Roy W7YRV picture dated August 2020

Roy W7YRV was grateful for all the comments he received here on his blog - although he was able to respond to only a few over the years, he appreciated the ham community and all your support!

Roy W7YRV has gone SK

 Roy William Callison of Bisbee, AZ passed away on August 20, 2020 at the age of 91.

Roy is survived by his wife of 33 years, Mary Ann, and his step-son, Jose Solano; and by his many nephews and nieces and their children. He was preceded in death by his parents, Onslow E. and Francis Callison; brothers, Jim, Tom, Jack and sister, Ann Beasley.

Due to COVID, an outdoor Air Force honors ceremony will be held at Ft Huachuca on September 15, 2020 @10am. Attendees will gather at the Main Gate for an escorted procession on base. No reception will follow. Condolences may be mailed to PO Box 4045, Bisbee AZ 85603. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Roy’s final project (“Loose Ends”) with a check in his name, at the same address. Roy will be buried privately at the McNeal Cemetery, McNeal, AZ as time and circumstances permit. 

Roy was born at the Copper Queen Hospital in Jiggerville, Lowell, AZ on September 15, 1928. 

Roy worked as a radio repairman in the Air Force for 20 years and subsequently became an avid amateur radio operator from 1954 to the present. He enjoyed building an extreme antenna farm similar to the one used by Voice of America (far beyond the average ham radio enthusiast) as you can see on his blog, “Roy’s antenna farm” http://w7yrv.blogspot.com/ .

Roy was also a mechanic and liked putting diesel engines in his pickups. He enjoyed projects like installing solar power for his home. Roy and Mary Ann liked to travel in their RV coast-to-coast. Pioneers in the care home industry, Roy and Mary Ann operated Roymac Care home for 15 years, in Phoenix and Tempe until 1999.