George A. Miller, Jr, K2UR from Fredericksburg, Indiana, USA, passed away, 4 August 2021.
He born in 1938.
Information from his qrz page:
My Dad, George SR was licensed at age 15 as 3BBQ in 1922. He lived in Philadelphia, PA at that time.
He started my interest at a young age, by giving me a Hallicrafter S-38 Receiver on which I listened to the Ham bands.
When the FCC started the Novice class license He taught me the code and helped me study for the exam.
We went to the FCC office in NYC (we lived in NJ) I passed the novice class exam and my Dad took the General.
So at age 13 in 1952 I became WN2NIN and Dad was W2NDW. I soon upgraded to General ,became W2NIN
and started working on
DXCC with a Heath DX100 transmitter I purchased with money I earned caddying at a Golf course.
It took a while, but I made DXCC in 1954. I still chase dx today and still get the same thrill as I did then.
I spent time at Rutgers University, 4 years in the Navy during which I became an Electronics Technician
and was stationed on an Essex Class Aircraft Carrier the USS WASP CVS-18. I spent time working on every type
of gear on that ship. Radio, Radar, and also was the guy they found out actually liked climbing the mast and working on antennas! I advanced to EXTRA class after the FCC went to incentive licensing and I really needed those CW bands.
In about 1978 The FCC made 2 letter call signs availble and I became K2UR After the Navy I went to work at IBM and retired after 36 years with "BIG BLUE" I have been contesting dxing and rag chewing on Cw to my hearts content ever since!
He born in 1938.
Information from his qrz page:
My Dad, George SR was licensed at age 15 as 3BBQ in 1922. He lived in Philadelphia, PA at that time.
He started my interest at a young age, by giving me a Hallicrafter S-38 Receiver on which I listened to the Ham bands.
When the FCC started the Novice class license He taught me the code and helped me study for the exam.
We went to the FCC office in NYC (we lived in NJ) I passed the novice class exam and my Dad took the General.
So at age 13 in 1952 I became WN2NIN and Dad was W2NDW. I soon upgraded to General ,became W2NIN
and started working on
DXCC with a Heath DX100 transmitter I purchased with money I earned caddying at a Golf course.
It took a while, but I made DXCC in 1954. I still chase dx today and still get the same thrill as I did then.
I spent time at Rutgers University, 4 years in the Navy during which I became an Electronics Technician
and was stationed on an Essex Class Aircraft Carrier the USS WASP CVS-18. I spent time working on every type
of gear on that ship. Radio, Radar, and also was the guy they found out actually liked climbing the mast and working on antennas! I advanced to EXTRA class after the FCC went to incentive licensing and I really needed those CW bands.
In about 1978 The FCC made 2 letter call signs availble and I became K2UR After the Navy I went to work at IBM and retired after 36 years with "BIG BLUE" I have been contesting dxing and rag chewing on Cw to my hearts content ever since!
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