Ham Radio Contester and AR-Cluster Developer Terry Gerdes, AB5K, SK

Well-known contester and AR-Cluster developer Terry Gerdes, AB5K (ex-KX6OI), formerly of Texas, died on 13th November 2018 in Belize, where he had recently relocated and married. Terry was 69.

An Arkansas native who was initially licensed as WB5SFA, Gerdes held a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arkansas. In the 1980s, he operated from the Marshall Islands as KX6OI while tracking missiles from Vandenberg Air Force Base. He did work for Garmin, Dell, and FlexRadio Systems and performed tower work as a contractor, including much of that done recently at NR5M.

Gerdes may be best known for his development work with N1MM Logger+ and his ubiquitous AB5K AR-Cluster software, and he was among the handful of hams to work toward integrating the cluster system with the internet

Cliff Lindsay, G4VJI - Silent Key

Cliff Lindsay, G4VJI has passed away peacefully at home in Blandford, Dorset on 6th November 2018. He had been diagnosed with terminal cancer earlier in the year but he battled it right to the end.

He was an RSGB member, a member of RSARS and an active radio ham whenever his deteriorating health would allow. He will be sadly missed by his family and his many friends.

Sukwan Widajat, VA3WID, Silent Key

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) reports its Corporate Secretary Sukwan Widajat, VA3WID/YB0SWI/AB1XM, has died while in Indonesia, a post he had held since 2015.

“We are all volunteers and know that people have other responsibilities, and he was an example of balancing these. ”

— RAC President Glen MacDonell, VA3XRA

Widajat was the Vice-President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Pak2000 in Boston. He was first licensed in Indonesia in 1998 and obtained his Canadian license in 2013. He was a DXer, RTTY, and satellite enthusiast