VK3GY

Nigel Bryer

Narre Warren South- QF21pw

AUSTRALIAN FAMOUS HAMS

AUSTRALIAN FAMOUS HAMS

 
CALL
NAME
COMMENT
VK2AHU
Dick Huey, (was VK2HU)
Professor-emeritus
VK2AHZ
Tex Morton (Robert Morton), (SK)
Also known as "Tex Morton" - Very colorful country and western singer-songwriter born in New Zealand, was well known as a performer throughout North America and Australia in the mid-20th century, recording over 300 songs; known as the "father of Australian country music."
VK2AXN  
Keith Alder
 Former chief of AAEC
VK2BL
Graham Conolly
 Radio announcer and former voice on VNG
VK2CAX 
Dr. Ken McCracken
 Founding Chief of CSIRO Mineral Physics
VK2DIK
Dick Smith
 Entrepreneur & millionaire
VK2EF  
Sir Ernest Fisk, (SK)
MD of AWA, radio pioneer
VK2FV Florence V. McKenzie Australia's first female electrical engineer and first female certified telegrapher; trained over 10,000 servicemen in use of code; founded and directed in 1939 the Women's Emergency Signalling Corps, which became the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service, for which she received the OBE
VK2KB
Sir Allan Fairhall
 Politician
VK2YOW
Bob Hughes
 Radio announcer
VK3JU
Ross Hull
 Australian radio pioneer, particularly in VHF. Co-inventor of first publicly demonstrated R/C aircraft with Clinton Desoto (W1CBD); one-time Associate Editor of "QST". Sadly electrocuted while switching on power supply of his homebrew TV receiver .
VK4HA
Harry Angel, (SK)
Centenarian. HARRY ANGEL VK4HA SILENT KEY Australia's eldest, and it appears the World's eldest Amateur who was active to the age of 100, fell silent key around 1700hrs UTC August 16 1998 aged 106.
VK4HH
Norman Hurll (was VK2BC)
 Inventor
VK5AX
Alf Traeger
 Inventor of the pedal wireless
VK5NIV 
Ivan Venning
 Australian MP

VK6TP / G3KDH
Tommy Price
 Speedway rider of Wembley fame

PLEASE NOTE

I make no claim to the accuracy of this list information. The source of this information is primarily the Internet and Amateur associated magazines. I have listed Australian Famous Hams for those who maybe interested in these great Ham Operators of both the past and present.