James M. Moran K1AKE
Donald H. Menzel Professor of Astrophysics, Chair Dept. of Astronomyat harvard University and Senior Radio Astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Dr. Moran is a leading researcher in the field of astronomical masers and black holes.
Hiram Percy Maxim W1AW (Silent Key)
Hiram Maxim was an inventor, scientist, writer and humanitarian.He is often revered as “The Father of Amateur Radio,” but he also pioneered in the automobile industry, aviation, air conditioning, space research.He is equally rememberd for inventing the famous Maxim gun silencer after designing early mufflers for combustion engines..
One of the best-known names in cinematic as well as Amateur Radio circles, actor Marlon Brando, died in Los Angeles July 1 at age 80. Known to hams worldwide as KE6PZH and FO5GJ, Brando is listed on the FCC database as Martin Brandeaux.He was on the air occasionally through the years with his FO5 callsign from his private island in French Polynesia.
Priscilla Presley. N6YOSPriscilla Presley – Beaulieu is the famous ex-wife of Elvis Presley.
King Hussein was a very active amateur radio operator; highly regarded by all the radio amateurs around the world and universally acclaimed as being a wonderful guy interested in everything and everyone.Pat Kilroy, WD8LAQ, says he enjoyed a three-minute contact on 20 meters with the King in the fall of 1995.“JY1 was traveling aeronautical mobile, enroute to the United Nations. He insisted on me addressing him simply as ‘Hussein’,” he said.
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