Topic: Silent Key

2 chapters across the catalog

Producer's Tribute to JCD
Episode 1889 6:28:15 - 6:31:51

1889: Producer's Tribute to JCD

Amateur Radio Tribute, Final Call for KJ6LNG

A listener provides a recording of a "final call" tribute for John C. Dvorak on an amateur radio net, referring to him as a "Silent Key" (SK). The segment explains the tradition of honoring deceased operators by calling their station one last time. Dvorak's call sign, KJ6LNG, is broadcast with the message "Nothing heard, Godspeed brother."

In The Mourning
Episode 1888 4:59:08 - 5:01:42

1888: In The Mourning

Nathan Brookfield, Silent Key KJ6LNG, and Audiobooks

Nathan Brookfield from Australia pays tribute to Dvorak as a "silent key" (SK), a ham radio term for an operator who has passed away. Andrew Walker from Pittsburgh gives a lengthy tribute, leading the hosts to suggest producer Brennan consider a career in audiobooks due to his reading voice.