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History of the Elmendorf AFB Radio Club	Reply
by KL7YK on October 31, 2008	Mail this to a friend!
I recently got word that there has been a "radio club" on Elmendorf since 1956! The current "club", The Elmendorf Amateur Radio Society (EARS) only dates back to 1996 and the KL7AIR call dates back further I am being told. I would like to actually verify these tidbits. If you have any call books from before 1996 please take a look and see what you can find on KL7AIR and it's association with Elmendorf AFB Alaska. If nothing else maybe you can tell me when the call was first seen as it relates to the base. Perhaps if there had been any previous Amateur Calls assigned to a Military Amateur Recreation Station on Elmendorf you might pass that along. If you find you have any QSL Cards from Elmendorf from before 1996 I would really appreciate seeing them. Get them digitally copied on a scanner and email the club! If you have a silent keys collection of QSL cards and find one for Elmendorf and can part with it the club will pay for the postage. I eventually want to create a History of Elmendorf Amateur Radio to pass along to the Military Hams that will join us down the road. On behalf of the former, present and future Military Hams thank you for your consideration. Email - Club@KL7AIR.US or KL7YK@ARRL.NET Ron Keech, KL7YK Pres. EARS

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by KL7AIR on December 11, 2008	Mail this to a friend!
Update. I now have a copy of a Call Log page from 1960 (NL7BGZ) that shows a contact with KL7AIR. So I have confirmation that the call dates back to 1960 anyway. Even have a few QSL Card copies from the 70's as well. Still looking for information on any club station that has been on Elmendorf as well as any additional documentation of the KL7AIR call. If you have QSL cards from KL7AIR and can either part with them or copy them for us it would be appreciated. Look at the old call logs for any contacts prior to the ninties anyway. If you happen to have a Silent Keys collection stuffed away somewhere, take some time to look through it for possible contact info. Again, this is a Club Project to document the history of the KL7AIR Call as well as any Military Club Station on Elmendorf AFB. Thanks, Ron Keech, KL7YK EARS, Pres.

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by KG6WOU on December 13, 2008	Mail this to a friend!
Ah, Elmendorf, the site of one of my favorite projects but one that nearly cost me a good portion of my sanity at the time. Is the food still good at the Iditarod Dining Hall? I designed the kitchens when it was originally built.

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