This website is dedicated in memory of Richard "Sparky" Sparenberg
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KK9R
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Richard "Sparky" Sparenberg

KK9R was the callsign of my dearest friend the late Richard “Sparky” Sparenberg, a Korean war veteran, distinguished railroader at the Illinois Central RR as the station agent in Kankakee, IL using morse code to pass and recieve messages on the telegraph system. He was a long-standing member of the W9AZ Kankakee Amateur Radio Society club in Kankakee, IL.

I obtained his call on November 10, 2020 to honor Richard “Sparky” Sparenberg. I plan to use it for a long time in contesting & DXing operations at my newly located station here in South Florida.

Richard and I were both from Illinois. We had a common bond as railroaders and amateur radio operators. I met Richard and his wife Inez in 1996 when I relocated to Clifton, IL from Chicago.

I will never forget our last visit together in Danforth, IL in 2012. It will be forever engrained into my heart and soul. I am honored to have his call.


God Bless you “Sparky”!!!
Pompano Beach, Florida

  Grid Square: EL96WF
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Ex-KB9MDL, KM9Z
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