[600MRG] [Lowfer] Andre Kesteloot SK

[Warren K2ORS]

A postscript to my earlier note,
André was only one of a handful to be awarded the "Intelligence Star", 
one of the rarest valor awards from the U.S. Government:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_Star#Andr.C3.A9_V._Kesteloot

  He also authored a book, the  Spread Spectrum Sourcebook:


http://www.amazon.com/Spread-Spectrum-Sourcebook-Andre-Kesteloot/dp/0872593177

73 Warren


On 1/7/2015 7:15 AM, Warren wrote:
>
> I am sorry to hear about the report the passing of André Kesteloot,
> N4ICK on January 4.
> Many on the list knew André  better than I but for the benefit of those
> who did not know him I will summarize my recollections.
>
> Andre was a founder of AMRAD, Amateur Radio Research and Development and
> led many of the efforts in digital modes and more relevantly to this
> group led the AMRAD LF effort getting the first U.S. LF Experimental
> license WA2XTF back in the 1999. As part of the AMRAD LF effort a high
> performance e-probe and LF downconverter and operated a long wave beacon
> on 137kHz. André participated in the RSGB LF Convention in 2000 and
> presented the Bobek award to David Bowman G0MRF for his transatlantic
> contact with Larry Kaiser.
>
> André  worked for the CIA as an electrical engineer and retired around
> 2000 or so but was called back to do consulting after the events of 9/11
>
>   I met André only once, I purchased a Decca TX that André  had acquired
> from Dave Bowman, Dave having brought it over to the Dayton hamvention.
> ( I believe that originally  Harry Woodhouse of Cornwall obtained it
> from the Decca station on the Isles of Scilly.)   Deccas being scarce in
> this country, I gladly drove the 400+ miles from Boston to the
> Washington D.C. area where André  lived. André  was quite the gentlemen
> and we had a short conversation about LF and the people involved, he was
> very complimentary to the RSGB LF community and particularly to Jim Moritz.
> The Decca needed some minor repairs and conversion from 71kHz to 137kHz
> and a driver board etc, it is still my primary large 137kHz transmitter.
> My last contact was a couple of years ago after I acquired one of the
> AMRAD LF transmitters, a Ropex owned by W4RI, André supplied me with the
> schematic and information on various modifications.
>
> André will be missed by the LF community.
>
> 73 Warren K2ORS
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick Raab" <w1fr at gmrr.biz>
> To: <600mrg at w7ekb.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 9:36 PM
> Subject: [600MRG] Andre Kesteloot SK
>
>
>> January 6, 2015
>>
>> Gentlemen:
>>
>> Ralph Wallio passed on word that Andre Kesteloot N4ICK / WD2XSH/8 passed
>> away on January 4.
>>
>> Andre was an active member of AMRAD.  Back in 2004 when I was trying
>> to get
>> our 500-kHz project started, AMRAD was the first group to back the idea.
>> They helped to convince ARRL to move on our experimental license.  Andre
>> had been involved in the 137-kHz experimental license before this.
>>
>> This is the fourth SK from the WD2XSH group.
>>
>>
>> 73, Fritz, W1FR, Experiment Coordinator
>>
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