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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| Elden Morris N1MN |
Elden, he jokingly hated when I called him Elmer, but he is the reason I am into Amateur Radio.
He was THEE operator I strive to be. Community-oriented, teach classes and work with the Scouts to be the Radio Merit Badge counselor and operator that provides the youth with the information needed to become licensed. He had a VE team and provided free FCC exams.
I was in his TECHNICIAN class in December of 2013. 2.6 microseconds after passing Tech, he asked when I plan to upgrade to General.
Well, he was relentless and I passed General and Extra a few years later.
Now I teach Tech and General classes, I am a Radio Merit Badge counselor, and I am starting to play on HF hunting POTA (we talked about that a few days before he passed away.
I have a VE team and I provide Free FCC exams thanks to his influence
Rest well, my friend!
| Claude Faler KB7KVO |
https://www.corbeillfuneralhomes.com/obituary/3183426
Claude was a great guy. 15 Meters was his favorite band.
Biography at Utah Amateur Radio Club web site:
http://user.xmission.com/~uarc/gordon.html
Farewell elmer...
| Martin Bernstein KW1C |
Mart passed away peacefully after suffering a bout with cancer.
Marty and I were best of cw buddies. We would send high speed cw in qso for an hour at a time twice a week. I could tell you that Marty loved spaghetti and clam sauce, pork loins in barbeque sauce, and Chinese takeout. We would reminisce about friends and daily events. Marty had a humor that endeared him to all. Our last cw sked was in January 2022 when he fell ill. RIP and thrive with the angels Marty, you knucklehead.
NI4F referred to Marty as a knucklehead...let me explain. Marty was a dedicated member of a ham radio net called "the knucklehead net."...we met every evening at 6 PM on 80 or 40 meters. Marty had several antenna projects in the works but passed away before he was able to complete them. He was a super guy with a heart of gold. Unfortunately, his daughter Jessica passed away at age 44 on the same day Marty went to see his maker.
I only knew Dave for a short time. He joined The Villages Amatuer Club just after moving from New Hampshire. We would meet for lunch every Tuesday and always had interesting stories to tell. We are helping his family find a good home for his radio gear. Len k4lfk
| Peter A Kleyn K6OPY |
Several years ago, My Brother Peter A Kleyn, of La Jolla, San Diego, CA ,became a silent key. Peter is buried in the Rosecrans Military Cemetery in San Diego.
In my 77 years I only met my brother Peter twice for a few hours, as my Dad was shifted all over the globe and our paths never crossed.
When I was born, Peter, who was then 18 Years old, Left for the USA to study from the small Caribbean Island where my father was stationed at the time.
Peter ,upon arrival in 1944, joined the Army and studied in New York under the GI Bill of Rights at what we believe was the NY RCA college.
With fantastic help from "Pete the Greek)... better known as "Pete Varounis ,NL7XM," we were able to piece the following info together: ( We have a QSL card from him as W2BWH, while he lived at the YMCA.)
"Peter Kleyn appearing as W2BYH was recorded in the Winter 1949/1950 Callbook at the Y.M.C.A., 215 West 23rd St., New York, NY. <27/4/47 >
By that summer, still as W2BYH, he relocated to Barnard Hall, North Brothers Island, Bronx, NY until the fall of 1955. <33/4/35>
As K6OPY, Peter was licensed about December 1955, and found residing now at 3710 Homeland Drive, Los Angeles, California. <34/1/225>
Almost six years later in the fall of 1961, Peter moved to 13129 S. Springford Drive in La Mirada, CA. <39/4/303>
The Summer 1967 Callbook shows his License Class as Advanced. <45/3/353>
Peter moves one last time in late 1968 or very early 1969 to 5746 Soledad Rd. in La Jolla, CA. 92037. <47/1/351>
Peter upgraded to Extra Class on April 25, 2000. "
Peter must have installed the love of Amateur Radio in me.... I have a fond memory of finding strange" Glass bottles" in boxes Labelled Sylvania and RCA in what has his room when i was a few years old. Yes, they turned out to be radio valves, he must have been building/experimenting long before I was even born.
I myself currently hold the Callsign EI7II, and can be contacted via QRZ. It has been a long held wish to pay tribute to Peter (K6OPY) and express the hope that folks reading this might remember K6OPY, while he was active. If so… pls drop me a note via QRZ? It would mean a lot to me.
Albert, EI7II.
Glen Patterson was the guiding force in the Yazoo (Mississippi) Radio Club and was active in ham radio activities. He was also the first Mississippian to be awarded the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Challenge Coin for his readiness and advocacy.
One of my first novices and great friend. That keep me update on her quests. Extra class and DXCC Honor Roll.
Richard William Keiper, 76, of Elyria, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Ames Family Hospice House in Westlake. He was born on February 13, 1945, in Norfolk, Virginia. Richard was an electrician and worked for Cargill Salt Mine. He enjoyed fishing, listening to the radio, talking on the ham radio, and doing projects around the home. Survivors include his former wife Cheryl (nee Smith); sons Robert and Michael Keiper; grandchildren, Jennifer and Thomas Abram; great-grandchildren, Caiden, Evan, and Skylar; sisters, Barb Delgado and Patricia Stutler. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Keiper and Beatrice Cook; daughter, Beverly Keiper; sister, Karen. All funeral services and burial were held. Pastor Arik Borstad officiated. Arrangements were entrusted to the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Elyria, 440-322-4626. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.laubenthalmercado.com
Val, you are missed by many of us who enjoyed knowing you. Always there to help when needed and a wealth of knowledge.
https://chroniclet.com/news/286341/charles-chuck-i-ingersoll/
| Drevo, Richard N W3GNQ |
Silent Key - W3GNQ - 2020-10-21
https://www.capegazette.com/article/richard-n-drevo-electrical-engineer/210421
Great guy. Got me into Ham Radio as KN3DOQ in 1956 in Washington DC. We were in the 6th grade and the picture shown was taken at our school at that time (1955). His station then was a CE 20A, 75A-4, and homebrew pair of 4-400s. A couple of years later he sold me his 75A-4 and replaced his 20A with a KWM-1.
Dick was also an accomplished 5 string Bluegrass banjo player. He was part of the Washington D.C. Bluegrass scene. We were in the same radio club, PVRC, and I got to pick with him at one of the summer meetings.
73 Sid K3SX
| Bob Ravenstein W1FDR |
Bobby Joe Ravenstein, 77, of Chelmsford, MA died Monday, November 29, 2021 at Lahey Clinic Hospital in Burlington, MA from complications due to Covid-19. He was married to the late Maria (Molina) Ravenstein, who died on November 27, 2021, also of complications due to Covid-19—two hearts, one soul.
Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri in 1944, he was the son of the late Nyal Ravenstein and Ruby (Schlimme) Ravenstein. He graduated from Central High School in Cape Girardeau, MO, with the class of 1962. Then he graduated from the University of Missouri with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He owned and operated Bomara Associates of Chelmsford, MA for 40 years—a technology firm he started in 1981. He was an active member of WB1GOF, the Police Amateur Radio Team of Westford, and a lifetime member of the ARRL. Bob was also a member of the First Parish Unitarian Universal Church of Chelmsford, MA.
His FCC Extra Ham Radio callsign was W1FDR, He was an Eagle Scout and member of the Order of the Arrow. He enjoyed skiing, radio fox hunting and golfing.
He is survived by his son Eric David Ravenstein (KD9EQY) and partner Nadine Plessow of Chicago, IL, and daughter Yalin Lisa Ravenstein Murdock and husband John Edgar Murdock IV–“Sean”–of Darien, CT, and their three grandchildren Jack Murdock, Patrick Murdock, Emilia Murdock… and his beloved cat Winston.
Joe Gault became silent Key early today. He was a friend to many hams and one of my closest friends. He taught ham radio classes for many years, was President of Spartanburg Technical College, a high school teacher and one of the organizers of the Old Friends Group of AM operators. He loved attending many hamfests and built many home-brew transmitters. He was formerly W4NDH and K4VO.
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