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Names in the News: Several Prominent Hams Are Silent Keys
We are saddened to report the passing of several prominent
amateurs in October. The ARRL Letter reports that Ken Holladay, K6HCP, the
co-founder of both Mirage Communications and KLM antennas, became a Silent Key
on October 14 after an extended illness. He was 75.
Sheldon "Shelly" Weil, K2BS, passed away on
October 29 from complications due to injuries suffered in a fall. He was 81.
Weil was a leader in scouting and amateur radio over several decades, staffing
ham stations at national and world jamborees. He also served as chairman of the
Boy Scouts of America's National Jewish Committee on Scouting.
Author Bill Sabin, WØIYH, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, became a
Silent Key on October 13 at age 88. A longtime engineer for Collins Radio
Company, Sabin authored more than 40 technical articles and contributed to or
co-edited three books on single sideband and HF radio. He was the author of
Discrete Signal Analysis and Design, and a contributor to ARRL's RF Amplifier
Classics.