Welcome to the Ted Ryan Memorial Amateur Radio Club, WB6JXY

This webpage honors the achievements of one of amateur radio's most prolific teachers, Ted Ryan, WB6JXY (sk). From the 1965 to 2000, Ted, taught thousands of hams. He taught at John Burroughs Jr. High School in Los Angeles, California, the San Fernando Valley Amateur Radio Club, W6SD (SFVARC), the Red Cross, and his home - all for free. He gave away dozens, perhaps more, free novice stations to underpriveleged kids. Please click on Memorial Page to learn of his remarkable story. 

Club Members - Alumni and Friends:

President
Cliff Cheng, Ph.D., AC6C
Originally licensed as WN6JPA
JB, Class of 1976. 
Past President, John Burroughs Junior High School Amateur Radio Club, W6TDM
ac6c --at-- arrl --dot-- net (convert --at-- to @; fools spam bots).


Trustee - WB6JXY: 
Lee Hilborne, MD, N6LH
Originally licensed as WN6DQH.
JB, Class of 1970.


Secretary:
(Past Trustee - KI6FGM, original club callsign)   
Roger Ryan, AA6EO
Son.


Bernie Cutler, KB6NR
Originally licensed as WN6TQT, later WB6TQT.
SFVARC @ Robert Fulton Jr. HS., 1965.


Lou Caldwell, W7HX
Orginally licensed as WN7GYR.
Home tutoring, 1967


Ken Asarch, Pharm.D., Ph.D., WA6DRC
Originally licensed as WN6DRC.
JB, Class of 1970.


Larry Goldstein, Ph.D., WB6DQI
Originally licensed as WN6DQI.
JB, Class of 1970.


Ken Guzik, WA6DQJ
Originally licensed as WN6DQJ.
JB, Class of 1970.


Carole Danielson, ex-WN6DQK
JB, Class of 1970.


Murray Maidan, WN6LNZ
JB, Class of 1970. 


Michael Waxer, AIA, WB6IXP
JB, Class of 1971.


Ed Rosenblatt, Ph.D., WB6ANK
Originally licensed as WN6ANK.
JB, Class of 1976.

Mark Handler, ex-WN6HZA
JB, Class of 1976.

Darryl Harris, ex-WB6FWM
JB, Class of 1976.


Marty Joel, ex-WB6JFO
JB, Class of 1976.


Greg Chappell, Ph.D., WA6YLR
Originally licensed as WN6JFV.
JB, Class of 1976.


Mari Seil, WA6DIL.
Home tutoring, 1977


Jaime Markowitz, AA6TH
SFVARC @ Van Nuys Red Cross, 1988.
Co-Teacher.


Frank Wada, KE6KOJ
SFVARC @ Van Nuys Red Cross, 1993.


Friends:
Bill Burgerson, Ph.D., WA6TDQ
Bill Holliday, WB6EDE
Dick Delaney, N6DQM

Matt Perkins, WA6MVE
Jim Slosburg, K6EET
John Ruckert, WB6ATN
 

On August 30, 2006, we were issued a sequential call sign for our club, KI6FGM. On May 13, 2007, we applied to the FCC to have Ted's callsign canceled. In June 2008, our club was granted Ted's callsign.