Hi All, Walter Maxwell, W2DU (SK): from The ARRL Letter on July 12, 2012
Walter Maxwell, W2DU (SK): M. Walter Maxwell, W2DU, died July 3 at his home in DeLand, Florida, of natural causes. He was 93. Maxwell was best known in the Amateur Radio realm for his ground-breaking series of articles, "Another Look at Reflections." Published in QST in seven parts from 1973-1976, the series explained in plain English concepts such as line loss, SWR, baluns and antenna tuners. The articles were later compiled into a book, Reflections: Transmission Lines and Antennas, which included additional material on matching networks, antennas and the Smith Chart. It was first published by the ARRL in 1990 and went through several editions. Later editions were published by CQ Communications. Source: The ARRL Letter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional note from i8CVS Hi All It is very sad for me to know that Walter Maxell, W2DU died. I was in touch with him by email for many years and he was very friendly and plenty of explanations to me about my transmission lines problems. I missed a gread friend. The material published into the W2DU book " Reflections, Transmission Lines and Antennas ", is actually downloadble from the following source: http://web.archive.org/web/20090412045404/http://w2du.com/Reflections2.html To know more about the W2DU technical life read also: http://www.qcwa.org/w2du-sk.htm 73" de i8CVS Domenico _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
