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Call Sign of Raymond Horton, Dallas Texas

Discussion in 'Silent Keys / Friends Remembered' started by KE5VJS, Aug 26, 2020.

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  1. KE5VJS

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    I’m wondering if there is a database of some kind where I could find the call sign of my uncle , who has long passed in the late 90’s.

    He lives in Dallas and was a long time HAM. Club records or possibly the FCC database ?

    Any help would be appreciated
     
  2. KC9ONY

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  3. WR2E

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    www.archive.org has many old callbooks scanned and searchable.

    I'll take a look and see what I can find.

    Did he go by his middle name maybe?

    @KE5VJS

    I searched a couple from 67 to 86 at random and didn't find a "HORTON" in Dallas.
    There were a few with middle initial R, but not in Dallas.

    Here's the link to the page, check it out.
    https://archive.org/search.php?query=callbook
     
    Last edited: Aug 26, 2020
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  4. WR2E

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    @KE5VJS

    How come you're not replying?
     
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  5. KE5VJS

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    Thank you so much WR2E- I’m sorry for not answering sooner. It’s been a rough past few days

    You’re very kind for looking this info up. It also appears that you’re on the right track for certain.



    Raymond Horton lived in Dallas , North of White Rock Lake on Grandier Dr, was married to Mildred L Horton until he passed away in 1989-1990.

    Prior to that, Raymond Horton lived with Mildred at 6154 Llano in Dallas Texas

    I’m not certain he had a middle name but I’ll find out

    thank you sir
     
    Last edited: Aug 30, 2020
  6. WR2E

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    There's a Raymond N Horton in Odessa, KA5EYV in the Winter 1982 issue.
    Shows him as a Novice class at that time
     
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  7. KE5VJS

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  8. KE5VJS

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    Thank you sir. Raymond Horton lived in Dallas Texas except when he served in the US Army Air Corp in Alaska during WWll
     
  9. WR2E

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    You mentioned that he was a long time ham, do you have any idea of the years he was licensed? That could narrow the search somewhat.
     
  10. KE5VJS

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    I’ll try to find out. He was certainly active in the 60s, 70s and at least some of the 80s
     
  11. WR2E

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    @KE5VJS .

    I've looked through a wide range of years from the 40s through the 80s and haven't found anything.

    I searched "Horton", "Llano", "Grandier" and the only Raymond was the one mentioned above.

    You're sure he was a ham and not a cb'er?
     
    Last edited: Aug 30, 2020
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  12. KE5VJS

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    Yes sir. The street he lived on forever in NE Dallas was Grenadier.

    He had a shack in the back of his house abs spoke to a man in Australia regularly
     
  13. WR2E

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    Oh... That's a different spelling!
    Makes a difference...

    But no dice with that spelling either.
     
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  14. KE5VJS

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    So I just spoke to my Aunt who told me that his middle name was supposedly Loomis- but he hated it and thus never signed his middle initial.

    Raymond was a Dallas resident. One other bit of information is that lived on the following streets Llano, the Desdemona Dr, and finally Grenadier

    He had his HAM license in the late 50s for certain , definitely in the 60s and in the 70s. Most likely in the 80s too
     
  15. KE5VJS

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    However it would be pointless to use the L or Loomis in the search. It was not on his birth or death certificate
     

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