Hanspeter Nafzger, HB9AQZ, passed away on March 21st in Zurich, Switzerland. He had apparently been suffering from lung cancer.
Hans had retired in the late 1980's after along career as a flight engineer and navigator for Swissair, starting with DC-4's in the 1950's and ending his career on DC-10's..
Hans was a devoted supporter and user of the amateur satellites. A member of AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-DL, he could regularly be found at their respective meetings, symposiums and colloquiums. He also spent time in the early1990's as a volunteer for the non-profit VITA and helped install satellite stations in Ireland and Pakistan.
He was a constant source of encouragement and information, and will be missed by his friends worldwide...