SILENT KEYS

[IK0ZCW]

Lee Jennings, ZL2AL passed away on 13 June. He was first licensed in Canada (VE3DIL, VE3CDX, VE3OE and VE3LJ , 1953-69), then he moved to New Zealand in 1969 (ZL1BET and ZL2AL since 1972). A FOC member and a highly accomplished DXer and contester, he operated from the Chatham Islands (ZL7AA/ZM7A in 1993 and 1997, and ZL7T in 2009), the Kermadecs (ZL8RI in 1996) and Campbell Island (ZL9CI in 1999), and was the team leader for the East Coast Contesters (ZM4T). He also ejoyed being the VK/ZL Pilot for several high profile DXpeditions, including FT5ZM and K1N, and had agreed to play that role again in 2016 for VK0EK and E44Y.

Hans-Juergen Bartels, DL1YFF passed away on 16 June at 71 years of age. He operated from several DXCC Entities, notably as TN1M (Congo 1995), 7P8AA (Lesotho 2000), A25/DL1YFF (Botswana 2002), XF4DL (Revillagigedo 2006), 9L0W (Sierra Leone 2008), PJ4C (Bonaire 2012) and 5X8C (Uganda 2013). A past chairman of the Rhein Ruhr DX Association (2008-14), he was a member of the CT9L/CR3L contest team, and also served in the Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club's (DARC) Board of Directors (2001-05).