Sse ena legenda odhaja. LP MMM S56A ==>HUGH A. CASSIDY, WA6AUD, SK
Past ARRL Pacific Division Vice Director and San Francisco Section Communications Manager Hugh "Cass" Cassidy, WA6AUD, of San Rafael, California, died September 9. He was 88. Cassidy, who coined the expression "DX IS," was perhaps best known as editor of the West Coast DX Bulletin (WCDXB), which he published from 1968-1979. A World War II veteran and US Postal Service employee (he once served as postmaster of San Rafael), Cassidy established the Marion DX Club Audio and soon renamed it the West Coast DX Bulletin. Throughout his 11 years of publishing the bulletin Cassidy, with the help of his wife Virginia, created, edited, typed, printed, circulated advertised and more. The WCDXB quickly became one of the leading DX bulletins in an age before the Internet and e-mail. Noted Finnish DXer Jarmo Jaakola, OH2BN, called Cassidy "a truly towering figure in DX, a source of great inspiration." ARRL Midwest Division DXCC Advisory Committee member Cliff Ahrens, K0CA, recalls that Cassidy's bulletin vignettes were "not only fun to read, but taught us much about the qualities necessary to be a good DXer." Many of Cassidy's stories and poems were collated into a book in the early 1980s called "DX IS! The Best of the West Coast DX Bulletin," now out of print. Cassidy served as Pacific Division Vice Director from 1970 until 1973 and was San Francisco SCM (now SM) from 1964 until 1970. He has been inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame. Survivors include his wife and a daughter. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Archives are stored at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S5ham/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
