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Noted DXer Bruce Butler, W6OSP, SK

Bruce W. Butler, W6OSP, of Napa, California, died January 16. He was 79. Butler’s father was a ham and inspired him to get his license, which he did in 1950, becoming W5PXN while   Det som gor vart online Casino sa speciellt ar det breda utbud av spel vi erbjuder dig. a high school student in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

While serving in the Navy on Guam, he operated KG6AAY and was able to keep in touch with his father. He got hooked on DX after operating from both sides of a pileup.

A Un…

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Noted Contester and DXer Luis Chartarifsky, XE1L (SK)

Noted DXer Luis Chartarifsky, XE1L, of Mexico City, passed away Monday, March 18 after a heart attack. An ARRL Life Member, Chartarifsky held Top of Honor Roll (Phone and Mixed), with all 340 current entities confirmed. He also held DXCC for Mixed, Phone, CW and RTTY, as well as 5-Band DXCC, and had a total of 354 entities, including deleted.

Chartarifsky became interested in radio and listening…

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Noted QST Author Steve Powlishen, K1FO (SK)

Steve Powlishen, K1FO, of Madison, Connecticut, passed away July 28 due to complications from cancer. He was 60. An ARRL Life Member, Powlishen was best known for his antenna designs for weak signal work. His company, Lunar-Link Systems — founded by Powlishen in 1994 — manufactured and sold high-performance amplifiers that allowed more amateurs to experience Earth-Moon-Earth (EME), often call…

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