Hazard E. “Buz” Reeves K2GL - W2HJR - 4RZ *1906-1986*
Born in Baltimore, MD - Eventually of Manhattan and Tuxedo,
N.Y. We are looking at the life of a top flight engineer, inventor
and business man. What some are not aware of is simply Buz
was one of us, starting out as early as 1924, a pioneer operator
and a thorough blue blood Contester. You’ve heard them onweekends - “CQ Test” His home in Orange County was a placeof enchantment with those wonderful towers and antennas,
consisting of twelve positions with each its own linear. He aided
the war effort and brought us Stereo Sound in Cinerama andmany other things.
Not much is known about Buz in his early years but we pick up
his life in 1928 when Reeves took his degree from Georgia Techand headed North for a position in the research engineering
department of Columbia Phonograph Co. Shortly after, Buz wasappointed as special consultant to Harvard University Film Foundation, a decisive connection.

From the onset in the early 50's when contesting really didn’t have much of a stronghold in ham
radio, Buz was in the thick of the battle. Known for his contest installation at Tuxedo Park NY, apowerhouse of competition on the east coast. Pictured original Reeves master control deck position
in a multi band operation. Included 12 antennas and KW’s for each band plus four 75A4 Collins
receivers. (I only have one A4 but thankful)
Reeves met Fred Waller, Cinerama’s inventor whenworking on a special installation for Eastman Kodak at
NY’s World Fair in 1939 - When Waller showed Buz an
early model of Cinerama camera, Reeves began envisioninga multidimensional sound to go with it. K2GL aided Waller
by investing in the process himself, through a long costly
period of designing.
The onset of WW-2, Reeves and associates, founded
Reeves-Ely Laboratories with special interest and design
manufacturing a difficult X-ray crystal process for the U.S.
Army Signal Corps. Within a year the company had
contracts totaling many millions of dollars. In the duration the company had won the coveted
Army-Navy “E” Award. During the course Reeves-Ely had won the “E” Award four times.
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Then in 1946 the Reeves Soundcraft Corp., was organized producing recording tape and film plusmany items for the TV and sound industry. He would not forget the Cinerama obligations,searching for the highest fidelity of reproduction. More than this he wanted to reproduce in soundnew dimensions of the Cinerama screen.
The Cinerama success launched in 1952, Reeves as President, he and Fred Waller founder kept
wonderful company with the likes of; Lowell Thomas Vice-Chair; Marian Cooper Co-producer;
Michael Todd Producer; Harry Squire and Paul Mantz.
Buz Reeves was a energetic man, another passion in addition to high fidelity sound - good eating!
When looking for a restaurant to meet his exacting demands for fine food, proved difficult during
the war years, he opened his own. It was Café Nino, on NY’s East Side, was an unqualified success.
Its specialty - wild game and fish, served to sports lovers in a special club room. It would eventually
evolve into another enterprise “Duck Cedar Inn” at Tuxedo, N.Y.
If K2GL had only one dimension in his gifts in engineering we probably would have never heard ofhim. He received a Class 2 Oscar for invention of a method of applying magnetic oxide to motion
picture film in April 1954. He (Buz) looks very solemn being presented the Academy Award byactor Frederick March. He helped fund companies such as Waring Blender and many others.
Time flies when you are having fun! A surprise 80th birthday gathering for Reeves was held in 1986
Tuxedo Park, NY, CQ Manager Dick Ross K2MGA announced there the founding of the CQContest Hall of Fame. The first inductee was K2GL Hazard Reeves. His accomplishments weremany, Ham of the Year Award; The Dayton Ham-Vention Award; Inducted into the DX Hall ofFame; The Visalia DX Convention etc. But as we are all called, Buz left us later that year in 1986
and his super station passes on along with him.
One of his dreams
ended, a super station
utilized to the fullest
i n b e c o m i ng aperennial winner forthe USA.
Buz was a strong
ARRL supporter anddonatedtenThousand to theG o l d w a t e r
Scholarship fund. His
estate donated mostof the K2GL gear toGa. Tech. University.
With appreciation KR2Q files and Picasa Web Album; CQ Hall of Fame; Cinerama Adventure dotcom. The QTH of Hazard Buz Reeves & QSL by KR2Q Picasa Album - - W8SU 2008/2011