Former
ARRL Washington Coordinator Perry Williams, W1UED, became a Silent Key on
September 25 at age 86, according to the ARRL. Williams served on the League
staff from 1954 through 1994, starting as an assistant secretary and then
rising to Membership Services Manager before being named Washington Coordinator
in 1980. He is credited with convincing Congress not to impose license
application fees on amateurs and promoted approval of vanity call signs.  |
| Wes Sxhum, W9DYV, in early photo. (Photo from Central Electronics website www.ce-multiphase.com) |
Wes
Schum, W9DYV, also passed away in late September. You may not know his name,
but you most likely are familiar with his work. According to Newsline,
Schum is considered the father of single-sideband in amateur radio. As founder
of Central Electronics in 1949, he and colleague Joe Batchelor developed the CE
10-A, the first practical amateur SSB transmitter. Schum was 94.
