We dedicate this webpage to the following silent keys who contributed to the success of ham radio and the special part each played in our lives. As you look through this list you will remember many conversations and the fun times shared. May they rest in peace until we meet again.
Athens Radio Club Silent Key Memorial Page
Silent Key is a term of respect for a deceased amateur radio operator. The key in the term refers to a telegraph key, the instrument that all early amateur radio operators, as well as many contemporary amateur radio operators, have used to send Morse code. The term SK is used in telegraphy to indicate an end of transmission. Today, the term is commonly used within the radio community as a sign of respect and condolence regardless of whether the deceased was an amateur radio operator.
Please contact James, kf4aqo@gmail.com, if you are aware of former members who are now Silent Keys if you would like their names added to this page. Thank you.