Boatanchor Legends: Barry Hauser — Y2K Manual Co-Editor & Community Voice Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Barry Hauser New York Y2K Manual Co-Editor • Reflector Voice • Community Historian Barry Hauser brought two rare qualities to the R-390A community…
Boatanchor Legends: DW Holtman, WB7SSN — Y2K Manual Technical Illustrator Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series DW Holtman, WB7SSN Y2K Manual Contributor Technical Illustrator • Digital Draftsman DW Holtman brought a draftsman’s precision to the R-390A community’s most important document.…
Boatanchor Legends: Gary Gitzen — Y2K Manual Contributor Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Gary Gitzen Y2K Manual Contributor Technical Knowledge • Community Expertise Gary Gitzen is one of the credited contributors to “The 21st Century R-390A/URR Technical Reference” —…
Boatanchor Legends: Tom Norris — Y2K Manual Contributor Boatanchor Legends — A Tribute Series Tom Norris Y2K Manual Contributor Technical Expertise • Community Knowledge Tom Norris is one of the credited contributors to “The 21st Century R-390A/URR Technical Reference” —…
Boatanchor Legends: Scott Seickel — Y2K Manual Contributor & Reflector Participant 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…
Wei-i Li The Archivist Every technical community generates far more knowledge than it manages to preserve. Conversations happen, problems are solved, solutions are shared — and then the thread scrolls off the page and the answer that took three experts…
Clemens Stubbe Østergaard The Scholar at the Receiver The R-390A community has always attracted serious people — engineers, technicians, former military operators, and dedicated amateurs who approach the receiver with the same rigour they bring to their professional lives. Clemens…
Dr. Gerald N. Johnson — KE0KI The Engineer in the Room Most online technical communities have enthusiasts, experienced hobbyists, and the occasional retired technician. Very few have a licensed Professional Engineer with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering who shows up…
Electric Radio Magazine — Barry Wiseman N6CSW & Ray Osterwald N0DMS The Publication That Gave the Community a Voice Every technical community needs somewhere to put its knowledge down in writing — somewhere permanent, indexed, and reproducible. For the R-390A…
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…