[MCARC] [Fwd: ARLX004 Paul "Tad" Cook, K7RA (SK)]

Nate Bargmann n0nb at n0nb.us
Fri Apr 18 21:27:30 EDT 2025


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Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:00:37 -0000
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Subject: ARLX004 Paul "Tad" Cook, K7RA (SK)

SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX004
ARLX004 Paul "Tad" Cook, K7RA (SK)
 
ZCZC AX04
QST de W1AW 
Special Bulletin 4 ARLX004
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT April 18, 2025
To all radio amateurs
 
SB SPCL ARL ARLX004
ARLX004 Paul "Tad" Cook, K7RA (SK)
 
Paul "Tad" Cook, K7RA, passed away on April 13, 2025.
 
For 36 years, Cook wrote the weekly W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin
and the K7RA Solar Update for the ARRL Letter. He retired in January
2025, citing a recent ALS diagnosis and on March 8, Cook received the
ARRL President's Award presented to him by ARRL Northwestern Division
Director Mark Tharp, KB7HDX.
 
Several weeks ago, Robin Amundson, WA7CPA, and Western Washington DX
Club President Rob Fanfant, N7QT, sat down with Cook to talk about his
life and amateur radio, and he shared several interesting stories. One
of his fun ham experiences was road-tripping the western United States
in a 5-speed stick-shift while making CW QSOs on his Drake TR-7 radio
and logging on a legal pad, with Hamsticks for antennas on top of the
car.
 
About 15 years ago, Tad discovered a dance subculture on Capitol Hill in
Seattle, getting hooked on traditional blues dancing. He danced at the
Capitol Hill Dance Underground and Waves, a Haitian restaurant. He
danced with every woman featured on a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
"All Things Considered" segment on blues dance, including the host. Tad
also played guitar in Danny Eskanazi's, K7SS, Lamar Harrington Band.
Their 1975 single, Oom Cocka Mau Mau, is still available for sale. In
addition, Tad worked as a roadie for one of the most iconic rock bands
of that generation, Iron Butterfly.
 
Cook admitted he led a life of calculated risks fueled by a deep
personal conviction and a desire to make the world a better place.
Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date.
NNNN
/EX

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®

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