We regret to report W2EAG’s key fell silent on June 1, 2019. Mark Rappaport was the long-time manager of the Hit-and-Bounce Net and a great supporter of amateur radio traffic handling. His family’s obituary: Mark Wesley Rappaport, 78, of River Bend, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Mark was born in New York, NY […]
We are saddened at the passing of our friend and colleague Frank Thrash, W4DLZ manager of RN5 and a lifelong radioman. We offer our deepest condolence to his beautiful XYL Mary and his family. Submitted by Jerry carter W4SU: Frank Wadley Thrash W4DLZ December 7, 1932 – November 3, 2018 To RN5 and CAN traffic nets: […]
Submitted by Steve Miller, N0SM Jim Lasley, N0JL, passed away Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from complications of pneumonia and heart disease. Jim loved cw of all kinds. He had a heck of a collection of straight keys and bugs, had been an SKCC member, ARRL Life Member, […]
Submitted by RRI’s founder Rob Griffin K6YR Bill Myers, K6IFF, passed away on Thanksgiving Day, after an extended battle with cancer. Bill was a longtime traffic-handler, who, after a number of years away from amateur radio, assumed an active role on the Sixth Region Net, Cycle 4, and as Los Angeles Section Traffic Manager, recruiting […]