W7YKN Callsign on QRZCQ.com

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2026-07-01 14:23:23 UTC

Silent Key // Raymond B Bass, W7YKN, passed away on 2019-07-18

W7YKN

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Raymond B Bass

Sparks 89436
United States, NV

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Call data

Last update:	2016-09-28 02:57:03
Continent:	NA
Views:	534
Main prefix:	K
Class:	Extra
Federal state:	NV
Latitude:	39.6484680
Longitude:	-119.6863130
Locator:	DM09DP
DXCC Zone:	291
ITU Zone:	8
CQ Zone:	5
ULS record:	820425

QSL data

Last update:	2013-12-28 23:26:30
eQSL QSL:	YES
Bureau QSL:	no
Direct QSL:	YES
LoTW QSL:	YES

Biography

Original call WN7YKN, Novice in March 1955 in Butte Montana. Kept call sign as I never had a reason to change it.
W 7 You Know Nothing.
Made what I believe is the longest CW straight key. See it on YouTube.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Had a great Yaesu FT-990 until UPS destroyed it and after 7 months of fighting they paid the insured amount. So now I have a ICOM 7600. Elcraft KPA500 and a Steppir vertical.

Have a short video on YouTube of my Back Scratcher CW key used on SKN.

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