October 1, 2009 by kb3ljm.

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July 22, 2009 by kb3ljm.

A Michigan ham has died following a tower collapse during antenna set-up on Field Day. According to news reports, Larry Prelog, KE4PM, of Niles was helping to erect a thirty-foot high tower for the Blossomland Amateur Radio Association on Saturday, June 27th. He had climbed the tower when it collapsed under him and throwing him to the ground. He was airlifted to the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.A professional radio technician by trade, Larry Perlog was most recently employed as a telecommunications specialist for Lakeland Regional Health Care System. Throughout his career performed many tower climbs and was considered as being one of the most safety conscious climbers in the business. A family member described him as being very meticulous about being safe. Larry Perlog, KE4PM, was age 57. [AR Newsline]

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July 21, 2009 by kb3ljm.

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Vernon S. Chapin, K3VC
July 10, 2009

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July 21, 2009 by kb3ljm.

Jim Mullin, W8KKK, of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, fell to his death from atop his 100 foot tower on June 6, reports Frank “Fritz” Hemrich, K8WLF. According to a post Hemrich made on QRZ.com, Mullin, 69, was in the process of dismantling a tower and antennas when his safety belt “parted at one of the seams and just let go.” Hemrich recounted that Mullin had already been up on the tower twice that day: “It appears as if he was on his third trip up to re-position his gin pole to start taking apart and down the tower sections. His ground assistant had just finished taking some pictures of the tower and was putting his camera back in his car. As he turned away from the car he heard Jim hit the ground.” A service for Mullin was held June 11.

http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9071

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February 24, 2009 by kb3ljm.

Jim Smith, VK9NS (ex-P29JS), of Norfolk Island, Australia, passed away Tuesday, February 10, after a short illness. He was 80. A noted DXer and ARRL member, Smith was #81 on the Islands on the Air (IOTA) Honour Roll.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/02/10/10638/?nc=1

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February 24, 2009 by kb3ljm.

John Kanzius, K3TUP, of Erie, Pennsylvania, passed away February 18 in Florida from pneumonia. He was 64. Kanzius was best known for his research into finding a cure for cancer using radio waves, specifically 13.56 MHz.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/02/19/10657/?nc=1

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October 14, 2008 by kb3ljm.

Well-known contester, DXer, and QST and NCJ author Paolo Cortese, I2UIY, passed away from a brain aneurysm the weekend of October 11. He was 48. According to fellow contester Doug Grant, K1DG, Cortese was the “most popular competitor” at the first WRTC in Seattle in 1990.

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/10/14/10386/?nc=1

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May 12, 2008 by kb3ljm.

Ronald A. Parise, PhD, WA4SIR, passed away Friday May 9, 2008 after a very long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 57. Parise flew as a payload specialist on two space shuttle missions: STS-35 on Columbia in December 1990 and STS-67 on the Endeavour in March 1995. These two missions, ASTRO-1 and ASTRO-2 respectively, carried out ultraviolet and x-ray astronomical observations, logging more than 614 hours and 10.6 million miles in space. Parise was one of the first astronomers to operate a telescope from space, making hundreds of observations during the mission. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, said Parise’s personal contributions to these two missions provided scientists with “an unprecedented view of our universe, expanding our understanding of the birth, life and death of stars and galaxies.”

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/05/10/10092/?nc=1

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April 28, 2008 by kb3ljm.

Amateur radio cartoonist Robert Beasley, K6BJH, whose deft drawings sparked many a grin, died February 16, 2008; he was 82. His wife, Helen, survives Bob. According to his autobiography, he was first licensed in southern California in 1953. Following retirement, Bob fulfilled his lifelong desire to become a cartoonist. His work was featured in QST, Worldradio, Electric Radio, Spec-Com Journal, Radioscan and Badger State Smoke Signals. Collections of his cartoons were published as: The Best of Beasley and The Best of Beasley: K6BJH on Amateur Television.

Source: K9YA Telegraph, 5/2008

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March 21, 2008 by kb3ljm.

We are sad to note the passing of writer Arthur C Clarke. While not a licensed amateur, his technical and literary work influenced many in the amateur world. He was well respected by many amateur organisations, notably AMSAT, and was once President of the British Amateur Television Club. [RSGB]

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