Bill Simons W9BB SK
The ARRL report that William A. Simons, W9BB (ex-W9YXJ), a developer of the Shure 440/444 microphone, passed away in Minnesota on January 2, 2012 at the age of 84.
He earned his Class B ticket in 1941 at the age of 14 and converted a cathedral radio into his first transmitter.
Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/bill-simons-w9bb-silent-key-developed-
shure-microphones
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