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This site is dedicated to the mode known as CW in the
amateur radio community. To some of us this mode of communications holds a
strange but interesting spot in our enjoyment of our hobby. I have been a
amateur operator since 1987 and have met many great people in all corners of our
world via CW. My 1st real love is working DX, listed on other pages will
be topics on DXing, Clubs and interesting links for you to check out, along with
a page dedicated to my state side friends and one to my DX friends. I
will be updating this site often and I wish you would sign my guest book and
give me information on something you want to see or anything that pertains to
this site. I hope you enjoy my little site and most of all I hope we can
have a nice QSO on the bands soon. Thanks for stopping by and Adios from
Arizona.
N7RD Past
Information
Since obtaining this call sign in November of 1996 I have
been in search for the previous holder of the call. With the help of Angus
R. Wentworth of Sussex, UK I have the following on the only other holder of the
call N7RD. My thanks go out to Mr. Wentworth
for the following information.
Dear Mr. Smith :
Perhaps I can shed some light on the history of your radio call sign.
Although not a radio amateur, many friends of mine are members of that fine group of individuals.
While surfing various websites, I was taken to your request for information concerning previous holders of your call sign.
A colleague and mentor of mine, Oliver J. Christie, used the call sign
7RD when he was conducting research into molecular conduction at high altitudes during freezing conditions in the Sierra Nevada mountain range during the early nineteen thirties.
Oliver had numerous Doctorates in Physical and Theoretical Sciences, having achieved his first Doctorate in Physics at the age of 14, from University of Heidelberg. This made possible by a gift from the famous business tycoon, Andrew Carnegie.
At age fifteen he caught the eye of Thomas Edison, and went to work at Edison Labs as a project leader.
However, with his giant intellect, he began feeling too constrained, and after only a few months, he left to continue his acquisition of more Doctorates.
When Albert Einstein emigrated to the U.S. to escape the Nazi onslaught, he was introduced to Oliver, and the two of them developed an instant bond that lasted until the end of their lives.
Oliver became the great Einstein’s personal assistant, and he also taught classes at Princeton University.
Christie finally retired in 1985 at age73, and moved to Flagstaff, AZ., where he decided to take up Amateur Radio once again.
He spent two weeks practicing the code, and then sat for the Extra, which he passed with flying colors.
He felt lucky to have his new call, N7RD.
Oliver became a Silent Key in 1993.
I hope this has been of some help.
Sincerely,
Angus R. Wentworth
Sussex, UK
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