OLDEST HAM at 106 IS GUEST ON HAM NATION

Cliff Kayhart, W4KKP will be with Bob Heil, K9EID on Ham Nation this Wednesday. Cliff is very active on the air with his 706 and Tokyo Highpower amplifier. He will relate the story of how he was chosen to go to Iwo Jima and erect the antennas directed to the San Francisco, CHina and the Pentagon. As he proclaims "They worked!". Fascinating intervew you will not want to miss.

Ham Nation is a weekly HD videocast on the TWIT network of Leo Laporte. Airs live each Wednesday at 8 pm CST. Search for Ham Nation to see this and all of the other 360 programs.

 

I live about 15 miles from Cliff. I have eaten lunch with him on several occasions. He is a very interesting telling stories from the past. Paul K4AVU

 

Ham radio is a tonic for life! Great hearing of this op.

 

Licenced for 81 year’s, Nice.

 

These guys had no or few tools or resources, compared to nowadays...
Even today, due to customization or short money, we have to develop and make our own tools or devices.
Congratz, W4KKP Mr. Cliff Kayhart. We honor you and we will tell stories about you.
Best regards from Brazil.

 

I have had the pleasure of many QSO's with Cliff, he also checks into our SC SSB TRAFFIC NET on 3.915 Mhz from time to time. Cliff it is always a pleasure talking with you,
Respectfully, Dennis, Goose Creek, SC

 

I have had the pleasure of talking with Cliff and I'm glad to see he's still doing okay. 73 to the senior operator.

 

Checked my Log and found I worked Cliff on JT65

 

Nice to know that hams of that age are not only still operating but also using modern modes!

 

Looking forward to this episode of Ham Nation.

 

If I should live so long, ham radio will probably be a little chip behind your ear, connected directly to your brain. If they still have QRM, that will really be a headache!

 

What's freaky is when you talk to people this old, and when they were young, they knew old people who'd remembered the US Civil War.

 

I always enjoy watching these episodes with these great Elmers that have so many stories and wisdom to pass on to us either just in our first five years or a seasoned veteran.

 

Hello Keith, Hope your keeping well, And what ever your doing keep it up as its working well for you.
TAKE CARE YOU AND YOURS 73s GOD BLESS.
KEVIN

 

My husband Gary and I (KK4AGN) so enjoyed our visit with Cliff W4KKP who lives in White Rock, SC, December 2017 when I interviewed him for a newsletter article for the Anderson Radio Club's newsletter. Cliff told us very interesting stories about his background in amateur radio. The three of us were amazed that Cliff graduated from the same high school that my husband and I graduated from 31 years later at Boonton High School, Boonton NJ. My article about Cliff is in the June 2018 QST magazine. I'll be listening tonight for Ham Nation's interview with Cliff Kayhart, W4KKP. Margie Spangenberg, KK4AGN