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11/20/2012 | Former “How’s DX?” Conductor Rod Newkirk, W9BRD (SK)
Rod Newkirk, W9BRD/VA3ZBB, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- who penned the QST column “How’s DX?” from 1947-1978 -- passed away on Monday, November 19 after a long illness. Newkirk was credited with coining the term “Elmer,” as well as for his humorous take
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08/20/2012 | QST Managing Editor Joel Kleinman, N1BKE (SK) -- UPDATED
QST Managing Editor Joel P. Kleinman, N1BKE, of Meriden, Connecticut, died August 18 from injuries received during a house fire. He was 64. Kleinman was responsible for the coordination, organization, control and completion of all aspects of QST’s
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06/25/2012 | Former ARRL General Manager and IARU President Richard Baldwin, W1RU (SK)
Richard “Dick” Baldwin, W1RU, of Damariscotta, Maine, passed away on Thursday, June 21, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 92. An ARRL Charter Life Member, Baldwin capped a long career on the ARRL staff with service as General Manager
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02/27/2012 | Former RAC President Earle Smith, VE6NM (SK)
Earle Smith, VE6NM, of Grand Prairie, Alberta -- who served as President of the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) from 2004-2007 -- passed away Friday, February 24. He was 81. An active radio amateur since 1948, first licensed as VE1SA, Smith enjoyed meeting
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05/13/2011 | Surfin’: One Week ’til DaytonThis week, Surfin’ gets more ready for the Dayton Hamvention®
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04/15/2011 | World Radio Labs Founder Leo Meyerson, W0GFQ (SK)
Leo Meyerson, W0GFQ, of Omaha, Nebraska, passed away on Wednesday, April 13. He was 100. In 1935, Meyerson, an ARRL Life Member, founded Wholesale Radio Laboratories -- the forerunner to World Radio Labs -- in Council Bluffs, Iowa. For his contributions t
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09/14/2010 | ARRL Honorary Vice President Hugh Turnbull, W3ABC (SK)
ARRL Honorary Vice President Hugh Turnbull, W3ABC (SK)
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07/30/2010 | Surfin’: A Town Without PitneyThis week, Surfin’ scours the Internet for yet another musical ham.
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