[QCWA Hotlist] Ray Minichiello, W1BC - Silent Key

[ve6afo at cia.com]

Date: August 19, 2013

 From QCWA Headquarters

http://www.qcwa.org


QCWA Bulletin 2013-014 - Ray Minichiello, W1BC - Silent Key


It is with sadness QCWA reports that QCWA Life Member #28789, Ray  
Minichiello, W1BC, passed away on August 15th, 2013 at the age of 96.

Ray, was an active amateur since 1933, and served as Chairman of the  
Marconi Foundation, USA, Inc. and the US National Marconi Musuem in  
Bedford, NH.

Previously, from 1940 to 1970 (except for WWII active duty), Ray  
worked with General Electric Company retiring as Manager of Product  
Planning of the Communicatation Products Division at Lynchburg, VA.  
Ray joined GE at Schenectady, NY in 1940, first in the Aircraft  
Department and later following his WWII active duty, joined the  
Aviation and Ordnance Deptartment in 1945 as Project Engineer  
responsible for the assembly and launching of captured German V-2  
Rockets at White Sands Proving Grounds, NM. At the conclusion of the  
V-2 program in 1954, Ray joined the GE Communications Division as  
District Engineer then as New England Manager. Ray later returned to  
Lynchburg to assume the role of Manager, Product Planning of Two-Way  
Radio and Microwave communications equipment.

  A few awards received by Ray include the General Electric Company  
"President Philip D. Reed Award", the Batcher Memorial Award from the  
Radio Club of America and the Marconi Gold Medal of Achievement Award  
from the Veterans Wireless Operators Association.

Ray is a Registered Professional Engineer, first in Massachusetts then  
New Hampshire in 1960 and 1961 respectively.

Ray served on the QCWA Board of Directors from 2002 to 2004.

73,

Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
President, QCWA Inc.