N4KG (ex W8FAW, WA0SDC), Thomas A. Russell, from Harvest, became a Silent Key as he passed away yesterday at the Huntsville Hospital.
He was 74.
Over the past few months Tom had been suffering from multiple health issues.
He was a serious DXer for many years with a moderate station yet had some impressive numbers with 339/370 confirmed in the ARRL DXCC Mixed standings.
He knew many of the tricks of the trade of DXing and put his skills to the test and seemed to never give up.
Tom was an experimenter with antennas and authored several articles on his successes.
During the mid-60's Tom worked for Collins Radio.
He was 74.
Over the past few months Tom had been suffering from multiple health issues.
He was a serious DXer for many years with a moderate station yet had some impressive numbers with 339/370 confirmed in the ARRL DXCC Mixed standings.
He knew many of the tricks of the trade of DXing and put his skills to the test and seemed to never give up.
Tom was an experimenter with antennas and authored several articles on his successes.
During the mid-60's Tom worked for Collins Radio.