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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Aug 20 2020 23:11:42

SILENT KEY: GLEN ZOOK K9STH

PAUL/ANCHOR: The Collins Collectors Association is grieving the loss 
of a treasured longtimer, who has become a Silent Key. Jack Parker, 
W8ISH, tells us about him.

JACK: Members of the Collins Collectors Association, treasured the 
friendship and expertise of Glen Zook, K9STH, who was known to fellow 
hams as a valued technical expert. Glen became a Silent Key on August 
13th. One of the early members of the Collins group, the electrical 
engineer from Indiana moved to Texas after college, to take up a job 
with Collins Radio. CCA president Scott Kerr, KE1RR, told Newsline 
that Glen had [quote] "a passion for getting things right" [endquote], 
and often shared his expertise with members posting on the CCA 
reflector.

Glen had also been the first FM editor of CQ Magazine, and author of 
more than 1,000 articles for various other publications, including 
Popular Electronics, and 73 magazine, according to his profile on 
QRZ.com. His website k9sth dot net [k9sth.net], with its array of 
downloadable files, shows his range of projects, and serves as a 
window into his own ham radio station.

Glen was an amateur radio operator for more than 60 years, and 
according to his family, he was a mechanical and electronics wizard, 
who could fix anything, especially the antique radios he loved so 
much. His daughter, Rebecca, posted on her Facebook page: [quote] 
"A profoundly gifted man, there wasn't much he couldn't accomplish."

Scott Kerr added that as one of the CCA's particularly patient 
oldtimers: [quote] "Glen will be especially missed." [endquote]

Glen Zook was 76 years old.

For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jack Parker, W8ISH.
 
(FACEBOOK, QRZ.COM)

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SILENT KEY: NASA ENGINEER JOHN CHITWOOD K3RGB

PAUL/ANCHOR: Another Silent Key - this one in Florida - was most 
especially celebrated for his long years of work with the NASA 
space program. Jim Damron, N8TMW, has the details.

JIM: A ham who enjoyed a prominent career for nearly four decades, 
working at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, has become a Silent 
Key. John Stephen Chitwood, K3RGB, of St. Petersburg, Florida, has 
died of COVID-19. He had been hospitalized following a fall in June, 
and then tested positive for the coronavirus.

A radio tinkerer and a builder since he was a child, he received his 
Novice license in 1961. Though he became a DJ at his college radio 
station at Drexel University, his time in college also provided entry 
into the world of space travel. He began working on the Greenbelt, 
Maryland campus of NASA's Goddard center, while still at the university.

He later became part of the team on the Cosmic Background Explorer, 
or COBE. Measurements made with the help of the COBE satellite later 
helped two scientists win the Nobel Prize in physics in 2006, for 
their study of the origin of stars and galaxies.

According to his obituary in the Washington Post, John also served as 
secretary and treasurer for the Foundation for Amateur Radio, and was 
part of its Scholarship Committee for 46 years.  

John Stephen Chitwood was 73. 

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.

(WASHINGTON POST)

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CANADIAN AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME SEEKS NOMINEES

PAUL/ANCHOR: Hams in Canada are being asked to name names - the best 
of the best - for induction into the Radio Amateurs of Canada Hall of 
Fame. Dave Parks, WB8ODF, has that story.

DAVE: If you live in Canada, and know someone who you think deserves 
a place in the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, now's your chance 
to make it happen. Radio Amateurs of Canada is accepting nominations 
until the end of September, and the trustees of the hall are looking 
for hams who have performed great service to amateur radio in Canada 
over a sustained period of time. All nominations should include a 
biographical information about the nominee, and three references. 
The RAC prefers nomination documents via email in PDF format, but 
will also accept those delivered by regular mail.

Now can you keep a secret? You'll have to: All nominations are 
required to be kept confidential, which means you can't tell anyone 
you're nominating them, nor can you ask their permission. Simply go 
to the hall of fame web page, and download the nomination form to 
get started. You can find it at wp dot rac dot ca forward slash carhof, 
which is spelled "c a r h o f" for Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of 
Fame. (wp.rac.ca/carhof) 

Deadline is the last business day of September.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Dave Parks, WB8ODF.

(RAC, SOUTHGATE)
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