Stanley Grimes, W7CQB, became a Silent
Key on January 22, 2012. He was 97.
Stan was born in Caldwell, ID and grew
up in Seattle, WA. He worked with the
U.S. Customs Service for 38 years.
Stan got his license in 1936 and first
got on the air in Washington, DC. He
operated from Honolulu, HI (1938), Long
Island, NY (1939), Malone, NY (1940 -
1952), Portland , OR (1952 - 1968 & 1982
- 2004), and Seattle, WA (1968 -1982).
Stanley Grimes, W7CQB, became a Silent
Key on January 22, 2012. He was 97. Stan
was born in Caldwell, ID and grew up in
Seattle, WA. He served in the Navy as a
radio technician during WWII and worked
with the U.S. Customs Service for 38
years. Stan got his license in 1936 and
first got on the air in Washington, DC.
He operated from Honolulu, HI (1938),
Long Island, NY (1939), Malone, NY (1940
- 1952), Portland , OR (1952 - 1968 &
1982 - 2004), and Seattle, WA (1968
-1982).