| Our Silent Keys: |
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| In Amateur Radio parlance, a “Silent Key” is a ham who has passed away. We remember these operators – family members, friends, and mentors – who remain with us now only in spirit. Every New Year’s Eve, we convene the OCRA Silent Keys Net so that these names and callsigns can be heard over the air once more: |
| Callsign: | Name: | Remembered As: |
| AE4EC | Edwin Lappi | Former member, OCRA, PVRC, Knightlites |
| KC1I | Lawrence J. George | Former OCRA member |
| K1MYF | William B. Simmons | Friend of Wayne Estabrooks, KJ4GDW |
| KA4ZBJ | Sharon K. Rogers | Wife of Terry Rogers WA4BVY |
| KB4TYF | Aubrey Liles | Grandfather of Tanner Lovelace, KB4TYE |
| KE4QAW | Marvin Couch | Father of René Couch, AI4WJ |
| KF2LA | L. George Ferrer | Father of Chris Ferrer, N2JFP |
| KG4GRY | C. Douglas Pope | Father of Chris Pope, KG4CFX |
| KI4QXO | John Forrest | Active OCRA member since 2006 |
| KJ4SO | William “Woody” Winstead | Charter member of Triangle ATV Association |
| K4NGJ | Byron King | Active Raleigh ham and biker |
| K4RSI | Paul Jacokes | Friend and Elmer of Lad Carrington, W4ORD |
| K4XRM | Randy McCray | Durham County ARES EC |
| N4JHW | Joseph H. Wentz Sr | Former DFMA Member |
| NE4T | Gaynell P. Collins | Longtime Possum Trot Net Control |
| WA2UNN | Clark Fishman | Elmer of Steve Jackson, KZ1X |
| W2LOO | Walter Parker | Great Uncle of Steve Jackson, KZ1X |
| W3HJ | Robert Dickenson | Elmer of Steve Jackson, KZ1X |
| W3JCU | James P. Fleming | Elmer of Woody Woodward, K3VSA |
| W4FAL | Frank A. Lynch | SERA Technical Specialist |
| W4BOH | Wilson C. Lamb | Father of Wilson Lamb, W4BOH |
| W4DGJ | George McBride | Former OCRA member, FOC member |
| W4MUF | Hy Mansberg | Formerly W2MUF, an OCRA Charter Member |
| W4OEJ | Charles Wade Foust | Grandfather of Robbie Foust, KI4TTZ |
| W7PLJ | Kenneth H. Noel | Grandfather of Rob Noel, W7PLJ |
| WA4LZD | Ermon (“The Judge”) Godwin | Founder of the Possum Trot Net |
| WN8QIC | George Pinkel | Benefactor and original owner of Tucker McGuire’s, KK4UNZ, radio |
The Orange County Radio Amateurs, Inc, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (TIN# 58-2064632)