AD8P (ex WN8SGH, WA8YEE), William M. Gaines, from Bluffton, USA became a Silent Key on 8 July 2018 .
He was 70.
Bill operated Field Day in Oklahoma at K5PX with his friend K5ZG, Wayne. A week after returning home he had a heart attack and "had a stint put in his left anterior descending artery".
Bill had 334/344 (current/total) confirmed in the ARRL DXCC Mixed standings.
AD8P was a member of FOC, A1-OP, CW-Ops and a life member of ARRL.


AD8P William Gaines, Bluffton, USA