Please take a moment to reflect on the following listed area amateurs. Each one, in their own way, has given something special to our hobby and avocation.
Silent Keys in Alphabetical Order
| Name | Call | SK Date |
|---|---|---|
| BILL ANDERSON | KT5G | 2004-02-04 |
| PETER BALOG | KB5RTL | 2019-07-29 |
| LES BANNON | WF5E | 2021-01-01 |
| JERRY BARTLEY | WA5ETE | |
| DEWEY BAUCUM | WB5CDD | 2009-11-27 |
| HOWARD BENTLEY | W5EBO | 1999-01-14 |
| LES BLALOCK | N5KOA | 2021-11-13 |
| JOEL BLANKENSHIP | W5NUB | 2014-05-04 |
| OTIS BRASFIELD, JR | N5LEV | 2022-09-21 |
| G.B. BROCK | W5CBS | |
| BILL BROOKS | KE5OG | 2020-02-24 |
| GIL BROXSON | WA5FDL | |
| MICHAEL BROXSON | KD5MM | 2020-10-13 |
| DARRELL BYRD | W5XXX | 2024-07-15 |
| BANKS CAMPBELL | N5BKT | 2005-01-04 |
| ALEXANDER CLARKE | W5BFI | |
| DAVE COCHRUM | N5DO | 2023-12-21 |
| JEROME CODDINGTON | N5HXW | |
| JACK CUNNINGHAM | W5JLC | 2023-08-01 |
| JOE DETIVEAUX | WA5VYK | 2020-08-22 |
| JOHN DRISSEL | KE5MKK | 2014-02-23 |
| RICHARD DUNHAM | W5RDD | 2014-02-13 |
| R.G. “BOB” EDGERTON | W5MVC | 1998-03-22 |
| H.R. “RAY” EPPS | W5QGR | 1995-03-30 |
| HUGH EUDY | W5KBW | |
| TOM FLOYD | N5EII | |
| HOMER T. FORT | WB5IKX | 1995-12-28 |
| REYNOLDS LEE FOSTER | WD5EPB | 2022-08-09 |
| JIM GALLOWAY | W5FED | |
| JIM GILES | W5GBQ | 2010-01-25 |
| NORM GOULD | WB5MSP | 2025-02-22 |
| DAVID GRIMES | KA5ZKA | 2023-04-07 |
| STU HACKEN | WV6H | 2013-12-24 |
| W.G. “PAPPY” HADLEY | WA5BYH | 1996-06-20 |
| MICAH HAISLETT | W5ABH | 2022-09-05 |
| HOYT HANDLEY | N5XXP | |
| BEVERLEY HARWOOD | KC5BNT | 2016-05-29 |
| DOUG HARWOOD | K5MTX | 2024-01-22 |
| TED HARWOOD | W5WTX | 2013-03-19 |
| CA HILDEBRAND | KC5ELQ | |
| STEVE HOPKINS | K5RS | 2023-06-06 |
| TOM HORTON | K5IID | |
| RALPH HUGGINS | N5EUM | |
| P.K. HURLBUT | KF5UY | |
| JIM JEFFREY | WA5QMJ | |
| DONALD KELLY | KB5QBU | |
| TERRY LAMBDIN | WV5E | 2013-04-27 |
| DUSTY LAND | KE5TKI | 2022-08-08 |
| RAY LAVERICK | W5BSM | |
| PAUL LAVERTY | K5PDL | 2019 |
| TROY LESLEY | KN5M | 2018-12-12 |
| LES LONG | W5HJE | |
| PANSY LOPER | KD5HTR | 2006-05-07 |
| BOB LOWERY | W5KGX | 2005-08-25 |
| GEORGE MARTIN | K5ODH | |
| JANIE MARTIN | N5HXV | |
| MITCHELL MARTIN | WA5ZAP | 2020-01-31 |
| TOMMY MARTIN, JR. | KC5DAD | |
| CARLA MCCARTY | NV5R | 2018-12-30 |
| DON MCCARTY | K5CFA | 2021-02-28 |
| BRYAN MCCLEERY | K5YR | 2014-10-18 |
| LESTER LEE MCRIGHT | K5MRC | 2013-06-20 |
| JOE MELTON | KB5MM | 2024-12-03 |
| TOMMY MERRILL | KC5WUN | 2016-06-24 |
| BILL MEWHORTER | N5QB / WB5PHS | 2003-07-27 |
| FRANK MEYER | WB5AHS | |
| FRED MICHNA | W5WPH | 2008-09-20 |
| DR. ED MICKLE | KE5OB | 2015-06-13 |
| BOB MILLER | W5AMU | |
| ROBERT MIMS | AD5N | |
| LARRY MITCHELL | N5OKO | 2018-01-25 |
| MICHAEL NAYLOR | KF5QKO | 2014-10-09 |
| MURRAY NEECE | K5MDM | 2009-07-21 |
| LARRY NIX | N5TQU | 2025-03-06 |
| ROD NORRIS | N5XXO | 2022-12-26 |
| GARY PAINTER | K5GWP | 2019-05-26 |
| HOWARD PALMER | WA5ZQX | |
| MIKE PARTUSCH | KC5MAI | 2023-03-09 |
| JOHNNY PAUL | WA5BGO | 2013-12-10 |
| DINO PARENTI | K5IAG | 2007-02-15 |
| GEORGE PARKER | WB5JLG | 2008-07-26 |
| FLOYD PHILLIPS | N5XXG | |
| BILLY RAY POE | WZ5E | |
| JOHN PONDER | K5PQK | 2007-02-07 |
| WALT PUTNAM | W5DB | |
| VERNON QUALLS | W5BAJ | 1982-11-02 |
| RAY RANDALL | N5MHG | 2022-08-08 |
| WAYNE REDDIN | WT5M | |
| PATRICK REPMAN | KE5HFS | 2019-11-20 |
| CAROL REID | N5UFU | 2024-02-01 |
| JIM REID | K5KUX | 2015-07-25 |
| WAYNE ROBINSON | KE5FE | |
| REAGAN ROPER | N5UNJ | |
| C.A. ROSS, JR. | KM5OK | 2010-08-15 |
| RANDY RUBIN | W5SML | |
| RUDY RUBIN | W5GGC | |
| BRYANT SAXON | KD5C | 1993-09-11 |
| RON SCHWISOW | KZ5H / W5STC | 2020-01-04 |
| NORMA MAYE SEALES | WA5STG | 2024-08-20 |
| J.R. SEARLES | W5SMJ | |
| TOMMIE SEAWRIGHT | WA5WQC | 2004-11-27 |
| TOMMY SHAPIRO | KD5SP | 2015-10-29 |
| BILL SHIELDS | W5SUP | 1993-04-26 |
| C.B. SMITH | W5FLA | |
| CLAYTON SMITH | N5UNH | 2012-12-18 |
| FRANK SMITH | W5PKD | 2023-10-08 |
| MARK SMITH | W5MDS | 2007-10-24 |
| W.C. SNYDER | W5IPH | |
| BOB STEVENS | K5JXN | 2009-05-01 |
| MARY ANN STICE | WB5IWP | 2008-06-07 |
| CHARLIE STIGEN | KE5MBN | 2019-02-09 |
| MARY LOU TALLEY | N5UWQ | 2019-07-01 |
| STERLING TALLEY | WB5G | 2019-05-25 |
| MAXINE TORRANS | W5VSN | |
| CHARLES VERTREES | WA5UHH | |
| NORM WALKER | W5GOS | |
| WILLIAM WANDS | KC5WUP | |
| JAMES C. WASHBURN | N5CLR | |
| CALVIN WHITE | K5VLN | 2003 |
| OMER A. WICKMAN | K5ZIS | |
| JOHN WILDER | WA5PFK | |
| KENNETH WILLIAMS | K5JOG | 2011-02-05 |
| BUCK WILLIFORD | W5LKL | 2003-05-10 |
| PHIL WILSON | WB5C | |
| BILL WISE | K5VO | |
| LOUIS ZINTERHOFER | W5YX / K5DHV | 1983-04-26 |
John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds…and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of…wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up, the long, delirious burning blue
I’ve topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, nor even eagle flew.
And while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space…
…put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
Please note from QST: Silent Key reports must confirm the death by one of the following means: a letter or note from a family member, a copy of a newspaper obituary notice, a copy of the death certificate, or a letter from the family lawyer or the executor. Please be sure to include the amateur’s name, address and call sign. Allow several months for the listing to appear in QST Silent Key column.
