Many hams have given so very much to our hobby. In their passing, it seems unfair to only remember them with a simple callsign listing in the pages of QST or a quick note in a club newsletter. We hope to provide a method by which you can remember amateur radio operators that have contributed to our hobby.
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Bob was my mentor from the beginning of my ham radio
experience. He was my first radio contact. It was a CW
contact at 5 WPM. (He had to slow down a lot!) He also
taught me what I needed to know to pass the Advanced
license test. He is missed.
| Jack Myers N7ODN |
Rest in peace, Jack.
https://www.dokkennelson.com/obits/page.
php?obit_id=3364&nomobi=true
| Charlie Hughes K5YCZ |
Charlie was a great guy who was always
ready to help a fellow ham or a friend
in need. I knew him both as a ham and a
Texas cow man. He will be long
remembered by those who for years were
regular contacts of his on 75 meter SSB
Bob was my mentor and freind for 60
years.
He gave me my tech license in 1959 and
then I got my general 3 months later. We
were close friends and I also became
close friends with many of his family
members including Don Angus. He will be
missed by all of the Indianapolis hams.
Great DXer and mentor. We all miss Bob dearly. Truly a class act.
Bob N4RF
| Bill Santelmann N1AU |
From the YCCC email list:
Past president of YCCC (1985-1987),
Bill was a wonderful human being and an
intrepid contester. A great loss to
ham radio and the many other
communities in which Bill was active.
One time adviser to Lexington (MA) High
School's Amateur Radio Club. Predeceased by his son, Stu, KC1F.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/Boston
Globe/obituary.aspx?
page=lifestory&pid=191715154
Jim NW7O was an avid mobile dxer
operating all band's. I was fortunate to
be able to work him years ago on 2m ssb.
https://www.croxfordfuneralhome.com/noti
ces/James-Frye
Jim was a regular in my VHF Contest logs for
20 years (1987-2007). His place of honor with
me was working him on 6 & 2 Meters during the
"Greatest Es Opening of All Time" in the 1987
ARRL VHF Contest.
| Professor R Jayaraman VU2JN |
Veteran ham from India VU2JN Professor
R. Jayaraman (1936-2019) passed away on
1st March 2019 morning at
Thiruvavavthapuram, India.
Professor Jayaraman was a prolific
homebrewer and author. Over the years
he has authored a number of pioneering
articles on projects he worked on. His
articles appeared in a number of
Amateur Radio publications like 73, CQ,
QST and Indian Radio Amateur. A partial
collection of the articles authored by
Professor Jayaraman can be found at:
http://profjayaraman.com/
He enjoyed daily ragchew on SSB
(originally on AM) and CW on his
favorite frequencies 7033 and 7005. A
number of VU and DX hams are known to
have become interested in Amateur Radio
originally by monitoring QSOs of VU2JN
on 40m.
He was a brilliant teacher loved by
students at College of Engineering
Trivandrum, India. After retirement he
continued to work as professor emeritus
in Indian Institute of Technology,
Madras.
In spite of the deteriorating health,
Professor (as he used to be addressed
by friends) continued to be active on
the air and worked on his projects.
A documentary made by filmmakers Dr
Geetha J and Dr Ian McDonald titled
OM:OldMan on Prof Jayaraman and his
passion, Ham Radio has won many
international film festival awards.
Clip from film:
https://youtu.be/6p2Fjisdc0w
Professor discussing about one of his
passions CW:
https://youtu.be/dfnCRaI5px0
We, VU hams, are deeply saddened by the
demise of our friend and teacher
Professor R. Jayaraman VU2JN.
References:
http://profjayaraman.com/
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Th
iruvananthapuram/obituary-prof-r-
jayaraman-passes-
away/article26413460.ece
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/
kerala/2019/mar/02/ex-technical-edu-
director-r-jayaraman-who-served-as-cet-
principal-passes-away-1945513.html
Sad to see the news regarding Professor Jayaraman, VU2JN, passing. I remember reading about and studying his solid state transmitter designs in QST published in the late 1960s. I was a young teenage novice then, and just coming up to speed on the world of solid state design. His "A Transistor Giant from India," producing about 50 Watts output on 40 meters was pretty novel for the time. It must have been extra tough trying to do such things from India in the 1960s due to the very limited component availability back then. His workmanship was beautiful.
RIP Professor Jayaraman. Thanks much for what I learned from you.
| Joe Lord W1PNH |
Extra Class license--first licensed in 1944--DXCC,WAS,WAC---- U.S. Navy 1944-1946, 1950-1951 ET1/C---- Retired Electrical Engineer---- Member of the Norfolk County Amateur Radio Association and the Norwood Radio Club.
Joe was a Ham's "Ham" who enjoyed experimenting and Dxing until his death. He was also a great mentor to new hams who enjoyed explaining the science behind our hobby.
| Michael Albarado KC5ARK |
Stasiowski, Walter A. "WA9KFR" Of Port
Washington, Wi. age 92 years, passed
away on August 1, 2014. Honored WWII
veteran serving in the United States
Coast Guard and longtime Amateur/Ham
Radio operator. Walter was and still
is a good friend of mine. Walter
loved 6m and 2m ssb. Sometimes he
even did a little code. We used to
have lots of good QSO's when I was in
the USA. I should have posted this
before but he deserves to be
remembered here on eham as a good op
and ever willing to help a new ham
out. 73 OM
Denny was my middle school buddy, we received our licenses together, Denny was really into EMCOMM in Massachusetts. Denny and I both served in Vietnam, Northern I-CORP in 68, He died from Agent Orange, I'm right behind him, just don't know when! Miss you Buddy! Till the last OO RAH!
Will loved his hobby
Collins collector. DXCC enthusiast, meticulous
builder/ mentor to Boy Scouts. Retired Ford Motor
employee.
For a complete biography and photo please go to WWW.SILENTKEYHQ.COM Click-on the US / Can flag to enter the home page. Look up or 'add' your deceased Ham friends to this fine National look up resource.
Duane “Bud” Seibold (AA0JT) age 90 of
La Plata, Missouri, passed away
Saturday, January 19, 2019.
He was born August 30, 1928 in
Anamoose, North Dakota,
Bud worked most of his life as an
electrician. Some of his more notable
employments were with Minneapolis-
Honeywell and later working as an
electronics tech on the Aleutian
Islands. He was a member of the
American Radio Relay League (ARRL),
NEMO Amateur Radio Club, and was an
Extra Class Amateur license holder for
many years.
Buddy was a dedicated husband and
father. He enjoyed carpentry; building
several of the homes he and Donna
lived in. They had homesteaded in
Alaska, surviving the earthquake on
March 27, 1964.
Funeral services were at 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Travis
Funeral Chapel in La Plata, Missouri.
Burial was in Chariton Grove Cemetery
west of La Plata
Bud was dedicated to ham radio. He always had
advice for other ham's. He was a good person
and very intelligent man. He will be missed
by those who knew him.
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