[SFDXA] ARLB070 DXCC legend Bob White, W1CW, SK

[Bill]

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> ARLB070 DXCC legend Bob White, W1CW, SK
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> ARRL Bulletin 70  ARLB070
> From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  November 22, 2002
> To all radio amateurs 
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> ARLB070 DXCC legend Bob White, W1CW, SK
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> Former ARRL Headquarters staff member Robert L. White, W1CW, of
> Seffner, Florida, died November 22 from complications arising from
> pneumonia. He was 83.
> 
> Known to many as ''Mr DXCC,'' White was the manager of the ARRL's DX
> Century Club program from 1952 until 1976, establishing the
> award--and its stringent standards--as Amateur Radio's premier DX
> achievement. White codified the rules for the DXCC program and
> oversaw the checking of some 250,000 QSL cards submitted yearly,
> often working as many as 90 hours a week to ensure that the job got
> done right. During his tenure at Headquarters, White also oversaw
> the ARRL QSL Service. He belonged to the ARRL for 62 years and was a
> Life Member.
> 
> ''Dad was the guy who made DXCC what it was,'' said White's son, Jim,
> K4OJ, in a posting to the CQ Contest reflector. ''He didn't cut any
> corners--everyone was held to the same high standard--and this is
> what made holding DXCC meaningful.''
> 
> Introduced to Amateur Radio in his youth, White was first licensed
> in 1938. He served as a radio operator in the US Navy during World
> War II.
> 
> White was an avid DXer and CW enthusiast. Active in the First-Class
> CW Operators' Club, White was also inducted into the CQ DX Hall of
> Fame in 1998.
> 
> His wife Ellen, W1YL, and his son Jim, K4OJ, survive him; both are
> former ARRL staff members. Friends may send condolence messages via
> e-mail to w1cw@tampabay.rr.com or to 6607 Flicker Ct, Seffner, FL
> 33584. The family invites memorial donations to the W1CW Memorial
> Fund-Florida Contest Group, c/o Frederick M Perkins Jr, 3437 Lake
> Josephine Dr, Lake Placid FL 33852. Per White's request, there will
> be no public service.
> NNNN
> /EX
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