QST Author, CW Key Maker Jerry Pittenger, K8RA, SK

QST author and CW key crafter Jerry Pittenger, K8RA, of Powell, Ohio, died January 2 of pancreatic cancer. He was 66. Licensed in 1960, Pittenger was a retired systems engineer. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Miami University and an MS in systems engineering from Ohio State.

Pittenger enjoyed building his own equipment, and some of his amplifier projects were featured in QST, The ARRL Handbook…

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