[QCWA Hotlist] 2021-003 - Archibald C. 'Arch' Doty W7ACD Silent Key

[Ken Oelke - VE6AFO]

March 4, 2021

*From QCWA Headquarters*

*https://www.qcwa.org

<https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php>QCWA Bulletin 2021-003 - Archibald C. 
'Arch' Doty W7ACD Silent Key*

It is with deep sadness we report the passing of QCWA Life Member # 
15147 Archibald C. 'Arch' Doty, W7ACD of Portland, OR on January 27, 
2021 at the age of 100. He was looking forward to his 101 birthday.

He was first licensed as K8CFU in 1956. He also held the following call 
signs; G5AIE GM5AIR GW5AIE OE1ZGA HI57XVA EI2LDZ

Doty graduated form Colorado College after five years service as an Air 
Force pilot. During the next 25 years he worked for the US Automobile 
industry, plus assignments at the UN in Geneva for the US State Department.

Doty was secretary of Chapter 76 for a decade, and served on the QCWA 
Board of Directors from 1992 to 1994 and 1998 to 2002. He designed the 
QCWA pamphlet in 1998 and assisted in developing the format and content 
of the original QCWA web page.

An avid DXer, he was a member of the DXCC Honor Roll and has operated 
overseas with 20 reciprocal calls. He was a Senior Member of IEEE, a 
Life Member of the ARRL and a Fellow of the Radio Club of America.

Doty was the author of numerous published papers and articles, many 
concerning his investigation of Counterpoise Ground Systems. He also 
holds several patents.

47 & 73,
Ken Oelke, VE6AFO
President, Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc.
https://www.qcwa.org/
<https://www.qcwa.org/>*Phone: 403-226-5840*


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