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THE RAC QSL BUREAU SYSTEM Silent Keys – In Memoriam
The RAC Outgoing QSL Bureau service is With regret, we record the passing of these Amateur Radio operators.
available to RAC members, RAC affliated Nous avons le regret de vous annoncer le décès des radioamateurs suivants.
clubs (club call only) and QSL Managers who
are members of RAC. Your RAC membership VA3AY – Bill Haskin, of Thunder Bay, ON , on February 16, 2014.
number must accompany each shipment of VA3WLA – Les Armstrong, of Burlington, ON, at age 80 , on January 24, 2014.
QSL cards. VA7ALS – Tom Jones, of North Vancouver, BC, at age 57, on January 19, 2014.
RAC Outgoing QSL Bureau VE1ABV – Johnny Weir, of Marion Bridge, NS at age 90, on December 8, 2013.
PO Box 11156, Station H VE1AOL – Eleanor Cottreau, of Upper Wedgeport, NS, at age 83, on January 16, 2014.
Nepean, ON K2H 7T9 VE1EDT – Ed Turner, of Moser River, NS, at age 83, on March 7, 2014.
Telephone: 613-670-3230 VE1FM – Woody MacDonald, of Trenton, NS, at age 86, on March 15, 2014.
Email: ve3exy@rac.ca VE1LR – Dick O’Connell, of Dartmouth, NS, at age 95, on December 18, 2013.
There are limits and restrictions for use of the VE1MUS – Barry Hallett, of Lawrencetown, NS, at age 71, on December 27, 2013.
Outgoing QSL Bureau. For more information, VE1QO – Art Crowell, of Yarmouth, NS at age 81, on January 22, 2014.
surcharges and card sorting details, visit VE1VX – Mel Lever, of Dartmouth, NS, at age 84, on March 21, 2014.
http://www.rac.ca or http://www.magma. VE1YE – Lelitia Wiseman, of Sackville, NB, at age 78, on February 20, 2014.
ca/~ve3exy/bureau.html. VE2BHW – Fred Lackstone, of Montreal, QC, on March 28, 2014.
The Incoming QSL Bureau service is a VE2BLE – Richard Desforges (VE2DRD), of Gatineau, QC, at age 49, on March 19, 2014.
user-pay system, using one of four methods VE2CU – Michel St-Hilaire, of Laval, QC, at age 72, on March 23, 2014.
– (A) envelopes (B) credits (C) labels or (D) VE2DA – Gerald Groleau, of St-Joseph de Sorel, QC, at age 80, on March 7, 2014.
combination credit with labels – to get cards VE2JCG – Jean Claude Grenier, of Gatineau, QC, at age 81, on March 2, 2014.
to you. For more information on the incoming VE2VCJ – Jean-Marie Jutras, of St-Edmond, QC, at age 76, on March 18, 2014.
system visit www.rac.ca. (*Note: Method B VE3AUC – Doug Cormier, of Ottawa, ON, at age 69, on February 7, 2014.
is preferred). VE3AUQ – Audrey Darlington, of Magnetawan, ON, at age 86, on December 7, 2013.
VE3BKK – Ken Brown, of Sarnia, ON, at age 85, on January 18, 2014.
VE1 – VE0 Bureau (B) VE3CAE – Bud Kern, of Perth, ON, at age 82, on August 20, 2013.
Brit Fader Memorial QSL Bureau VE3EEK – Bob La Rose, of Ottawa, ON, at age 89, on December 25, 2013.
Sponsored by the Halifax ARC VE3ERB – Don Burgess, of Burlington, ON, 95, at age on February 23, 2014.
Tom Caithness, VE1GTC VE3ETT – Millie La Rose, of Ottawa, ON, at age 93, on November 14, 2013.
PO Box 8895 VE3FEM – Fred Foerter, of North Bay, ON, on February 24, 2014.
Halifax, NS B3K 5M5 VE3FJH – Frank Horsfall, of Little Current, ON, at age 84, on November 16, 2013.
VE2 Bureau (A, B)* VE3FMT – Jim Trayes, of Toronto, ON, at age 85, on November 29, 2013.
Jacques Dubé, VE2QK VE3FXD – Francis Duck, of Simcoe, ON, at age 78, on February 26, 2014.
875 rue Sévère VE3GOV – Pat Owens, of Kitchener, ON, at age 80, on March 3, 2014.
Trois-Rivieres, PQ G9A 4G4
VE3HLD – Hubert “Shot” Heath, of Oakville, ON, at age 85, on March 13, 2014.
VE3 Bureau (D) VE3IJO – Werner Grewe (N4DYE), of Cape Canaveral, FL, at age 81, on January 14, 2014.
QSL Manager VE3JBX – Dave Hilborn, of Ottawa, ON, on February 9, 2014.
PO Box 216 VE3JPN – Tom Bygnes, of Churchill, ON, at age 97, on February 6, 2014.
Streetsville, ON L5M 2B8 VE3ODT – Don Tyndall, of Etobicoke, ON, on November 25, 2013.
VE4 Bureau (B) VE3RM – Don Dashney, of L’Orignal, ON , at age 95, on February 12, 2014.
Adam Romanchuk, VE4SN VE3TEI – Harri Merivirta, of Sudbury, ON, at age 61, on March 22, 2014.
26 Morrison Street
Winnipeg, MB R2V 3B4 VE3TXN – Edward Joseph Fedorowski, of Mississauga, ON at age 68, on January 3, 2014.
VE3UB – Neal Moore (VE3LDU), of London, ON, at age 64, on February 6, 2014.
VE5 Bureau (B) VE4FG – Ruth Christie, of Glenboro, MB, at age 80, on May 14, 2012.
Todd Bendtsen, VE5MX VE4GF – Gord Finch, of Winnipeg, MB, at age 76, on January 28, 2014.
616 Moffet Drive
Weyburn, SK S4H 2M7 VE4GW – Bob Gillespie, of Gladstone, MB, at age 91, on February 15, 2014.
VE4IWB – Reg Jones, of Douglas, MB, at age 70, on August 12, 2013.
VE6/VA6 Bureau (B) VE4JCM – Colin McBeath, of Winnipeg, MB, at age 90, on March 12, 2014.
Rich Roadhouse, VE6AX VE4OB – Ed Funk, of Winnipeg, MB, at age 85, on January 28, 2014.
372 Cedarpark Drive SW
Calgary, AB T2W 2J4 VE4PJ – Peter McArthur, of Winnipeg, MB, at age 81, on January 31, 2014.
VE4TI – Terry Herndon, of Rivers , MB, at age 69, on June 2, 2012.
VE7 – VA7 Bureau (B) VE4WAW – Bill Whiston, of Winnipeg, MB, at age 82, on November 27, 2013.
Ken Clarke, VE7BC VE5BAL – Ed Gillis, of Brandon, MB, at age 89, on December 11, 2013.
12441 – 58A Avenue
Surrey, BC V3X 1X6 VE5GE – Ed Berryere, of Saskatoon, SK, at age 82, on March 14, 2014.
VE5GES – Gertrude Story, of Weyburn, SK, at age 84, on January 18, 2014.
VE8 – VY0 Bureau (A, B)* VE6ANO – Percy Webb, of Calgary, AB, at age 83, on January 20, 2014.
John Boudreau, VE8EV
PO Box 3099 VE6CHO – Lewus Engler, of Olds, AB, at age 78, on March 13, 2014.
Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0 VE6HGR – Gerhard Roolker, of Lacombe, AB, at age 73, on March 23, 2014.
VE9 – VY2 Bureau (B) VE6JPN – Jerry Woelk, of Hanna, AB, at age 67, on March 4, 2014.
VE6WJ – Allan Johnston, of Big Valley, AB, at age 85, on February 16, 2014.
Bob Sherwood Memorial QSL Bureau
Sponsored by the Moncton Area ARC VE7AIL – Bob Heller, of Victoria, BC, on January 23, 2014.
Wayne Gillcash, VE1RR VE7BK – Bill Killam, of Vancouver, BC, at age 101.5, on January 31, 2014.
Box 73 VE7EQD – George Redpath, of Prince George, BC, at age 77, on February 8, 2014.
Moncton, NB E1C 8R9 VE7EYU – Ivar Lorentzen, of Langley, BC, on February 26, 2014.
VO Bureau (B, C)* VE7GRT – Rai Thomas, of Sooke, BC, at age 84, on November 29,2013.
Rick Burke, VO1SA VE7MEN – Gus Ewing, of Delta, BC, at age 92, on January 21, 2014.
Box 23099, Churchill Square VE7TBG – Gunter F. Becker, of Creston, BC at age 79, on November 20, 2013.
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J9 VE7WTW – Wayne Withers, of Burnaby, BC, at age 75, on March 6, 2014.
VY1 Bureau (A, B) VE9PV – Peter Haines, of Havelock, NB, at age 87, on March 1, 2014.
Hugh Henderson, VY1HH VE9WN – Weldon Turner, of Moncton, NB, on December 17, 2013.
Box 33062 VO1PJN – Paul Noonan, of Bay de Verde, NL, at age 69, on April 16, 2013.
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Y5 The list of Silent Keys is prepared by volunteers at RAC Headquarters at .

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