May 6, 2026

This Week in Amateur Radio

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Alabama

Collinsville radio operator connected Vietnam War soldiers to families back home (Alabama)

 Before cell phones and video calls, many soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War went without hearing a loved one’s voice from back home.

In Collinsville, one man found a way to change that.

Bill Dobbs, known by his radio call sign “WA4SNU”, spent decades building and operating his own amateur radio system. The system bridged thousands of miles between war zones and home.

Read more – WAFF: https://bit.ly/4sgC6QU