It is with great sadness that we report the passing of John King today (August 29) about an hour ago.  John was a very important member of the club, one of the founders of the 49ers, and held an A1 Operator Certificate.  The W1SYE repeater was a recent gift from John to the club.

Details will be announced in the future.  Several on-air events are planned, including a “Final Call” on the OSECA net (7:00 PM Tuesday September 4th on the KA1RCI network).  The VHF Net at 7 PM tomorrow, Thursday, is being run from the Portsmouth EOC.

Our thoughts and deepest sympathy goes out to his three children and to all those who feel this loss.