A few weeks ago, I included some information about Jean Hudson, who received her amateur license in 1933 at the age of eight years old.  She went on to win a championship in copying code, and was featured in advertisements for “the Candler System,” an amateur radio training course.

I wasn’t able find any more information about her after 1945, but I did hear from reader Bob Ballantine, W8SU, who provided more information, as well as the undated photograph shown above and the 1933 and 1935 QSL’s shown below:

He also included the following “Strange As It Seems” cartoon from October 11, 1933, showing Jean at the radio, as well as the newspaper clipping (apparently from 1935, as it identified Jean as being 11 years old).  (Click on the image to view the full article).

He also provided a vital clue, in the form of her married name, Jean Hudson Magri.  Mrs. Magri passed away in 1997, and is buried in Union Cemetery, Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware.

After the war, Jean was licensed as W2TEF.  She received a degree in physics from Manhattanville College in New York, and served as the trustee of the college station, W2QPB.

Jean’s sister, Dorothy Hudson Elliot, W3IRR, who was also mentioned in the earlier article, was licensed at the age of 17.  She passed away in 2014 at the age of 100.

Thank you to W8SU for providing the additional information and photo.

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