SILENT KEYS

[IK0ZCW]

Carl Cook, AI6V (P40V and P49V) became a Silent Key on 15 December, just two days before his 75th birthday. Over the years he operated from various locations around the globe, including a DXpedition to Clipperton Island (FO0XX, 1986). His search for a good contest site ended in Aruba, where he built two contest stations, won several contests in various categories and set many records. He was inducted into the CQ Contest Hall of Fame in 1997.
Jorg "Joe" Puchstein, DL8WPX (ex Y54PL, Y41RM and Y21RM, aka YB6AVE from Sumatra and YB1AQS from Java) passed away suddenly on 16 December at 54 years of age. In the 1990s he participated in several DXpeditions, e.g. VK9LM (Lord Howe, 1991 and 1996), FK/DJ5CQ (1994), VK9XY (Christmas Island, 1995 and 1996), VK9CR (Cocos/Keeling, 1995 and 1996), S21XX (1997), P29VXX (Misima Island, OC-117 in 1997) and ZL7DK (1998); more recently he was a team member of VK9DNX (Norfolk Island 2007), VK9DWX (Willis Islands 2008) and VK9DLX (Lord Howe 2014). An enthusiastic contester, Joe was a driving force behind CN8WW, the four-time M/M winner and world-record holder in the CQ WW DX Contest (1999-2000), and was actively involved in the DR1A M/M contest station. He was also a memer of the WAE DX Contest Committee for several years.