[RTTY] Authur Blave - ON4BX - a Silent Key

[Wa3frp]

It is with regret that I write that Arthur Blave, ON4BX, became a Silent Key on February 11, 2014.  Well known in Amateur radio circles, he was one of the best known RTTY contesters and DXers in the late 1960s and early 1970s. 
 
Among the RTTY Awards that Arthur earned where:
 
Winner of the first World RTTY Championship (sponsored by ARI)., CARTG 1965 7th Place, Volta 1966 2nd Place, CARTG 1967 3rd Place, BARTG 1967 9th Place, BARTG 1968 2nd Place, CARTG 1969 Gold Metal Winner, Giant Flash Contest 1970 2nd Place, CARTG 1970 8th Place. 
 
In 1971, Arthur was the first Radio Amateur to submit his cards to the DX Editor of RTTY Journal and achieve the honor of confirming one hundred countries on RTTY. The ARRL began issuing DXCC certificates on November 1, 1976.  Prior to that date, an award for working one hundred countries was only available via RTTY Journal. 
 
Before retiring in 1995, Arthur was a Professor at the Faculté Polytechnique de Mons in Mons, Belgium.