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>A41AA Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said, Sultan of Oman
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| A41AA || Qaboos Bin Said Al-Said || Sultan of Oman (In callbook as A4XAA)
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>EA0JC Juan Carlos, King of Spain
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| EA0JC || Juan Carlos || King of Spain
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>FO5GJ Martin Brandeaux aka Marlon Brando, actor
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| FO5GJ || Martin Brandeaux aka Marlon Brando || Actor (SK), in callbook as FO8GJ (see also FO0MB below)
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>G2DQU Lord Rix (formerly Sir Brian), former actor and charity head
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| G2DQU || Lord Rix (formerly Sir Brian) || former actor and charity head (SK)
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>G3TZH Tony Dolby, brother of "the" Dolby
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| G3TZH || Tony Dolby || Brother of "the" Dolby
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>G3YLA Jim Bacon OBE, weatherman
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| G3YLA || Jim Bacon OBE || Weatherman
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>GB1MIR Helen Sharman, astronaut
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| GB1MIR || Helen Sharman || Astronaut
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>HS1A   Bhumiphol Adulayadej, King of Thailand
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| HS1A || Bhumiphol Adulayadej || King of Thailand (SK)
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>I0FCG Francesco Cossiga, former President of Italy
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| I0FCG || Francesco Cossiga || Former President of Italy
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>JA5FHB Japanese Minister for Transport and Communications
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|JA5FHB || || Japanese Minister for Transport and Communications
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| JY1   King Hussein of Jordan
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| JY1 || King Hussein of Jordan || SK, JY1 also held reciprocal call EP1JY in Iran
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        JY1 also holds/held reciprocal call EP1JY in Iran
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>JY1NH Offspring?
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| JY1NH || Noor Alhussein || Queen and XYL of JY1
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        JY1NH is Noor AlhusseinQueen and XYL of JY1
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>JY2   Queen of above
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| JY2 ||  Queen of above
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        No. (see JY1NH)
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>K0HWY Tex Beneke, band leader
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| K0HWY || Tex Beneke || Band leader
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>K1OKI  Mickey Schulhof, head of Sony US
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| K1JT || Dr. Joseph H. "Joe" Taylor || Nobel Laureate (1993)
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>K2HEP John Sculley, CEO of Apple (lapsed)
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| K1OKI || Mickey Schulhof || Head of Sony US
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>K2ORS Jean Shepard, author
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>K4LIB Arthur Godfrey, TV performer (SK)
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| K2AES || [[Tom Kneitel]] || Author, publisher (SK, August 2008)
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>K6DUE Roy Neal, television reporter
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>K7TA   Clifford Stoll, author & scientist
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| K2HEP || John Sculley || Former CEO of Apple  
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>K7UGA Senator (US) Barry Goldwater (sk?)
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| K2ORS || Jean Shepard || author (SK)
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        Barry is very much alive.
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| K4LIB || Arthur Godfrey || TV performer (SK)
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>KB2GSD Walter Cronkite, news reader
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| K6AUS || Scott Robson || All Round Dead Set Legend
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Insert: KB2OOR   William T. Godbey, aka "Havana Moon" (SK)
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| K6DUE || Roy Neal || Television reporter
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>KB6LQR Jeana Yeager, Voyager '86 pilot
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>KB6LQS Dick Rutan, Voyager '86 pilot
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| K7TA ||  Clifford Stoll || Author & scientist
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>KB6OLJ Paul J Cohen, mathematician
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>KC4OCA Gordon Barnes, weatherman
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| K7UGA || Senator (US) Barry Goldwater || (SK)
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| KB2GSD || Walter Cronkite || News reader (SK)
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Insert: KD4WUJ   Patty Ramey, aka Patti Loveless,  country singer
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| [[KB2OOR]] || William T. Godbey || aka "[[Havana Moon]]" (SK)
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Insert: KB5YSQ   Charlie Precourt , astronaut
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Insert: KC5CKM   Richard Searfoss, astronaut
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| KB6LQR || Jeana Yeager || Voyager '86 pilot
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Insert: KC5ETH   Ronald Sega, astronaut
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Insert: KC5HBR   Jerry Linenger, astronaut
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| KB6LQS || Dick Rutan || Voyager '86 pilot
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Insert: KC5RSY   Scott Parazynsky, astronaut
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Insert: KC5TIE Carl Walz, astronaut
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| KB6OLJ || Paul J Cohen || Mathematician
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Insert: KC5TZQ   John Blaha, astronaut
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| KC4OCA || Gordon Barnes || Weatherman
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>KD6BUP James Treybig Jr, son of W6JKV?
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>KD6OY Garry Shandling, comedian
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| KD4WUJ || Patty Ramey, aka Patti Loveless || Country singer
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Insert: KC7NHZ   Susan Helms, astronaut
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| KB5YSQ || Charlie Precourt || Astronaut
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>KG7JF Jeff Duntemann, author
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| KC5CKM || Richard Searfoss || Astronaut
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>LU1SM Carlos Saul Menem, President of Argentina
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| KC5ETH ||  Ronald Sega || Astronaut
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Insert: N4BQW   Charles Brady, astronaut
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Insert: N4HDP USAF Col (ret) Joe Kittinger, pilot
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| KC5HBR || Jerry Linenger || Astronaut
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        First to fly faster than the speed of sound without an aircraft       
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        (in free fall test jump from a high altitude balloon in late 50's)
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| KC5RSY || Scott Parazynsky || Astronaut
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        First to cross the Atlantic solo in a balloon.
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| KC5TIE || Carl Walz || Astronaut
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>N4KET David French, CNN newsman (K4... ?)
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| KC5TZQ || John Blaha || Astronaut
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        Now with the PAO at CIA
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| KD6OY || Garry Shandling || Comedian
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>N4RH   Ralph Haller, FCC PRB chief
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| KC7NHZ || Susan Helms || Astronaut
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Insert: N5QWL   Jay Apt, astronaut
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Insert: N5RAW   Steve Nagel, astronaut
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| KG7JF || Jeff Duntemann || Author
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Insert: N5RAX   Linda Godwin, astronaut and XYL of N5RAW
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| LU1SM || Carlos Saul Menem || Ex President of Argentina - 8 de julio de 1989 – 10 de diciembre de 1999
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>N5YYV Kathy Sullivan, Chief Scientist NOAA (former astronaut)
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>N6FUP  Stu Cook[s], baseball player
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| N4BQW || Charles Brady || Astronaut
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        Stu Cook, not Cooks
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| N4HDP || Col (ret) Joe Kittinger, USAF || Test pilot, first to cross the Atlantic solo in a balloon.
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>N6GGM Laura, XYL of N6FUP
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| N4KET || David French || CNN newsman  
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>N6KGB Stewart Granger (born James Stewart), actor
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>N6YOS Priscilla Presley / Lou Lou Beaulieu, actress (any relation?)
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| N4RH || Ralph Haller || FCC PRB chief
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        Lou Lou B, aka Priscilla P. is the actress and former Mrs. Elvis
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| N5FPW || [[Larry Van Horn]] || Author
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- Απόκρυψη κειμένου σε παράθεση -
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| N5QWL || Jay Apt || Astronaut
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- Εμφάνιση κειμένου σε παράθεση -
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>NK7U   Joe Rudi, baseball player
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| N5RAW || Steve Nagel || Astronaut
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>ON1AFD Count Dirk Frimouth, Belgian astronaut
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>S21A   Head of Bangladeshi PTT
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| N5RAX || Linda Godwin || Astronaut and XYL of N5RAW
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>SU1VN/P Prince Talal of Saudi Arabia
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>SV2ASP/A Monk Apollo
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| N5YYV || Kathy Sullivan,|| Chief Scientist NOAA, former astronaut
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>U2MIR/UV3AMMusa Manarov, cosmonaut
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>UA1LO Yuri Gagarin, cosmonaut (SK)
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| N6GGM || Laura || XYL of N6FUP
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>VK2BL Graham Connelly, radio announcer
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>VK2DIK Dick Smith, entrepreneur & millionaire
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| N6KGB || Stewart Granger (James Stewart) || actor
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>VK2IG Dave Grey, Deputy Commissioner (???)
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>VK2KB Sir Allan Fairhall, politician
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| N6YOS || Priscilla Presley || Former wife of Elvis Presley
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>VK2YOW Bob Hughes, radio announcer
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>VR6TC  Tom Christian, great**n-grandson of Fletcher Christian
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| NK7U || Joe Rudi || Baseball player
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>VU2RG Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (SK)
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>VU2SON Sonia Gandhi, XYL of VU2RG
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| ON1AFD || Count Dirk Frimouth || Belgian astronaut
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>W0ORE Tony England, astronaut
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>W2TQ   Joel Miller, IEEE lawyer
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| [[RAEM]] || [[Ernst Krenkel]] (Зрнест Кренкель) || Polar explorer and Hero of the Soviet Union [http://goto.glocalnet.net/sm5iq/raemeng.html] (SK)
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>W3ACE Armin Meyer, US Ambassador to Japan
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| S21A || || Head of Bangladeshi PTT
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Insert: W4LAA Paul Kangas, host of "Nightly Business Report" on PBS
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| SU1VN/P || Prince Talal of Saudi Arabia ||
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>W4ZG   Worth Gruelle, started Raggedy Ann and Andy
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>W5LFL  Owen Garriot, astronaut
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| SV2ASP/A || Monk Apollo ||
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>W6EZV General Curtis LeMay (SK)
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>W6FZZ Samuel F.B. Morse III
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| U2MIR/UV3AM || Musa Manarov (Муса Манаров) || Cosmonaut
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>W6JKV James Treybig, CEO of Tandem
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>W6QHS President of California Microware
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| UA1LO || Yuri Gagarin (Юрий Гагарин) || Cosmonaut (SK)
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>W6QYI Cardinal Roger Mahony
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>W6ZH   Herbert Hoover Jr (son of ARRL Pres, grandson of US Pres)
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| VK2BL || Graham Connelly || Radio announcer
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>W8JK   John Kraus (astronomer?)
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>WA2MKI Larry Ferrari, organ player
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| VK2DIK || Dick Smith || Entrepreneur & millionaire
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>WA4CZD Chet Atkins, GUITAR PLAYER (alright! alright!)
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>WA4SIR Ron Parise, astronaut
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| VK2IG || Dave Grey || Deputy Commissioner (???)
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>WA6TJM President of ISD Inc
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>WA7WYV Andy Griffith, actor
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| VK2KB || Sir Allan Fairhall || Politician
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        Not the actor. WA7WYV born in 1945.
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| VK2YOW || Bob Hughes || Radio announcer
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        Actor Andy Griffith born in 1926.         
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| VP6TC || Tom Christian || Descendant of Fletcher Christian
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| VU2RG || Rajiv Gandhi || Prime Minister of India (SK)
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| VU2SON || Sonia Gandhi || XYL of VU2RG
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| W0ORE || Tony England || Astronaut
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| W2TQ || Joel Miller || IEEE lawyer
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| W3ACE || Armin Meyer || US Ambassador to Japan
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| W4LAA || Paul Kangas || Host of "Nightly Business Report" on PBS
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| W4ZG || Worth Gruelle || Actor
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| W5HLH || Harry L. Helms || (ex-AA6FW) Author (1952-2009)
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| W5LFL || Owen Garriot || Astronaut
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| W6EZV || General Curtis LeMay || SK
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| W6FZZ || Samuel F.B. Morse III ||
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| W6JKV || James Treybig || CEO of Tandem
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| W6QHS || || President of California Microware
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| W6QYI || Cardinal Roger Mahony ||
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| W6ZH || Herbert Hoover Jr || Son of ARRL Pres, grandson of US President
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| W8JK || John Kraus || Radio-astronomer, SK
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| WA2MKI || Larry Ferrari || Organ player
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| WA4CZD || Chet Atkins || Guitarist (SK)
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| WA4SIR || Ron Parise || Astronaut
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| WA6TJM || || President of ISD Inc
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| WB4KCG || Ronnie Milsap || Singer
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| WB6ACU || Joe Walsh || Singer
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| WB6RER || Andy Devine || Actor (SK)
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>WB4KCG Ronnie Milsap, singer
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==See also==
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>WB6ACU Joe Walsh, singer
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* [[Amateur radio]]
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>WB6RER Andy Devine, actor (SK)
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>WD4SKT Donnie Osmond, entertainer (?)
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>FO0MB  Marlon Brondo (Actor)
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==External links ==
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* [http://users.tellurian.com/gjurrens/famous_hams.html The Original Famous Hams and ex-Hams List] by N2GJ and W2SG
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* [http://www.hamradio-online.com/notable.html Who Do You Think is A Ham Radio Operator?], Notable [[Amateur radio|ham radio]] operators around the World. List maintained by Dave Horsfall, VK2KFU.
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        Typo? New/old call? What? See FO5GJ above.
 
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Latest revision as of 00:45, 17 September 2018

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)

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