Coy Day, N5OK

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ABOUT N5OK:

• Started out as a short wave listener (the source of the dxer in me) in about 1949 when my uncle, Bob, W5VZU, first introduced me to short waves.
• Licensed as K5LMG from 1957 to 1976.
• 1968 to 1970 operated from Cyprus Club stations:  5B4FD, 5B4ES and ZC4DA
• Licensed as N5OK in 1976.
• Operated during trips to Palau 1992 to 1996 as:  KC6OK, KC6/N5OK and T88T.
• Operated from Alaska as KL7/ N5OK in 1993 and Yapp as V63OH in 1994.

ARRL ACTIVITIES:

• Life member of the ARRL.
• Held appointments as DXFR, EC, OBS, OES, OO, ORS, PBBS, SM, STA, Vice Director, and VE.
• Charter member of the ARRL affiliated Bicentennial Amateur Radio Club.
• Charter member of the ARRL affiliated Rogers County Wireless Association.
• Served as president of the ARRL affiliated Oklahoma DX Association 1993-95.

FAMILY:

Although my wife Judy has never had a desire to become an amateur radio operator, she has been very supportive of my avocation.  However, both our children became hams.  Clif, K5EA, is active from Austin, TX and Edie, WB5YHG, in Yukon, OK.  Edie has given us two grand children, Carrie and Kevin, that are everything to me and perhaps the next hams in the family.

BRAG LIST:

• DXCC #1 HONOR ROLL.
• 8BDXCC.
• DXCC Challenge 2000.
• Numerous ARRL International DX Contest Certificates.
• Numerous CQWW DX and CQ Prefix Contest Certificates.