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RETAINED THEIR AMATEUR RADIO LICENSES.  MOST OF THE FORMER NOVICES HAD
ACCESS TO EMAIL, SO WE REACHED OUT AND ASKED IF THEY COULD PROVIDE CURRENT
PHOTOGRAPHS AND BRIEF STORIES.  IN A FEW CASES, WE HAD TO RESORT TO POSTAL
MAIL TO MAKE CONTACT.  THE RESULTS WERE GRATIFYING.  OF THE NINE AMATEURS
WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT, SEVEN RESPONDED AND SAID THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO
PARTICIPATE IN A RETROSPECTIVE ARTICLE FOR THIS ISSUE.  IN NUMERICAL ORDER,
CLOCKWISE FROM UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE COVER, HERE ARE THEIR STORIES.  1
LARKIN CRUTCHER, WN5WOW NOW WA5WOW LARKIN HAS REMAINED AN ACTIVE AMATEUR
CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1969.  HE CREDITS AMATEUR RADIO FOR INTRODUCING HIM TO A
LOVE OF ELECTRONICS THAT EVENTUALLY TURNED INTO A CAREER.  AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL, I WENT ON TO GET A DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, HE SAID.  IVE
SPENT MY CAREER DESIGNING AND BUILDING RF/MICROWAVE AND FIBER OPTICS
CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS.  IN FACT, MY FIRST JOB OUT OF COLLEGE WAS WORKING AT
ROCKWELL COLLINS, WHERE I WAS INVOLVED IN 6 AND 12 GHZ WAVEGUIDE COMPONENT
DESIGN.  I ALSO DID WORK ON QUADRATURE AMPLITUDE MODULATION QAM RADIO
SYSTEMS.  TODAY, LARKIN IS RETIRED AND SPENDS TIME RESTORING VINTAGE TUBE
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