 William M. 'Ducky' Duckwitz West Bloomfield, MI QCWA # 1489 Chapter 10 A1 OP Club OOTC 877 |
First Call: 8CJT in 1925 Other Call(s): 8AHE
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. To maintain ground communication, William Duckwitz built this radio transceiver, installing it in the "radio car" that trailed the flight. Duckwitz's call sign, W8CJT, is burned into its base.
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From: http://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/tty/rtty-journal/1963-1972/PDF/VO12NO9.PDFA Ducky participicited in the 1964 Armed Forces Day Communications RTTY Test From: https://archive.org/stream/QST_1928_11/QST_1928_11_djvu.txt Hi. W8CJT is on the air in Ann Arbor with a 210 in a TP/TG circuit. |