W6QJW/K7 1946 Shemya Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
The operator was Howard F. Shepherd, Jr., W6QJW, later W6US. Lt. Col. Shepherd was a veteran of World War II, Silent Key (1920-2008).
Howard Shepherd, W6US
(ex-W6QJW), Silent Key ( 2008)
Former ARRL Southwestern Division Director Howard Shepherd, W6US,
passed away on Friday, June 13, 2008. He was 87. Shepherd, who
served as Southwestern Division Director from 1965-1967, when he
held the call sign W6QJW, was active and accomplished in many
facets of Amateur Radio. According to current Southwestern
Division Director Dick Norton, N6AA, Shepherd was a
record-setting contester, an Elmer to countless up-and-coming
young hams, a volunteer leader and, and in his professional
capacity as an attorney, an adviser on antenna zoning issues and
club incorporations. Positions he held included Army Amateur
Radio System DNC2, Los Angeles Section Emergency Coordinator,
Deputy Chief of LA County Disaster Authority, California State
Office of Emergency Management Net Control Station, Chairman of
Los Angeles Area Council of Radio Clubs, Volunteer Instructor and
Examiner, Explorer Scoutmaster, Radio Physics Instructor at Yale
University Technical School and Senior Instructor at USAAF
Technical Training Command. Shepherd was an Honorary Member of
the Southern California DX Club with 352 countries confirmed,
member of the San Diego DX Club, past chairman of the 50 Club and
prime mover in the Leisure World Radio Club of Seal Beach. An
ARRL member for over 70 years, "Howard gave back to Amateur
Radio, his community and his country in many ways. We will miss
him greatly," Norton said. Services will be held on
Saturday, June 21 at 11 AM at the Good Shepherd Presbyterian
Church in Los Alamitos, California.
Source: The ARRL Letter Vol. 27, No. 24 June 20, 2008.
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With great sadness we report
that State OES ACS member Howard Shepherd, W6US,
became a silent key on Friday, June 13, 2008. He was
87. Howard served as “Alamitos
Relay” on the weekly HF
State OES ACS California Emergency
Services Net, and contrib-uted many
years to State OES. He was
licensed 1938 as W6QJW. He
was active with the old
Army Amateur Radio
System as DNC2,
and was Senior
Commissioned Instructor of Air
Force Communication Officer Schools at Yale
University. He was a communications officer for
the 344th Fighter Squadron at Shemya on Attu
Island in Alaska during World War II, and
reached the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel. After the war, Howard
earned a Bachelors Degree in Physics and a Doctor of
Jurisprudence from USC. Howard was Deputy Chief of the Los
Angeles County Disaster Authority, was
chairman of the
Los Angeles Council of Radio Clubs, was
State Radio Officer, Region 1, State
OES, was Vice Director and Director
(1965-1967) of the ARRL Southwestern Division,
was an Honorary Member of
the Southern California
DX Club, was Chairman
of the 50 Club and the
San Diego DX Club, was at the top of the DX Honor
Roll (352 confirmed), earned 1st
place in the CQ World Wide
DX Contests on six bands (10
through 160 meters), was the USA high on 10 meters,
was Associate Legal Counsel of
the ARRL, was a member of
the Old Old Timers Club, was alternate
NCS and Official Relay in the State OES HF nets, and was the
State OES Southern Region Liaison Officer. Howard was
published in QST, CQ, 73, and Antenna
Compendium.
Source: Adapted from Newsletter of the County of Orange Radio
Amateur Civil Emergency Service , July 2008
QSL Card SM5LNE Collection
Info from ARRL Newsletter Vol. 27 #24, June 20, 2008,
County of Orange Radio Amateur Cival Emergency Service July 2008
Courtesy of W5KNE