[Elecraft] Fred Cady KE7X - SK

[G4GNX]

I have just heard that Fred Cady, KE7X has passed away.

This from James Pastorfield:

“Educator, Author, Contester Fred Cady, KE7X, SK

Fred Cady, KE7X, of Bozeman, Montana, died on May 16. An ARRL Life Member, he turned 77 earlier this month. Cady was a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Montana State University. He co-authored The Successful Ham Radio Operator’s Handbook with Vic DiCiccio, VE3YT. Cady also wrote several manuals on how to use Elecraft equipment.

Licensed in 1959, Cady earned a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, and was a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He taught for more than 40 years and published five textbooks on microcomputers.

An avid CW contester, Cady was a member of the world record-holding Team Vertical contest group”.



What a loss to not only his family, but to the Amateur Radio fraternity, especially Elecraft owners who use his books as a bible.



RIP OM.


73,

Alan. G4GNX