[arrl-odv:34427] Fred Laun, K3ZO

Fred has been in ICU for over a week and today I was told that he's being taken off life support. Fred was not only an avid contester but also a U.S. information officer for many years. He famously suffered at the hands of Argentinian Marxist Guerillas after being accused of being a spy due to his ham radio equipment and antennas (David Sidall talked about this a few months ago) in an attempted kidnapping. He is a good friend and supporter of ARRL. Read an article from NCJ about him: https://ncjweb.com/features/sepoct15feat.pdf The spy accusation: http://shortwavescatter.blogspot.com/2010/03/radio-hobbyist-or-cia-spy-1974.... 73 Ria N2RJ