W8OAR 1940 Cleveland, Ohio
Operator: Mitchell L. Kohn
1894 - 1984
W8OAR Mitchell Kohn
date unknown
Mitch W8OAR was last active
doing the 10-10 thing on SSB, also active on 20 meters in 1974.
Born 1894 in Hungary expired 27 Jan 1984 at Long Term health care
in Beachwood Ohio, worked for Jewish World publishing in
Cleveland.
Married Dorothy Schwartz in 1926, born in Czechoslovakia,
1904-1974. The oldest daughter was Hilda and the youngest wasn't
born yet in the 1930 Census.
The wheel on the top left corner
is connected to a series of gears and a pipe leading topside the
roof for his antenna rotor system!
They called it Armstrong rotor in the day. You don't see them
today.
QSL courtesy of W5KNE
Tnx W8SU, W2JGR for photos
Thanks to Charlie Johnston for Ancestry work