KZ5CS 1951 Canal Zone

Operator was Eddy W2SHZ, but the card was mailed by J. E. Berkeyheiser, W2PPW, from Coco Solo, Canal Zone.

James Edward Berkeyheiser, Jr. was born circa 1922 in New Jersey. After service in the U.S. Navy he was employed by RCA Laboratories.

His biography was published in the December 1963 - January 1964 issue of "RCA Engineer:"

"JAMES E. BERKEYHEISER served from 1942 to 1948 in the U. S. Navy as an Aviation Radioman and as an Electronics Technician. He joined the RCA Laboratories in 1948 as a wireman. In 1950, he was called back into the Navy, and assisted with the re-establishment of the Aviation Ordnance School at Jacksonville, Florida. He was Supervisor of the electrical phase of instruction.

He rejoined RCA Laboratories in 1952 and received his BSEE in June 1960 from Drexel Evening College. Mr. Berkeyheiser has designed flying spot scanners and worked on projection color television, panel light amplifier and panel light amplifier type of x-ray fluorescent screen. He assisted with work in thin SiC films. He has assisted in the study of silicon carbide and has set up facilities for the deposition of SiC films; he has also made spectroscopic measurements and has built and designed a variety of specialized equipment. He has designed equipment for the evaporation and study of thin films. More recently, he has assisted in the study of GaAs lasers."

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