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A LIFETIME OF AMATEUR RADIO
Roland Peddle, VE6RL (VO1BD) Appointed to Hall of Fame
AMATEUR THROUGH THE DECADES: Above (L-R): 1962 – VO1BD with newly installed tower and daughter Janice, St. John’s; 1990 – VO1BD
and shack, with grandson Aaron on the air!; 2000s – VE6RL at Lethbridge, Alberta shack. Below: CARHOF Presentation on November 28, 2017
in Lethbridge. From left: Bruce Stewart, VE6ATY (seated, representing RAC); Roland Peddle, VE6RL (VO1BD) (bed); Barbara Peddle, VE6LN
(Roland’s XYL); Derek Peddle (son), Janice Kurmey (daughter), Flora Fraser (Darrel’s XYL), Blair Shaw, VE6AGH, Rob McMillan, VE6XMB and
Darrel Fraser VE6ZK.
The Board of Trustees of the Canadian to contact well over 300 countries. He Manager (1984‑96); and Official Bulletin
Amateur Radio Hall of Fame is pleased to taught high school Chemistry, Biology and Station (VO1QST: 1987‑94) for the
appoint Roland Clarence Peddle, VE6RL Earth Science at Bishops College in St. Canadian Radio Relay League (CRRL).
(VO1BD), now of Lethbridge, Alberta, to John’s for 27 years and was Department He was the CRRL Assistant Atlantic
the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Head (Science), retiring in 1986, the last Director (1987‑92) and when Radio
(CARHOF) for 2017. original teacher from 1959. He earned Amateurs of Canada was formed (1993).
Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Roly received three CRRL Awards for
The Constitution for the Hall of Fame Memorial University of Newfoundland. this service (1992). In 1995, SONRA
specifies that the appointment is made presented him the Bob Lewis Service
“for outstanding achievement and Roly’s first call sign was VO1D (1952) Award for “outstanding contributions to
excellence of the highest degree, for and then VO1BD (1957). He contributed Amateur Radio”, and in 1996, Honorary
serious and sustained service to Amateur to many Amateur Radio organizations, Life Membership.
Radio in Canada, or to Amateur Radio at including: President, Newfoundland
large”. Roly Peddle is most worthy of this Radio Club (NRC, 1956); Editor, NRC In 1997, Roly and his loving XYL Barbara
honour. Newsletter (1955‑59); Coordinator, moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, celebrating
Amateur Radio Emergency Corps their 50th Anniversary in 2009. In 2012, he
Roly was born in October 1931 in St. John’s, (1956); Editor, Society of Newfoundland was recognized by the Lethbridge Senior
Newfoundland and was a shortwave Radio Amateurs (SONRA) Newsletter Citizens Organization (LSCO) Amateur
listener before obtaining his Amateur (1959‑61); VO Incoming QSL Bureau Radio Club for 60 years on the air (and
Radio licence in January 1952, going on
interviewed on TV).
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Roland Peddle, VE6RL (VO1BD) Appointed to Hall of Fame
AMATEUR THROUGH THE DECADES: Above (L-R): 1962 – VO1BD with newly installed tower and daughter Janice, St. John’s; 1990 – VO1BD
and shack, with grandson Aaron on the air!; 2000s – VE6RL at Lethbridge, Alberta shack. Below: CARHOF Presentation on November 28, 2017
in Lethbridge. From left: Bruce Stewart, VE6ATY (seated, representing RAC); Roland Peddle, VE6RL (VO1BD) (bed); Barbara Peddle, VE6LN
(Roland’s XYL); Derek Peddle (son), Janice Kurmey (daughter), Flora Fraser (Darrel’s XYL), Blair Shaw, VE6AGH, Rob McMillan, VE6XMB and
Darrel Fraser VE6ZK.
The Board of Trustees of the Canadian to contact well over 300 countries. He Manager (1984‑96); and Official Bulletin
Amateur Radio Hall of Fame is pleased to taught high school Chemistry, Biology and Station (VO1QST: 1987‑94) for the
appoint Roland Clarence Peddle, VE6RL Earth Science at Bishops College in St. Canadian Radio Relay League (CRRL).
(VO1BD), now of Lethbridge, Alberta, to John’s for 27 years and was Department He was the CRRL Assistant Atlantic
the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Head (Science), retiring in 1986, the last Director (1987‑92) and when Radio
(CARHOF) for 2017. original teacher from 1959. He earned Amateurs of Canada was formed (1993).
Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Roly received three CRRL Awards for
The Constitution for the Hall of Fame Memorial University of Newfoundland. this service (1992). In 1995, SONRA
specifies that the appointment is made presented him the Bob Lewis Service
“for outstanding achievement and Roly’s first call sign was VO1D (1952) Award for “outstanding contributions to
excellence of the highest degree, for and then VO1BD (1957). He contributed Amateur Radio”, and in 1996, Honorary
serious and sustained service to Amateur to many Amateur Radio organizations, Life Membership.
Radio in Canada, or to Amateur Radio at including: President, Newfoundland
large”. Roly Peddle is most worthy of this Radio Club (NRC, 1956); Editor, NRC In 1997, Roly and his loving XYL Barbara
honour. Newsletter (1955‑59); Coordinator, moved to Lethbridge, Alberta, celebrating
Amateur Radio Emergency Corps their 50th Anniversary in 2009. In 2012, he
Roly was born in October 1931 in St. John’s, (1956); Editor, Society of Newfoundland was recognized by the Lethbridge Senior
Newfoundland and was a shortwave Radio Amateurs (SONRA) Newsletter Citizens Organization (LSCO) Amateur
listener before obtaining his Amateur (1959‑61); VO Incoming QSL Bureau Radio Club for 60 years on the air (and
Radio licence in January 1952, going on
interviewed on TV).
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