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Larry Doutherd - KD6SWL - 24 May, 2019
Brad Wyatt - K6WR - 10 November, 2015
Brad Wyatt - K6WR
November 10, 2015
Past ARRL Pacific Division Director Brad Wyatt, K6WR, of Los Gatos, California, died on November 10 after an illness. He was 86. An ARRL Life Member, Wyatt served as the Pacific Division Director from 1994 until 2000, when he decided not to run for another term. He previously served as Vice Director of the Pacific Division from 1992 until 1994.
Brad was a member of the IBM San Jose ARC and retired from IBM in 1984. He received bachelor's and master's (MBA) degrees from Stanford University. Wyatt was a past president of the Los Gatos Kiwanis Club.
In November 2001, Wyatt's article, "Remote Controlled HF Operation over the Internet," appeared in QST. A year later, Wyatt and co-authors Stan Schretter, W4MQ, and Keith Lamonica, W7DXX, won the QST Cover Plaque Award for their collaboration on the article, "A Ham Radio Public Utility HF Station."
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Past Pacific Division Director Brad Wyatt, K6WR. |
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Joanna Woodrow - KD6HIK - 13 November, 2014
Bruce Kinney - W6TED - 13 October, 2014
Doug Macheel - K6HLE - 11 August, 2009
Harry Mills - AB9KF - 8 August, 2008
Bill Brown - W6TAO - 20 June, 2008
Alexander (Al) Hadad - AA6SB - 30 January, 2008
John Boles - KA6LWC - 6 May, 2007
Bill Cathcart - K6OPC - 5 March, 2007
David D Aguilar - 22 January, 2007
Jeanne D'Agostino - 13 May, 2006
Glenna Mason - N6IYT - 19 February, 2006
Judy Cathcart - KD6IRB - 28 January, 2006
Doug Lykken - WB6SFC - 26 December, 2005
Alex Meyer - W6ZX & WB6AFJ (Always Finding Junk) - 23 September, 2005
A telephone call from Bob, W6RGG, ARRL Pacific Division Director informs me that Alex Meyer, W6ZX is SK. I recently forwarded what was probably the last Email message sent by Alex. It was informing everybody that he had “blood cancer.” Later W6KM confirmed that Alex had Leukemia, and was near death.
I suppose that many of you did not know Alex. To refresh the memory of some: Alex formerly held the call WB6AFJ. He was known quite well as “Always Finding Junk,” the phonetics that he used for that call. “Always Finding Junk” was a fitting handle for Alex. In his younger days Alex was a buyer and seller of ham parts and equipment at flea markets and elsewhere.
I remember Alex from the hey-day period of WB6OQS when Alex and I and K6DKG (Kay Six Dee Kay and a Gee) would get together after meetings at the Dennys on North First Street to discuss club and ham radio happenings. K6DKG kept us separated for Alex was as opinionated as I am. DKG has been SK for several years.
Alex also worked with the Silicon Valley VE Group giving license examinations at Tandem Computers (now HP) in Cupertino. We missed him when he moved on to other activities.
Alex also was listed high in countries on DXCC, and he was a member of the DX club.
Alex’s daughter, Gerda Valuzenela (408-258-1128) is attempting to make a history of the ham radio accomplishments of Alex. She would appreciate a call from anyone wishing to contribute bits of his history.
Shorty Freitas - AE6Z
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A memorial was held on Friday, September 23, at 2:00 PM at the Alum Rock United Methodist Church. |
Charlie Wolf - KD6VIZ - 17 June, 2005
Frank Glass - K6RQ
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