ARRL member Jim Abercrombie, N4JA (ex-K4BMS), of Enoree, South Carolina, died May 14. He was 76. According to Charles Pennington, K4GK, Abercrombie was fatally injured as the result of a fall from his Amateur Radio tower.
Abercrombie was a serious DXer with 340 current DXCC entities confirmed (mixed). He served briefly in 1972 as the ARRL Section Communications Manager (now Section Manager) for …
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DXer and ARRL Life Member James D. Kulp, K3SW (ex-K3AWZ, V26SW), of Middletown, Virginia, died August 5. He was 70. Kulp was licensed in 1957 and became K3SW 20 years later. He was a life member of AMSAT and also belonged to the Frankford Radio Club, Potomac Valley Radio Club, the National Capitol DX Association and other organizations. He was a retired juvenile probation counselor. K3SW had 33…
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The winner of the December QST Cover Plaque award is James K. Boomer, W9UJ, for his article “Delta Loop Collinear Antennas.” Congratulations James! The QST Cover Plaque Award — given to the author or authors of the best article in each issue — is determined by a vote of ARRL members on the QST Cover Plaque Poll web page. Cast a ballot for your favorite article in the January issue today.
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