Famous hams
From HFUnderground
| Callsign | Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7L2NJY | Dr Mamoru Mohri | Japanese astronaut |
| 9K2CS | Prince Yousuf Al-Sabah | |
| 9N1MM | Father Marshall Moran | Missionary (SK) |
| A41AA | Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said | Sultan of Oman (In callbook as A4XAA) |
| EA0JC | Juan Carlos | King of Spain |
| FO5GJ | Martin Brandeaux aka Marlon Brando | Actor (SK), in callbook as FO8GJ (see also FO0MB below) |
| G2DQU | Lord Rix (formerly Sir Brian) | former actor and charity head (SK) |
| G3TZH | Tony Dolby | Brother of "the" Dolby |
| G3YLA | Jim Bacon OBE | Weatherman |
| GB1MIR | Helen Sharman | Astronaut |
| HS1A | Bhumiphol Adulayadej | King of Thailand (SK) |
| I0FCG | Francesco Cossiga | Former President of Italy |
| JA5FHB | Japanese Minister for Transport and Communications | |
| JY1 | King Hussein of Jordan | SK, JY1 also held reciprocal call EP1JY in Iran |
| JY1NH | Noor Alhussein | Queen and XYL of JY1 |
| JY2 | Queen of above | |
| K0HWY | Tex Beneke | Band leader |
| K1JT | Dr. Joseph H. "Joe" Taylor | Nobel Laureate (1993) |
| K1OKI | Mickey Schulhof | Head of Sony US |
| K2AES | Tom Kneitel | Author, publisher (SK, August 2008) |
| K2HEP | John Sculley | Former CEO of Apple |
| K2ORS | Jean Shepard | author (SK) |
| K4LIB | Arthur Godfrey | TV performer (SK) |
| K6AUS | Scott Robson | All Round Dead Set Legend |
| K6DUE | Roy Neal | Television reporter |
| K7TA | Clifford Stoll | Author & scientist |
| K7UGA | Senator (US) Barry Goldwater | (SK) |
| KB2GSD | Walter Cronkite | News reader (SK) |
| KB2OOR | William T. Godbey | aka "Havana Moon" (SK) |
| KB6LQR | Jeana Yeager | Voyager '86 pilot |
| KB6LQS | Dick Rutan | Voyager '86 pilot |
| KB6OLJ | Paul J Cohen | Mathematician |
| KC4OCA | Gordon Barnes | Weatherman |
| KD4WUJ | Patty Ramey, aka Patti Loveless | Country singer |
| KB5YSQ | Charlie Precourt | Astronaut |
| KC5CKM | Richard Searfoss | Astronaut |
| KC5ETH | Ronald Sega | Astronaut |
| KC5HBR | Jerry Linenger | Astronaut |
| KC5RSY | Scott Parazynsky | Astronaut |
| KC5TIE | Carl Walz | Astronaut |
| KC5TZQ | John Blaha | Astronaut |
| KD6OY | Garry Shandling | Comedian |
| KC7NHZ | Susan Helms | Astronaut |
| KG7JF | Jeff Duntemann | Author |
| LU1SM | Carlos Saul Menem | Ex President of Argentina - 8 de julio de 1989 – 10 de diciembre de 1999 |
| N4BQW | Charles Brady | Astronaut |
| N4HDP | Col (ret) Joe Kittinger, USAF | Test pilot, first to cross the Atlantic solo in a balloon. |
| N4KET | David French | CNN newsman |
| N4RH | Ralph Haller | FCC PRB chief |
| N5FPW | Larry Van Horn | Author |
| N5QWL | Jay Apt | Astronaut |
| N5RAW | Steve Nagel | Astronaut |
| N5RAX | Linda Godwin | Astronaut and XYL of N5RAW |
| N5YYV | Kathy Sullivan, | Chief Scientist NOAA, former astronaut |
| N6GGM | Laura | XYL of N6FUP |
| N6KGB | Stewart Granger (James Stewart) | actor |
| N6YOS | Priscilla Presley | Former wife of Elvis Presley |
| NK7U | Joe Rudi | Baseball player |
| ON1AFD | Count Dirk Frimouth | Belgian astronaut |
| RAEM | Ernst Krenkel (Зрнест Кренкель) | Polar explorer and Hero of the Soviet Union [1] (SK) |
| S21A | Head of Bangladeshi PTT | |
| SU1VN/P | Prince Talal of Saudi Arabia | |
| SV2ASP/A | Monk Apollo | |
| U2MIR/UV3AM | Musa Manarov (Муса Манаров) | Cosmonaut |
| UA1LO | Yuri Gagarin (Юрий Гагарин) | Cosmonaut (SK) |
| VK2BL | Graham Connelly | Radio announcer |
| VK2DIK | Dick Smith | Entrepreneur & millionaire |
| VK2IG | Dave Grey | Deputy Commissioner (???) |
| VK2KB | Sir Allan Fairhall | Politician |
| VK2YOW | Bob Hughes | Radio announcer |
| VP6TC | Tom Christian | Descendant of Fletcher Christian |
| VU2RG | Rajiv Gandhi | Prime Minister of India (SK) |
| VU2SON | Sonia Gandhi | XYL of VU2RG |
| W0ORE | Tony England | Astronaut |
| W2TQ | Joel Miller | IEEE lawyer |
| W3ACE | Armin Meyer | US Ambassador to Japan |
| W4LAA | Paul Kangas | Host of "Nightly Business Report" on PBS |
| W4ZG | Worth Gruelle | Actor |
| W5HLH | Harry L. Helms | (ex-AA6FW) Author (1952-2009) |
| W5LFL | Owen Garriot | Astronaut |
| W6EZV | General Curtis LeMay | SK |
| W6FZZ | Samuel F.B. Morse III | |
| W6JKV | James Treybig | CEO of Tandem |
| W6QHS | President of California Microware | |
| W6QYI | Cardinal Roger Mahony | |
| W6ZH | Herbert Hoover Jr | Son of ARRL Pres, grandson of US President |
| W8JK | John Kraus | Radio-astronomer, SK |
| WA2MKI | Larry Ferrari | Organ player |
| WA4CZD | Chet Atkins | Guitarist (SK) |
| WA4SIR | Ron Parise | Astronaut |
| WA6TJM | President of ISD Inc | |
| WB4KCG | Ronnie Milsap | Singer |
| WB6ACU | Joe Walsh | Singer |
| WB6RER | Andy Devine | Actor (SK) |
See also
External links
- The Original Famous Hams and ex-Hams List by N2GJ and W2SG
- Who Do You Think is A Ham Radio Operator?, Notable ham radio operators around the World. List maintained by Dave Horsfall, VK2KFU.
