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.
You may click on a box, below, to see more Friends details
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| David R. Collingham K3LP |
My old pal Dave Collingham passed away this January. I met Dave in High School back in the mid-70's and got him into Amateur Radio. We had many great adventures together over the years and I very much enjoyed keeping up on his DXpeditions around the world. Dave was a loving father with a kind and tender heart. He worked tirelessly to give back to Amateur a measure of the joy and pleasure it had brought to him. The world is an emptier place with his absence -- he will be sorely missed.
| Lou Malory WA6DVK |
Louis P. Malory, WA6DVK has passed away. We met in the mid 1960's and he helped me get my Novice Class License. He was one of my favorite high school teachers. Lou loved amateur radio and was a ham for nearly 70 years. A great friend and inspiration, he was always kind and ready to share his knowledge. I sure will miss that guy.
One of the nicest hams I have ever met.
| Henry Schneider W5HNS |
Henry was my elmer and a first rate cw op. We were
friends for more than forty years and without his help
I'm not sure I've have ever made it into ham radio alone.
Thanks Henry for the hobby and the friendship. Much
appreciated.
45+ year ham, U.S. Coast Guard vet and
home brew tinkerer. Father,husband and
friend.
I knew Ray for several years , a fellow club
member and great guy, I have a 1941
hammarlund reciever he restored and value it,
Ray will be greatly missed. 73 k4fil
I met Ray about 10-yrs ago. He was my friend
& mentor I loved listening to him & lifetime
friend Dave (WA4AIW) talk about their days in
the Coast Guard. Ray loved restoring old
equipment, when you walked into his shop, you
would go on a trip back in radio history. I
am so proud his son Matt is following in his
footsteps. I will also miss Ray Cook!!
Always remember Ray as one willing to help with the hobby.
I have known Dan for about 30 years or longer. I would hear him on 2m FM coming home from work and he would conversing in CW with another ham while talking to me!(he had a strap on leg key). He had been sick off and on since being retired in the early 2000's.
I have known Dan since I was a Technician in 1974. He was my 1st contact, as a Tech, on 2m AM. We became good friends and chatted frequently on the phone and on the radio. He loved to have discussions about the current radio and power amplifier technologies. He leaves behind his wife of 45 yrs, Karen WB9YCW, family and many nieces and nephews. He is a Motorola alum. He will be missed.
Kip was well known around the world as a DXer, DXpeditioner, and contributor to making this a great hobby. Having been privledged to know KIp and call him a friend for 30 years I can only say that I will miss him more than words can express.
RIP OM . . .
After reading the reason for this page ( a wonderful idea) I just had to place my father in here. Jim (Snr) as he was known by his friends, was a very keen amateur, not so much as behind the mic but more as a repairer and making aerials or experimenting with different idea's. He was a ham for about 15 yrs before his untimely death.
Frank, I met on the bands one night. He was very keen on SSTV and helped not only me but others on how to use a certain editing software. We became great friends. Later I visited him in Australia (many times after that) and he returned the visit 2 yrs later. I understand he was a very faithful member of the Westlakes Amateur Radio Club for many years and later became editor of their magazine and President of the club.
Jimmy did TENNEESSE OUTDOORSMEN and ham radio AA4JH, I ran into Jimmy bunch of time when we was talking about fishing and his show and didn't know he was a ham radio operator walks around at our local hamfest he will be greatly be missed
rip Jimmy
| Jim Sellars NĂ˜UAM |
Jim was a friend of mine and was a coordinator of the Southwest Missouri Regional SKYWARN network. The following is a quote from another SKYWARN member, regarding Jim's story (Patti Flowers-Palmer KDĂ˜AEL) : It is with tremendous sadness that I am here to tell you of the passing of a great man. Today, May 22, 2018, N0UAM Jim Sellars went silent key. We all knew Jim as the rock solid voice of the Southwest Missouri Regional Skywarn.
Jim was there night and day to provide the region with time-valued weather information for the protection of life and property. He was a mentor to so many people, not just in our region of the world, but for many storm chasers as well.
Jim was an AMS Certified Meteorologist and possessed more knowledge of meteorology than many of us could hope to ever learn. When not busy with the weather for Southwest Missouri, and Jim used his vast knowledge to provide information to chasers in the field to help keep them safe. He also spent many hours running Echolink nets for the National Hurricane Center. And, he continued to elmer right up until his last moments.
He had a colorful past including time spent as a police officer for the City of Springfield, many years of work with AT&T, and as a ball player."
| Warren KC3DP |
Warren Peake Sr was my dad and encouraged me to get my Ham License, which I did a few years after he had passed on. He was a great communicator with fellow HAMS all around the world. He loved entering Contest to see how many folks he could connect with and receive a personal Call Sign Post Card. If propagation was good he had a field day on his rig which made him very happy. I miss my dad butI know someday I will be with him in Ham Radio Heaven.
| Gene Hastings W1VRK |
Eugene Hastings, W1VRK, 88, of Marblehead passed away peacefully on Wednesday April 25, 2018 after suffering a massive stroke six weeks earlier. He was born on January 27, 1930 in Salem. Gene graduated Swampscott High School followed by a degree from Boston University in Business Administration. In 1961 he married Clara Brichze and they settled in Marblehead.
A long time advocate for amateur radio and the ARRL, Gene served on the ARRL Foundation Board of Directors from 1993 to 2014 and was honored as a Director Emeritus. For years he championed the ARRL New England Division Convention, one of the largest ham radio conventions in the country, out of Swampscott, Boston and Boxboro. An active DXer, Gene had 333 DXCC countries confirmed. He was also a member and director of the North Shore Radio Association.
https://ema.arrl.org/2018/04/30/gene-hastings-w1vrk-silent-key/
I first met George in the early 70's. He was WB5CKH back then if my memory serves me correctly. We both lived in Longview, Texas. Long time DX, and county awards chaser. He would even go out mobile to give fellow county hunters a "new one". I believe he had 3 Worked All Counties awards. I am getting long in the tooth. So see you soon George.
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