David (Dave) B. McDonagh  CTR2  1968-1971

I was always fascinated in electrical and specifically radios. I would listen to my Dad’s AM radio
at night attached a long wire antenna to it to see how if I could hear any stations from across the 
country. The next step was to build an old Crystal Radio which I found the design in Boys Life. 
Then one Christmas I received Knight Kit Span master Shortwave Radio Kit…put it together and 
started collecting QSL cards from around the world. I built other radios out of old parts and started 
to study for my Ham Radio license when I joined the Navy.  While at Great Lakes in boot camp 
I was informed that I would be going to my A school in Pensacola to become a CT. Asked the 
Chief for more details on what a CT did, but he couldn’t really answer it.  I attended the CT R 
school at Corry Field in Pensacola while there began to work on getting my Amateur Radio license. 

Ham Radio:  WB8HOK