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Navy-Marine Corps MARS in Vietnam
W6IAB Photos 1963-1964
MSgt George J Trakas - WA6ZNX
LCpl Fred Neuenfeldt K9DGE at position #3 (HQ-170 and Heath Seneca)
Meritorious Mast & ARRL Public Service Award 25 Feb 1964
Entry to Amateur Station W6IAB, LCpl Fred Neuenfeldt strolling out front door.
Some of the antennas: 2 element 40 meter beam up 70 feet; 3 element tri-band beam up 65 feet.
View of back patio of the station with 2 element 40 meter beam on the left and 3 element tri-band beam on right. 75 meter tuned dipole also hanging.
Telerex (TM-30) tri-bander up 75 feet.
Work shop and test equipment.
Cpl Bob Laszko WA6PFP at operating position #1
Cpl Bob Laszko WA6PFP at operating position #1. This is the position most traffic handling and phone patch operations took place.
LCpl Fred Neuenfeldt K9DGE (now W6BSF) handling radiogram traffic.
Front of W6IAB QSL Card
Back of W6IAB QSL Card
Letter of Commendation 25 Feb 1964 - page 1
Letter of Commendation 25 Feb 1964 - page 2
Courtesy of Fred Neuenfeldt
Cpl Robert Laszko - WA6PFP; MajGen J C Munn; SSgt Bob Rotella WA4KPF & LCpl Fred Neuenfeldt K9DGE (now W6BSF)