighted Garland Jordan, AE4VT, who was one of our WWII, operators, but got his license late in life.  He very quickly got up to speed, as you can see from the article.

Our member spotlight in the August 2000 issue is Joe Miller, K4DZM, who has been one of Kentucky's most active operators for many years.  Joe recently retired and sent his amateur profile for the net to share.

Active from Georgia is Pat Haynes, K4BEH.  Pat has now retired and moved to his "dream home" in the north Georgia mountains.  You will find his story from the September 2000 QAN very interesting.

In the November  issue,  Boyd Sigler, AE4LV is spotlighted.  Read his story from when he was a young engineer in the depression days until he has retired and has had to fight the problems of getting an antenna up in a high rise.

One of our good young traffic handlers is Bill Carter, KF4FXG.  Bill's story is in the December newsletter, and here on the web.  He has only been on the air for a little more than a year, but has gone through Traffic Training on KSN, and is now active on Kentucky and Georgia Nets, as well as helping provide training himself.

Updated January19, 2001.

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