Callsign: | W7RBN Class: Tech Plus Codes: HVIA USA |
Name: | JEFF A LAPPING |
Addr1: | 7834 N 11TH AVE |
Addr2: | PHOENIX, AZ 85201 |
Country: | USA |
Effective: | 06 Jun 1997 Expires: 06 Jun 2007 |
FCC: | ULS Listing |
Lookups: | 154 |
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Previously: | KC7ENS |
Coordinates: | 33.430327 -111.84086 |
State: | Arizona |
County: | Maricopa |
Grid: | DM43bk |
Area Code: | 480 |
GMT Offset: | -7 |
Time Zone: | Mountain |
Has DST?: | N |
Born: | 1927 |
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Home Page: | http://www.sky-files.com |
QRZ Updated: | 1900-01-26 11:12:24 |
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Biography Info:
W7RBN (Jeff Lapping) has been a licensed ham radio operator since 1951, is an
electrical engineer, living with first wife Patricia in same Phoenix home since
1959.
WWII army veteran with service in Livorno, Anzio, Naples, Palermo and Iran (Right shoulder patch 'FBI' stood for "Forgotten Bastards of Iran"). Seek veterans who recall vertical channel iron welded to front Jeep bumper... and those who sailed on converted President Line troopships. Commercial broadcast engineer from 1951-1961....chief engineer for XELO (Juarez-150,000 watts) and XERF (Ciudad Acuņa, Quahuila-250,000 watts). Designed applied for, built and owned parts of 31 AM stations. Designed and built Mexican AMs, one with 5 coded tower beacons, receiving cash daily for services + a 'sleeping dictionary' (for communication with laborers). (ref: comicion de telephonos y telegraphos) |
Bio last modified: 2005-03-20 |
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