National Capital Chapter 70 - Ottawa, Canada
VE3YK Biography
William David (Bill) Manson - SK - QCWA# 19929 (Silent Key)
Background
Bill lived on a farm across the road from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation AM Radio Station CBO transmitter site, and attended local schools in the area.
Education / Employment History
- He joined CBC and spent his entire career with CBC doing electronic maintenance on broadcast equipment at both transmitter and studio locations.
- Bill retired around 1980.
Amateur Radio History
- Bill held call sign VE3YK until his death.
Additional Information
He operated HF AM mobile and fixed.
Bill was a member of OARTA and served as Secretary-Treasurer (1939-1941) and Treasurer (1945-1946)
Bill passed away July 23, 1997.