K4RO 1894 - 1985
George K. 'Ken' Thompson
Jackson, NH

QCWA # 5125

OOTC # 230
Spark Op
K4RO - George K. 'Ken' Thompson
First Call: 2PL in 1922       Other Call(s): 2TG W1PS

XYL: Eunice Q# 1741 W1MPP

George K. Thompson, K4RO, NIPS. Handle "Ken". Born March 1, 1894. First 2-way wireless contact 1907.

Present occup: Electronics Technician.

First one-way spark coil-Coherer transmission 1906, 150 feet.

Claim first transcon relay from 2 PL, 24 mins. N.J. to Cal. 4 hops Feb. 15, 1921.

Sales Prom. Manager AMRAD 1920-23.

Civilian Tech. Corps pre-Pearl Harbor 1941.

Commissioned U.S. Signal Corps in England 1942. Radar countermeasures 8TH Air Force.

Holds patents electronic gear.

Active in CAP, MARS, races until 1955.

. XYL is Eunice, W1MPP married October 12, 1948
. Ken and Eunice were first OOTC married couple
. Ken was OOTC member #230, Eunice was #168.
. Born George Kenneth Thompson in Malden, MA, to George K. and Clara A. (nee Keith) Thompson

K4RO - George K. 'Ken' Thompson
Source: www.hamelectronics.com (L-R: W1PS (Ken), VE2TA, W1MPP (Eunice) in 1960s)