A name with a family connection
VE6CA was Lester “Les” Charles Card’s amateur radio call sign. This archive takes its name from that part of his life, and opens out into the Card, Nelson, Young, Tuttle and Christensen family branches.
Read about Lester · His QCWA memorial
Stories with their sources attached
Family recollections and compiled genealogies are valuable starting points. They do not all carry the same weight as a contemporary record. Where sources disagree or a connection remains incomplete, the page says so.
The broader research includes historical and legendary leads. Those are labelled separately from supported family relationships. Read our approach to evidence.
People living today
Living family members are included by name. The public archive leaves out unrelated financial, account, contact and operational information. Names may also appear in historical obituaries and other source material.
Photographs and document credits
Lester’s homepage portrait and memorial images are preserved from his Quarter Century Wireless Association memorial. Funeral-home obituary captures are attributed to McInnis & Holloway. Each archive item links to its associated source.
Historical articles, published books and institutional records are attributed on their source pages. External links lead to the holding institution or publisher; local copies are provided only where identified as preserved material.
A correction is part of the story
If you recognise a person, know a date is wrong, or have a record to add, contact the family member who shared this archive with you. Include the page title, the proposed correction, and a photograph or citation for the supporting record when available.