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Everett D. 'Ev' Willis Happy Valley, OR QCWA # 10671 Chapter 7 |
Subject: 10671 W7YVK Everett D. Willis, SK
Name: Everett D. Willis
Birth Date: 11 Jun 1919
Birth Place: Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America
Death Date: 21 Nov 2012
Death Place: Douglas County, Oregon, United States of America
Cemetery: Willamette National Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America
Father: William Sampson Willis
Mother: Naomi Belle Willis
Spouse: Catherine Minnie Willis
From: qrz.com
Age 92 Licensed 1935 W9UZX [Missouri} 1940`s W6YVK [California]1989 W7YVK [Oregon}
First joined ARRL 1939. QCWA Golden Certificate 1985. QCWA #10687. Ten-Ten Net #4515 VP-235
ARRL DXCC #5264. WPX # 797. CQdxcc award #135[ssb] + QRPp endorsement
Amateur Radio Club International QRPp trophy #13 [ssb#2].. Miles per watt #745
G-QRP-C DXCC [125 countries] #54.
Worked QRPp in the late 70`s and early 80`s with an Argonaut . Station was solar powered with home made beam antenna [W6YVK] inCalif.[seepicture].
Still work a little in the contests . Quite a bit of digital now with PSK JT-65a and WSPR.
More later, 73 " EV"
