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Ray is the founding dean for the film school at Florida State University. He would have been 88 yrs old on January 3, 2019. Ray came to ham radio later in life, became a ham in 2010. His favorite mode was SSB on 20 and 17 meters.
OBITUARY
Stephen C Lufcy
APRIL 17, 1946 – DECEMBER 30, 2018
Stephen C. Lufcy died, in hospice at home of a
brain tumor, on December 30, 2018. He was a
former member in several ham radio clubs
including; Kansas City Contest Club, Kansas City
DX Club, Heart of America Radio Club, Raytown
Amateur Radio Club K0GQ. He retired after 30 years
from Social Security Administration. He was a 1969
graduate of South East Missouri State. He is
survived by his wife Kathleen Lufcy and his
daughter Stephanie Wilson. Visitation will be held at
11 am on 01/12/2018 with services to follow at 12
pm at Floral Hills Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers
the family asks that memorial contributions be made
to American Diabetes Association.
Steve was a die heart contester and CW operator.
Keep the coffee pot going he was ready.
73, my good friend
We studied together for our license 53 yeas ago
| Larry Zimmer W4LWZ |
Member of the Fort Myers Amateur Radio Club. Mentor and friend.
Al Buxton, W8NX, wrote several articles in 'QST' (and at least one in 'QEX') in which he described the design and construction of HF dipoles that used traps to allow operation on more than one ham band.///
(background)
I've been doing some research on the use of traps in antenna design and I noticed that Al's articles ceased several years ago (I believe his last was in 2007).
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I did some searching and found this on-line entry about Al's passing :
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/Ohio/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=154866236
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(signed)
Paul N. Nix, WB5AGF
Dec 21, 2018
Background information about Al (such as - he worked as an engineer for Goodyear Aerospace and as a university professor) can be found in the 'Legacy' entry about him - https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/Ohio/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=154866236
TV weatherman in Baltimore. Worked for
WMAR TV for many years. Active on 2
meters in the Baltimore Maryland area.
Ken was also an airplane pilot.
| Scotty Moyer W3URR |
George A. Moyer Jr. W3URR "Scotty"
Lancaster, PA - George A. Moyer Jr., 87,
of Lancaster, PA., and formerly of
Wilmington, DE., died peacefully on
Friday, December 7, 2018 in Arbor View
at Willow Valley. Born in Reading, PA.,
he was the son of the late George A.
Sr., and Edna Folk Moyer. George was the
loving husband of Anita Welsch Moyer and
they observed their 65th wedding
anniversary in January of this year. For
over 40 years George was the chief radio
engineer for WDEL in Wilmington, DE.
George humbly served in the U.S. Air
Force during the Korean War. He was a
member of the Atonement Methodist Church
in Claymont, DE; and the Amateur Radio
club in Wilmington. George was a
lifetime, faithful, and active member of
the Delaware Model Airplane Club.
Earlier in his life he was a Boy Scout
Troop Leader and enjoyed camping and
taking backpacking trips with his
family. George was a life-long
passionate Philadelphia Eagles Fan.
| Rich Bogen N9AMW |
Rich Bogen passed away on June 4, 2018 with his wife, Dawn, and daughters, Adriane and Kate; and his car parts by his side. Rich left us for his next grand adventure, after surviving just shy of 40 years of marriage to Dawn. He grew up in N.Y. on Long Island, driving his big brother Michael crazy about cars, ham radio and all things electronic.
Although there was much more for Rich to see and do, the life he lived was full of wonderful adventures. Whether he was hitchhiking across the U.S., backpacking through the Grand Canyon, watching Jimmy Hendrix at Woodstock, or playing the piano in one of his many bands, he was always busy. Outnumbered by women in the house he could often be found hiding in the basement playing on his ham radio.
Then he discovered his next love, British sports cars, restorations, drives, car clubs, car shows and fixing cars took up much of his time. Rich dragged Dawn around the U.S. and Canada for the last 20 years to car shows, where he continued to add photos to his ever expanding collection. Photos his family will enjoy for generations to come.
John and I spent many evening and late
nights, talking on 2 meters and hf.
Sure miss him.
Don
W0DT
Lost a good friend and buddy...miss you
Stan!!! 73 SK
Mike was a ham radio Op for over 35 years. He was with Skywarn, ARES/RACES. And many ham clubs in the Milwaukee area.
John lost his battle with cancer this year. But his legacy lives on and no one -- nothing -- can diminish that. His profile pix in QRZ does him justice and is how he is remembered. As a Navy vet he served our country with distinction from '59 to '64. He remained a life member and active in both the American Legion and the VFW, As a manager he served the workers safety and welfare at some of GM's largest plants in Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Pontiac for 37 years as the safety and security officer. As a ham he was a mover and shaker in the Great Lakes Repeater Association in the 70s. They had 4 repeaters on 2M including ones that were major for the era on 16/76 in Detroit and 25/85 in Clarkston. In retirement he and his wife Linda enjoyed their 5 children and homes in Michigan during the summers and Florida during the winters. Your days of pain from the cancers and frustration from QSB and QRN are behind you my friend. 73 for now. RIP until we are reunited in glory.
John would have been 79 this week if he hadn't lost his battle with cancer. RIP good friend. As a Navy vet he served our country with distinction from '59 to '64. He remained a life member and active in both the American Legion and the VFW, As a manager he served the workers safety and welfare at some of GM's largest plants in Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Pontiac for 37 years as the safety and security officer. As a ham he was a mover and shaker in the Great Lakes Repeater Association in the 70s. They had 4 repeaters on 2M including ones that were major for the era on 16/76 in Detroit and 25/85 in Clarkston. In retirement he and his wife Linda enjoyed their 5 children and homes in Michigan during the summers and Florida during the winters
OUR HAM RADIO TEACHER & ELMER AND A VERY
GOOD FRIEND. HE WAS A ELECTRONICS
TEACHER IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DURING THE DAY
AND HE TAUGHT HAM RADIO AT NIGHT SCHOOL.
HARRY MADE HUNDREDS OF NEW HAMS IN MIAMI
FL.
R.I.P.
WE MISS YOU HARRY!!!
AL KA4ANA & DIANE KA4ANB
Lost a good friend & a great Ham
I was just sent a copy of the obit. I
was wondering why his call expired. Now
I know. Jan was a real character, He
worked for years at Barry Electronics in
NYC. Rest in Peace my friend..
I ran into Jan on Metroplex around
1979/1980. Jan had volunteered to go out
looking for interference. We went out
with a Doppler DF bolted to the roof of my
car and were parked around the corner from
a jammer in NJ. I had WNEW-FM on the
radio and the DJ broke in with the news
that John Lennon was killed. Jan took it
particularly bad and I took him back to
the City.
Around the same time, I was studying for
my Extra. Jan was part of our group that
got together at the FCC’s New York office
on Varrick St. to take the test. Some of
the NYC broadcast radio personalities who
were also hams came along and most of us
passed on the first shot. I would also
run into him from time to time while on
lunch at my summer job at Channel 5. Jan
was very “New York.” He knew just about
everyone and was just about everywhere in
NYC.
Jan had a classic QSL card – KB2RV in
lights on Times Square. He had a tower
section with a tri-bander on the roof of
the NYC building he lived in. He was very
much into DXing and would hunt around the
band and jump in, usually making the
contact. We were fortunate to have a
great sunspot cycle and lots of HF
activity in those times. A bunch of us
would get together on 15 meter CW and each
worked our code speed. One of our friends
had a bigger station set up in Staten
Island, along with Teletype RTTY. This
warranted a road trip to be guest operator
a few times.
I went off to college and lost track.
Later on, when I was working as a NYCEMS
paramedic, I would always run into him at
Barry. I’d buy all my ham equipment from
him and would bring my friends along to
get their electronics and ham goodies, and
generally just goof around. That was a
fun time for all of us.
We all got busier in the 90s, and I never
heard Jan on the repeaters anymore, nor
did I see him at Barry for the times I did
go there. Just the other day, I was
reading about John Lennon and I had a
flashback to the DFing adventure. I knew
Jan changed his call. I couldn’t imagine
changing his classic QSL card, but that’s
fine. I looked at his call and noticed it
was expired. That’s never good
considering someone who was so active an
amateur, whose hobby was a large part of
his life. With a little more research I
found out he was a silent key.
I was honored to have Jan in my life,
especially at a moment that defined
history. “Where were you when John Lennon
died?” Jan and I were in a car with 8
antennas on it, looking for a repeater
jammer in NJ. Out of boredom, we had
WNEW-FM on, and then history happened. In
the end, it was music and ham radio that
connected us, and defined that very
moment.
Vin Scelsa on WNEW-FM at that moment:
http://teddavid.org/wnew-fm_aircheck12-8-
1980lennonshot.mp3
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