Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Scott Seickel Y2K Manual Contributor R-390 Reflector Contributor • Technical Knowledge Sharer Scott Seickel holds a distinctive place in the R-390A community: he is one of only a handful of contributors credited in both…
Jan Skirrow, VE7DJX British Columbia, Canada Circuit Designer · Kit Builder · Community Innovator Jan Skirrow, VE7DJX, is one of the R-390A community’s most enduring innovators — a designer who translated the theoretical improvements that the reflector’s technical community had…
David Medley United States Master Restorer · R-390 Family Specialist David Medley was one of the most skilled hands-on restorers of R-390 family receivers in the community’s history. A Medley restoration was considered a mark of quality — a receiver…
Roger Ruszkowski, KC6TRU United States Ex-Military Operator · Technical Authority · Reflector Legend Roger Ruszkowski, KC6TRU, was among the most respected technical voices on the R-390 reflector during the mailing list’s most active years in the early-to-mid 2000s. His combination…
Peter Graves Silent Key New Jersey, United States Custodian of the Fowler R-390A, Serial Number 1 · Silent Key, 2023 Peter Graves held a distinction that is unique in the history of the R-390A: he was the owner of the…
Wally Chambers – SK United States R-390 Manufacturer Historian · Silent Key Wally Chambers was the community’s foremost historian of the R-390 family’s manufacturing history. In a community where most expertise is focused on circuit operation, alignment technique, or restoration…
Al Tirevold, WA0HQQ Silent Key United States Website Administrator · Community Archivist · Silent Key, July 2021 Al Tirevold, WA0HQQ, is one of the most quietly indispensable figures in the modern history of the R-390A community. For years he supported…
Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Cecil Acuff, K5DL Gulfport, Mississippi Long-time Community Contributor Cecil Acuff was a fixture on the R-390 reflector mailing list for more than two decades, contributing practical wisdom on both the R-390A and R-1051 series…
Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Randy Stout R-390A Spotter’s Guide Identification Reference Pioneer Before the internet made visual identification of R-390A manufacturer variants relatively straightforward, collectors buying at hamfests, surplus sales, and eventually through online auctions faced a recurring…