[WL-USERS] ARLX003 CLOVER Inventor, Ray Petit, W7GHM, SK

[Jay Townsend]

>Subject: ARLX003 CLOVER Inventor, Ray Petit, W7GHM, SK
>Organization: American Radio Relay League
>Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 17:26:17 EDT
>From: "ARRL Members Only Web site" <memberlist@www.arrl.org>
>
>SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX003
>ARLX003 CLOVER Inventor, Ray Petit, W7GHM, SK
>
>ZCZC AX03
>QST de W1AW  
>Special Bulletin 3  ARLX003
>>From ARRL Headquarters  
>Newington CT  June 18, 1999
>To all radio amateurs 
>
>SB SPCL ARL ARLX003
>ARLX003 CLOVER Inventor, Ray Petit, W7GHM, SK
>
>CLOVER inventor Ray Petit, W7GHM, died June 13, 1999, at his home in
>Oak Harbor, Washington. He was 55. According to his close friend Ed
>Bixby, AK0X, Petit suffered a stroke in early March caused by a
>brain tumor that left him mostly paralyzed. Continuing growth of the
>tumor resulted in additional strokes that finally took his life.
>
>CLOVER is a digital communications protocol designed for use on the
>HF bands that's found wide application in commercial and amateur
>communication.
>
>Petit was well-known and respected within the Amateur Radio digital
>community. ''Ray was a real gentleman and he will be missed,'' said
>QST Digital Dimensions Editor Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU. An ARRL member
>for more than 27 years, Petit had authored several articles for QST
>and QEX on CLOVER and coherent CW, among other topics.
>
>Petit is survived by his wife, Joyce, two brothers and a sister.
>NNNN


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Jay Townsend, WS7I < ws7i@ewarg.org >