WAYNE DIKEMAN 1951 - 1986 GROUND RADIO MECHANIC DEN I had the privilege of working for Clyde Longhart starting in October 1949 until I took another job within the company for the VP of Maint. I worked in radio shop for several months until there was a need for help on H marker and station radios. It was an experience that I'll never forget installing H's. Clyde would tell us, George Bradley and me, to find a location within certain parameters, make a deal with the owner of the land, make arrangements for power and we would be on our way. We would really have a job telling owners that we were installing a radio station for aircraft navigation. Through this period of ground radio Clyde would contact us via teletype to tell us if a problem existed at a station and one of us would drive or fly to repair. Met a lot of agents through those years. When I quit the ground radio business and returned to aircraft maintenance "radio" was out and "avionics" was in. Clyde was then Director of Avionics. There were a number of traveling radiomen. Clyde started, Lloyd Lockhart, Don Thoele, Syl Cuellar, George Bradley, Me, Martin Rink, Don Carlbom, Wayne Dikeman. I did it for 15 years. An xsperience one will never forget. -Leo Schuster (2/4/08) Wayne L. Dikeman Ground Radio Mechanic Died Nov 22, 1992 Age 67 At Commerce City, CO Born Jul 5, 1925 Began working at FL on Aug 8, 1951 -Ken Schultz database dated 7/9/07 (2/5/08)