Harold Burks, W4OWT from Newport News, Virginia, USA passed away 2 March 2023.
He was 89.
Harold was active Radio Amateur.
Harold got his first license W5WAH in 1951.
During Harold's more than 35 years as a government physicist, he developed various patented plastics for use in NASA's space program and other projects. He also oversaw the construction and management of a new multi-million-dollar lab for his research group. In 2011, he was honored by the Oklahoma History Center as one of about 25 Oklahomans-including astronauts, mission control specialists, and other scientists and engineers-for their contributions to the space program. All honorees were profiled in Bill Moore's book, From Red Dirt to Rockets: Oklahomans and Space.
Before his death, he achieved 70-year membership in the American Relay Radio League and had made confirmed radio contact with all but a few of the over 300 league-recognized regions of the world.
He was 89.
Harold was active Radio Amateur.
Harold got his first license W5WAH in 1951.
During Harold's more than 35 years as a government physicist, he developed various patented plastics for use in NASA's space program and other projects. He also oversaw the construction and management of a new multi-million-dollar lab for his research group. In 2011, he was honored by the Oklahoma History Center as one of about 25 Oklahomans-including astronauts, mission control specialists, and other scientists and engineers-for their contributions to the space program. All honorees were profiled in Bill Moore's book, From Red Dirt to Rockets: Oklahomans and Space.
Before his death, he achieved 70-year membership in the American Relay Radio League and had made confirmed radio contact with all but a few of the over 300 league-recognized regions of the world.