[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
Oh, no. Fred, is someone I've worked and met for many years. I worked him just a few weeks ago in a contest. A great ambassador for Amateur Radio. He did a lot of positive things for individuals. And as Ria said, Fred was in ARRL's corner! This is such sad news. Rick - K5UR -----Original Message----- From: Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD) <n2rj@arrl.org> To: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Sat, Dec 31, 2022 8:03 am Subject: [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.... 73RiaN2RJ_______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv
So sad to hear! I had dinner with Fred at the last live Visalia DX convention. It was the first time I’d actually met him in person, although he is in many of my contest logs. A true and humble gentleman. There will be an extra prayer for him tonight. 73; Mike W7VO Sent from my iPhone, utilizing a very tiny keyboard fed from very fat fingers
On Dec 31, 2022, at 7:55 AM, Roderick, Rick, K5UR via arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> wrote:
Oh, no. Fred, is someone I've worked and met for many years. I worked him just a few weeks ago in a contest. A great ambassador for Amateur Radio. He did a lot of positive things for individuals. And as Ria said, Fred was in ARRL's corner! This is such sad news.
Rick - K5UR
-----Original Message----- From: Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD) <n2rj@arrl.org> To: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Sent: Sat, Dec 31, 2022 8:03 am Subject: [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 _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv
Thank you for all the well wishes for Fred. Here is a later update: Fred will be move to hospice today. He can signal yes or no and he knows he is going to hospice but not much beyond that. He is still with us but probably for not much longer. Please continue to keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Ria N2RJ ________________________________ From: Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD) Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2022 9:03 AM To: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Subject: 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
Very sorry to hear about Fred’s situation. He was always very helpful to me when I was Region 2 Secretary and President with insights and information based upon his experience south of our border. He will certainly be missed by the people that got to know him. 73, Rod From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD) <n2rj@arrl.org> Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023 at 7:35 AM To: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:34430] Re: Fred Laun, K3ZO Thank you for all the well wishes for Fred. Here is a later update: Fred will be move to hospice today. He can signal yes or no and he knows he is going to hospice but not much beyond that. He is still with us but probably for not much longer. Please continue to keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Ria N2RJ ________________________________ From: Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD) Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2022 9:03 AM To: arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Subject: 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
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