[TIPSdiscussion] From ARRL.org -- W1UD recent SK
- From: John and Anne <tipsnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: TIPSdiscussion <tipsdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:32:17 -0500
FVI
Former Western Massachusetts Section Manager Bill Voedisch, W1UD (SK)
TAGS: ARRL Life Member, korean conflict, radio service, Section Manager,
silent key
01/10/2011
William Voedisch, W1UD, of Leominster, Massachusetts, became a Silent
Key on January 1. He was 78. Voedisch was an avid CW operator who
especially enjoyed operating in the CW National Traffic System nets. In
recent years, he was the Manager of the NTS First Region CW net and
almost nightly represented the First Region in the Eastern Area Net. He
was also active in the Transcontinental Corps, relaying messages to
other regional nets around the country.
Voedisch served several terms as ARRL Western Massachusetts Section
Manager: from 1987 through 1989, in 1992 and 1993, and again from 1996
through 2005. He was an ARRL Life Member and was the former president of
the Montachusett Amateur Radio Association and was still active before
his death. Voedisch was the owner and operator of Imperial Television
and Radio Service in Leominster since 1954.
Voedisch served as a US Army corporal in the Korean Conflict and its
immediate aftermath, serving from 1952-1954. He received the Korean
Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal and the National Defense
Service Medal.
Voedisch served on the Ways and Means Committee and Cable Commission for
the City of Leominster. A funeral service was held on January 6 at St
Mark’s Episcopal Church, in Leominster.
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