North Florida Amateur Radio Society
W4IZ Jacksonville FL
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The oldest roster of members was published as part of the July 1960 issue of The Wing Dinger newsletter. It listed 21 members:
W4BRZ John A. Bernard (known as Tony)
K4CFI Howard Weinstein (he is still a NOFARS member today)
W4EAT Carl E. Starnes (he is still a NOFARS member today)
K4GHG R. C. "Smitty" Smith
W4GRQ J. M. Jordan
K4HFH Carl Bryant
W4HLE Bill Allyn
W4IEA Gene Schramel
K4LDL Mike Gagliano
K4LQR Ashby Wolf
K4MZO Jim Whitaker
K4PJJ Walt Rives
K4PVV Frank Boardman
K4VXD Wade Braswell
K4YDB Betty Bryant
K4YJA Ed Simpson
K4YNM Ed Harvey
K4YSO Bill Crevasse
K4YSP Dewey "Gilley" Gilleland
K4YTB John "Deacon" Silsby
K4YTC Joan Silsby
The next roster was published in the North Florida Amateur Radio Society News in February 1961. This was the first publication after the Wacky Wing Ding Society became the North Florida Amateur Radio Society in December 1960.
W4BRZ John A. Bernard
K4BVR Charles B. Smith
K4CFI Howard Weinstein
W4EAT Carl Starnes
K4GHG R. C. Smith
W4GRQ J. M. Jordan
K4HFH Carl Bryant
W4HLE Bill Allyn
W4HRC Florence Bogardus (known as "Little Bo")
W4IEA Gene Schramel
K4IRF Gene McIntosh
K4LDL Mike Gagliano
K4LQR Ashby Woolf
K4MZO Jim Whitaker
K4PJJ Walt Rives
K4VXD Wade Braswell
K4YDB Betty Bryant
K4YJA Ed Simpson
K4YNM Ed Harvey
K4YSO Bill Crevasse
K4YSP Dewey Gilleland
K4YTB John (Deacon) Silsby
K4YTC Jean Silsby
The next roster was dated 1963. No month is given
WA4GVM Grayson Evans
K4LDR Pete Shaw
W4RTJ John Lipscomb
W4CGG Bill Butts
K4YTB John Silsby
K4YTC Jean Silsby
WN4EYR Ron Blake
WA4LFL Sam Cowan
WN4EYT L. W. Chester
W4NYT C. J. Langford
WA4FGE Carol Langford
K4VRI Claude Dearmin
K4DBM Claude Belcher
WA4EYU Charlie Humber
WA4CCD Barbara Shaw
K4BVR Charles Smith
K4EXG Fred Torrible
W4QVJ Ed Cushing
W4WWI C. C. Gantt, Jr.
WA4IVU Ralph Grosse
WN4MLM Dave McClements
WA4HDC Bob Atkinson
W4HMO C. W. Walters
Bill Johnson (awaiting call)
Ed Duke (awaiting call--became WA4NEX)
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