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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">That’s him. The original AM station was located across the street from the East Alabama Medical Hospital. I believe there is a Sonic Drive-in there now. The
offices and studio were in a little house and the AM broadcast tower was a couple hundred yards back. It was there until the early 80’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> k4ry-bounces@mailman.eng.auburn.edu [mailto:k4ry-bounces@mailman.eng.auburn.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Klingelhoeffer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 21, 2014 9:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> k4ry@mailman.eng.auburn.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [K4RY] Club history<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hi Bill;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Ahhhh.... ok then. It is the Orr also of WJHO-AM fame, too! That would make sense, then. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">No need to dig deeper. I was just trying to connect the dots and you have done that. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Thanks very much. Another mystery solved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">WB4LNM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: William Capps <<a href="mailto:cappswb@auburn.edu">cappswb@auburn.edu</a>><br>
To: Auburn University Amateur Radio Club <<a href="mailto:k4ry@mailman.eng.auburn.edu">k4ry@mailman.eng.auburn.edu</a>><br>
Sent: Tue, Oct 21, 2014 7:57 am<br>
Subject: Re: [K4RY] Club history<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"> John Herbert Orr was a great uncle of mine. He started the Ampex magnetic <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">tape business in Opelika in the mid-late 50's. I can dig up history on him if <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">needed.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Thanks and 73<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Bill Capps AF4OD<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Bill Capps<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Auburn University <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Surplus Manager<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">334-844-4984<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">From: <a href="mailto:k4ry-bounces@mailman.eng.auburn.edu">k4ry-bounces@mailman.eng.auburn.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:k4ry-bounces@mailman.eng.auburn.edu?">mailto:k4ry-bounces@mailman.eng.auburn.edu</a>] <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">On Behalf Of John Melcher, Jr. <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Sent: Monday, October 20, 2014 8:59 AM<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">To: <a href="mailto:k4ry@mailman.eng.auburn.edu">k4ry@mailman.eng.auburn.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Subject: [K4RY] Club history<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Seems to me there was a gent named "John Orr" associated with the Ampex tape <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">manufacturing in Opelika, too.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Just to add some confusion to the subject.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">73<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">--<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">John Melcher, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Mobile: 561-376-3630<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">K4RY mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:K4RY@mailman.eng.auburn.edu">K4RY@mailman.eng.auburn.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><a href="http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/k4ry" target="_blank">http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/k4ry</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><a href="https://auburn.collegiatelink.net/organization/auarc" target="_blank">https://auburn.collegiatelink.net/organization/auarc</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">K4RY mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:K4RY@mailman.eng.auburn.edu">K4RY@mailman.eng.auburn.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
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