[MAMS] [VHFcontesting] W0PW SK

[The Libbys]

Good morning.

It is deep sadness I heard of Don Hilliard’s passing. I can’t tell you the
number of times he and I had lunch when I was starting in VHF/UHF operating

On Mar 31, 2017, at 3:02 PM, Mark Thompson via VHFcontesting <
vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:






From: Roger Cox <rgcox2 at gmail.com>
Date: Friday, March 31, 2017
Subject: [Mich VHF UHF Society] W0PW SK
To: MiVUS <MiVUS at mivus.org>

A pioneer on VHF, UHF, and microwave bands, and the designer of a popular
Yagi model, Don Hilliard, W0PW (ex-W0EYE), of Clayton, Oklahoma, died on
March 25 following a lengthy period of ill health. An ARRL member, he was
81.

“Over the decades, Don made numerous contributions to the hobby and
specifically in the VHF, UHF and microwave arena of Amateur Radio,” said
Bill Mc Caa, K0RZ. “He was a pioneer in developing the first amateur
equipment for the 900 MHz band in 1983 in anticipation of the band becoming
available for amateurs. Don was a founding member of the Central States VHF
Society in 1967, as well as of the Microwave Update in 1985.”

Hilliard’s Yagi design, based on unpublished work by Peter Biezbicke at the
National Bureau of Standards, was legendary in the VHF/UHF community. The
antenna was described in “The World Above 50 MHz” (“15-Element Yagi by
W0EYE”) in the January 1972 edition of QST.

Hilliard also authored articles for QST and QEX.


http://www.arrl.org/news/vhf-uhf-microwave-pioneer-don-hilliard-w0pw-sk

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