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Actor Marlon Brando, KE6PZH/FO5GJ, SK
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| Jul 2, 2004
Posted on 07/03/2004 11:49:42 AM PDT by Denver Ditdat
Actor Marlon Brando, KE6PZH/FO5GJ, SK
One of the best-known names in cinematic as well as Amateur Radio circles, actor Marlon Brando, died in Los Angeles July 1 at age 80. Known to hams worldwide as KE6PZH and FO5GJ, Brando is listed on the FCC database as Martin Brandeaux. He was on the air occasionally through the years with his FO5 call sign from his private island in French Polynesia.
In an interview with Larry King on CNN in 1994, Brando confirmed his continued interest in Amateur Radio. In response to a caller's question, he said ham radio provided him with the opportunity to just be himself.
The iconoclastic actor was best known for his roles as Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire," a dockworker in "On the Waterfront," and Vito Corleone in "The Godfather." He was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won twice.
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KEYWORDS: amateur; amateurradio; brando; ham; hamradio; marlonbrando; radio; sk
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73 OM es CUL de KØVJ.
To: 1066AD; 1ofmanyfree; AlexW; Calamari; ConservativeByChoice; cyborg; Dont Mention the War; G-Bear; ..
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posted on
07/03/2004 11:50:58 AM PDT
by
Denver Ditdat
(Ronald Reagan belongs to the ages now, but we preferred it when he belonged to us.)
To: Denver Ditdat
Thats one way to get out of the fishbowl.
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posted on
07/03/2004 11:57:42 AM PDT
by
oyez
(¡Qué viva la revolución de Reagan!)
To: Denver Ditdat
KE6PZH...hmm, he got his ticket in the US pretty recently then.
73 de KS4RY
}:-)4
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posted on
07/03/2004 11:58:24 AM PDT
by
Moose4
(Grill a liberal this Fourth of July weekend. They're low-carb.)
To: Denver Ditdat
Having been an active ham and DXer since 1958, I cant say
that I ever heard that he was a ham...I dunno how I missed that. I remember Arthur Godfrey, and Barry, and others.
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posted on
07/03/2004 11:59:17 AM PDT
by
AlexW
To: Moose4
We used to CQ out under W4GG
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posted on
07/03/2004 11:59:47 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: Moose4
KE6PZH...hmm, he got his ticket in the US pretty recently then. Yep - The callsign lookup on WM7D.net shows his call was issued on 17 Jan 1995. His FO5 call goes back a good bit before that, I believe.
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posted on
07/03/2004 12:15:47 PM PDT
by
Denver Ditdat
(Ronald Reagan belongs to the ages now, but we preferred it when he belonged to us.)
To: Denver Ditdat
| Callsign: |
KE6PZH Class: General Codes: HAI USA |
| Name: |
MARTIN BRANDEAUX |
| Addr1: |
12900 MULHOLLAND DR |
| Addr2: |
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 |
| Country: |
USA |
| Effective: |
17 Jan 1995 Expires: 17 Jan 2005 |
| FCC: |
ULS Listing |
| Lookups: |
2604 |
| |
| |
|
| Coordinates: |
34° 5' 12'' N, 118° 24' 42'' W  |
| Coordinates: |
34.086771 -118.411853 |
| County: |
Los Angeles |
| Grid: |
DM04tc |
| Area Code: |
310 |
| GMT Offset: |
-8 |
| Time Zone: |
Pacific |
| Has DST?: |
Y |
| Birthday: |
03 Apr 1924 |
| QRZ Updated: |
2002-04-22 12:20:56 |
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posted on
07/03/2004 12:36:08 PM PDT
by
Dont Mention the War
(we use the ¡°ml maximize¡± command in Stata to obtain estimates of each aj , bj, and cm.)
To: AlexW
Ever talk to WV6WAP back in the late 50s or early 60s?
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posted on
07/03/2004 12:41:39 PM PDT
by
snopercod
(The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock because they had run out of ale. The rest is history.)
To: Moose4
Supposedly he is ex-WA6RBU, but I can't confirm that.
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posted on
07/03/2004 12:43:51 PM PDT
by
Dont Mention the War
(we use the ¡°ml maximize¡± command in Stata to obtain estimates of each aj , bj, and cm.)
To: AlexW
Having been an active ham and DXer since 1958, I cant say that I ever heard that he was a ham...I dunno how I missed that. I remember Arthur Godfrey, and Barry, and others.I've always wondered how anal-retentive the FCC is about the names and addresses people put on their licenses. If I were famous but didn't live in some huge mansion surrounded by gates and guards, I don't think I'd want my home address available to any lunatic stalker that could figure out how to do a callsign lookup.
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posted on
07/03/2004 12:47:51 PM PDT
by
Dont Mention the War
(we use the ¡°ml maximize¡± command in Stata to obtain estimates of each aj , bj, and cm.)
To: AlexW
Guess I just answered my own question.
| Callsign: |
KB2GSD Class: Novice Codes: HAI USA |
| Name: |
WALTER L CRONKITE, JR |
| Addr1: |
51 W 52 ST STE 1934 |
| Addr2: |
NEW YORK, NY 10019 |
| Country: |
USA |
| Effective: |
29 Oct 1998 Expires: 29 Oct 2008 |
| FCC: |
ULS Listing |
| Lookups: |
11809 |
| |
51 West 52nd Street is CBS headquarters. Somehow I doubt that's where Crank-kite's base station is located.
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posted on
07/03/2004 12:54:19 PM PDT
by
Dont Mention the War
(we use the ¡°ml maximize¡± command in Stata to obtain estimates of each aj , bj, and cm.)
To: Denver Ditdat
This is for my Dad, W4WXS - a 14 year member of the Silent Keys.
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posted on
07/03/2004 12:56:04 PM PDT
by
TomServo
("I'm so upset that I'll binge on a Saltine.")
To: Denver Ditdat
A ham as an actor using Ham Radio.
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posted on
07/03/2004 12:58:49 PM PDT
by
sgtbono2002
(I aint wrong, I aint sorry , and I am probably going to do it again.)
To: Dont Mention the War
Report him to the FCC. I want a perp-walk!
To: Denver Ditdat
73's Marlon,,,,
from W9CAT
To: Moose4
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posted on
07/03/2004 1:08:31 PM PDT
by
Joe Hadenuf
(I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
To: Dont Mention the War
Well, some come back to me as I think about it..
I have a card from HZ1HZ, who was a crown prince in Saudi Arabia, and King of Nepal, 9N1MM....A number of famous hams in various countries outside the US.
I am sure more will come to me.
I think the internet has really taken the glow off of ham radio.
It is quite a change from the days when I did phone patches for servicemen over seas, and many from Antarctica.
It was their only means of communications.
Well, modern day communications via satellite have made what I did seem like nothing.
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posted on
07/03/2004 1:30:21 PM PDT
by
AlexW
To: Denver Ditdat
Never realized he was a ham operator...
73's OM,
de N0VMR
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posted on
07/03/2004 1:49:44 PM PDT
by
Vic3O3
(Jeremiah 31:16-17 (KJV))
To: Denver Ditdat
73's de KD4JUX...
Would an 88 be appropriate for the Godfather as well? :-)
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posted on
07/03/2004 2:48:00 PM PDT
by
mwyounce
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