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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Head of Operations for the Relocation Program in IOM Greece. We miss a good friend, very sad.
| Ken Ebneter K9EN |
Ken’s lifelong passion was electronics.
He was extraordinarily intelligent! He
worked for Hays Music Store for many
years as a repair person. He was also a
highly-skilled engineer. Several radio
and TV stations in the quad-state area
called on his expertise when nobody else
could figure out the problem. It was
often said, “If Ken can’t fix it, it
can’t be fixed!” Whenever he was asked
when he planned to retire, he always
replied, “You don’t retire from a
hobby!” Ken always demonstrated
effortless and enormous patience in
everything he did. He took everything in
stride. There wasn’t much, if anything,
that could ruffle his feathers.
Ken was a charter member and mainstay of
the Yellow Thunder Radio Club, known to
fellow ham radio friends as K9EN. His
dedication to the club was clear to all
that knew him. For decades, he printed
the newsletter for the club in his own
basement on a printing press. He was
also an Elmer for many in the hobby and
will missed by those he introduced to
amateur radio. Additionally, he served
a number of years as ARRL Vice-Director
for the Central Division.
73 OM, dit dit.
| Larry Rye KM4TX |
Larry's obituary is here: http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/sites/Mounta2/memsol.cgi?user_id=2062543
Hank served as an ARES and RACES volunteer in the DFW with past ARRL Pres Jim Haynie, WB5JBP.
He was always available to offer insight into problems and could hold a frequency on Field Day like no other.
Dennis was an electronics engineer &
taught me all the theory & practical
skills associated with Amateur Radio.
We both sat the Advanced Exam at the
same time, his call sign follows mine.
He was a generous man with his time &
skills, he even built my sons first
computer when computers were in their
infancy. Dennis passed away a few
years ago, I miss him as a good friend
& he is a sad loss to the Amateur
community. RIP Dennis.
I was traveling at night down some winding rural highways
and was tired. I gave a call on 2M FM simplex and Mitch
responded. He could tell I was tired and chatted with me
until I was safely near my destination. I was new in the
area and had never talked with Mitch before!
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After I got to know Mitch and before I had my general
ticket he came over to my QTH to check out my new to me HF
rig and OCF dipole that was strung across the floor joists
in the basement. On his first call he worked a Harvard
special event station. On his next call he worked a
station in Orange County California. I really wanted to
get on HF and experiment with antennas after that!
| Arnold Whitlow NM8K |
Arnold was a good friend and will be sadly missed. Here is a bit of information about Arnold from his update to ORZ in July of 2015.
These days I'm more of a radio collector than radio operator. If I sorted through all my junque I could probably set up three or four complete stations. I do a lot of listening, but a lot of the stuff I hear is not fit for public consumption... kinda makes you not want to key the transmit...
My first exposure to radio was through my next door neighbor in a very small West Virginia town where I was born and raised. The neighbor's father lived about six miles away up a deep West Virginia 'holler' with no electricity. They both had six channel CB radios and talked to each other several times daily on a schedule. When the local grocer delivered groceries he always planned on spending an hour or two with jumper cables hooked up to his truck to charge up the father's battery. I was fascinated that ordinary folks could talk that far using radio waves.
When I joined the Marine Corps (1967- 1970) I jumped at the opportunity to take several communications courses through the Marine Corps Institute, then used the GI Bill to pay for an electronics engineering degree. As fate would have it, I spent the next twenty years as a truck driver and all my education was used repairing other trucker's C B radios. Everybody knew that old 'Empty Pockets' was the 'go to man' if your C B needed help. (And, as a truck driver, I got that handle honestly).
In the early 90's an accident mostly ended my driving career- messed up my walking ability pretty good. Then a bout with blood clots in my lungs nearly done me in, but I lucked up and found an extremely good doctor who put in a filter to keep the blood clots away from my heart and lungs.
Although disabled, I still managed to work part time until last year, when my legs said 'no more'. To fill my spare time in the late 90's I decided to get my Ham license and within about two years worked my way to Extra class. I served as the Emergency Co-ordinator for Fayette County ARES/ Races for several years and even served a couple years as president of the local REACT team. I even helped build our local low power FM station.
But to make a long story semi short, my disabilities finally got the best of me and I now spend all my time loafing. I am having to spend more and more time in a wheelchair, dragging an oxygen hose behind me and depending on the kindness of others to keep my antennas in the air and depending on my wife for the things I thought I would always be able to do.
I live about a quarter of a mile from the world famous New River Gorge Bridge in some of the most beautiful country that God made. We are both members of the Baptist Church and are firm believers in God, Guns and Country.
If you happen to hear me on the air give me a shout and we'll talk. I'm more into QSO's than contesting and if you need that rare part chances are I might have it in that big room full of junk...
| Lyle Kaufman K1DMU |
Sad to report the passing of our great friend Lyle
Kaufman, K1DMU from Merrimack, NH
RIP brother - you made everyone’s life fun,
funny, hysterically funny, and so real. Ham’s
Ham!
| Doc VE3BZ |
David “Doc” Weiner, VE3BZ (formerly
VE2DCW, VE2QV, VE3RTU, FP0DW,
VE2DCW/VP9, BY1PK/VE2QV) passed away
suddenly on December 18, 2017 in Naples,
Florida. First licensed in 1966, David was an
active DXer and contester for over 50 years.
As a teenager in Montreal he had a basic
home station consisting of a Heathkit DX-40
and a Hammarlund HQ-129-X. Frustrated with
a ground plane and dipole, he managed to put
up a 3 element tribander 5 feet off the roof of
our house. While at McGill University he
rejuvenated the VE2UN club and he was
custodian of VE2UN for many years. After
university in the 1970’s he had a home station
(VE2QV) in Waterville, Quebec when he
worked at Centaur Theatre in the Eastern
Townships of Quebec. But moving to Western
University in London, Ont. for an MBA and
then working and living in downtown Toronto,
Canada and Beijing, China limited his activity
to multi-oping at contest stations including
VE6OU (1981), VE6JY (1994, 1999), VE9DH
(1997), B1HQ & B1Z (2004 - 2007) and VE3EJ
(2011). He loved working pileups and he
always looked forward to setting up is own
station again. Finally nearing semi-retirement
in 2010 he built a station at a superb location
on Pigeon Lake in eastern Ontario and
became very active on all bands building his
DXCC total to nearly 330 and submitting
many strong contest scores. He was looking
forward to getting on the DXCC Honor Roll in
the near future. Shortly before his last trip to
China and Vietnam in November he became
active on FT8 and was excited to work several
new digital DXCC entities. David and his wife
Regine traveled very extensively for work and
pleasure and he was able to meet with local
hams in many countries. David’s bucket list
included going on a DXpedition and working
the pileups. David was a Life Member of
ARRL and RAC and a member of the Contest
Club of Ontario.
Shocked to hear David has passed. I first met him in Montreal - probably before I was licensed - through a mutual friend. David was an amazing CW operator at a very young age. He used to 'operate' the TGIF contest. Lots of people would work him, it was all fun.
| Vincent Kinard KR4LT |
Vince was a good friend for a very long
time.I was unaware of his passing until
last week when I purchased a transceiver
& found out from the seller who was his
daughter.I now own his ICOM 706 MKIIG &
he would be very pleased.Rest In Peace
Vince & Thanks for being a friend.
I just was informed by Vince's daughter
that he had passed away.We were friends
for a long time & when we chatted on FB
messenger he never said how sick that he
was.May he forever Rest In Peace.
President of the Del Norte Amateur Radio
Club. He was not only my Elmer but he
was also my father-in-law
I had the privilege of knowing Fred as
my elmer. Before he became my elmer,
I had the honor of knowing him as my
father-in-law. He was one of the best
people I've ever known in life.
The following is taken from his
obituary:
Clyde “Fred” Fredrick Wagner Jr.
passed away peacefully on Dec. 14,
2017, at the age of 70. Fred was born
in Eureka, on Oct. 28, 1947. He spent
his childhood in McMinnville, Oregon,
and moved to Santa Ana in his teenage
years. There, he met his sweetheart
Darlene, and they were later married
on Jan. 24, 1969. Fred went on to
study pharmaceuticals at the
University of Arizona in Tucson and
graduated with a bachelor’s degree in
pharmacy in 1976. He has worked for
several companies over the years,
always loving being a “drug pusher.”
He relocated to Crescent City the
beginning of 1990.
Fred enjoyed many hobbies during the
course of his life. He was a dedicated
fan of the NHRA, loving the power and
speed of the cars. He enjoyed singing
in choirs, and was most recently a
member of the Pacific Guild Chorale.
He also had a love of HAM radios and
was the president of the Del Norte
Amateur Radio Club. After retiring,
Fred found a passion in wood turning,
winning awards for his beautiful
wooden bowls.
Everyone who met Fred will remember
his great sense of humor,
compassionate heart, and loving
nature. He was a dedicated husband,
father, and grandfather. He was loved
by many, and will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his sister Pam
Infanger, his wife of 49 years Darlene
Wagner, their seven children Allison
Hensley, Jessica Bolten, Fred Wagner
III, Erik Wagner, Bethany McAvoy,
Celeste Lovaas, and Ethan Wagner, as
well as 11 grandchildren.
Fred was preceded in death by his
parents Eureka and Clyde Wagner, Sr.
Past President and current Vice President of the Pelican Bay Amateur Radio Club, Brookings, OR.
| Mary Evans Weddle WC4T |
It was through her and her husband Clyde L
Weddle's encouragement that i realized my
goals in Amateur radio- miss that both dearly.
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