It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
This is sad news indeed. What a loss to AMSAT!
Ken Ernandes, N2WWD
From: Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:13 PM To: amsat bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] K3IO ex-W3IWI
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob
N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
Tom has been inspiring me since I was a high school kid the early 80s ... I remember typing his tracking program published in Orbit magazine into my TI-99/4A computer and storing it on cassette tapes!
I also remember listening to him on the old AMSAT Launch Information Network ... back then we had to get live information on the status of a launch via an HF net on 20 or 80 meters.
Most recently Tom was very generous with his time at the 2019 AMSAT Symposium -- we were musing over an interferometer design so that Amateurs could do their own orbit determination independent of any government or commercial operation.
de KM1P Joe
________________________________________ From: n2wwd@mindspring.com n2wwd@mindspring.com Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:16 PM To: 'Robert McGwier'; 'amsat bb' Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: K3IO ex-W3IWI
This is sad news indeed. What a loss to AMSAT!
Ken Ernandes, N2WWD
From: Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:13 PM To: amsat bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] K3IO ex-W3IWI
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
I'm very sorry to hear this. I remember working with Tom when he started an FTP server for AMSAT folks through his "tomcat" PC (Tom Clark's AT).
73 de John, KD2BD
Tom Clark inspired me through his affiliation with TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) and the Totally Accurate Clock, APRS, and all the other great developments. He will be missed.
Bob, W7OTJ
On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 10:09 AM Joseph B. Fitzgerald < jfitzgerald@alum.wpi.edu> wrote:
Tom has been inspiring me since I was a high school kid the early 80s ... I remember typing his tracking program published in Orbit magazine into my TI-99/4A computer and storing it on cassette tapes!
I also remember listening to him on the old AMSAT Launch Information Network ... back then we had to get live information on the status of a launch via an HF net on 20 or 80 meters.
Most recently Tom was very generous with his time at the 2019 AMSAT Symposium -- we were musing over an interferometer design so that Amateurs could do their own orbit determination independent of any government or commercial operation.
de KM1P Joe
From: n2wwd@mindspring.com n2wwd@mindspring.com Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:16 PM To: 'Robert McGwier'; 'amsat bb' Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: K3IO ex-W3IWI
This is sad news indeed. What a loss to AMSAT!
Ken Ernandes, N2WWD
From: Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:13 PM To: amsat bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] K3IO ex-W3IWI
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
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Clint K6LCS
Sad to hear about Tom Clark. Am sure all his efforts & work will always be remembered by AMSAT community.
rajesh vu2exp
On Tue 28 Sep, 2021, 9:45 PM Robert McGwier, rwmcgwier@gmail.com wrote:
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
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a life well lived, one where other people were better for his presence and his memory lives in them and the future
safe flight WB5MZO Robert Oler ________________________________ From: Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 10:13 AM To: amsat bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] K3IO ex-W3IWI
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
This is very sad news about a truly wonderful man. I'm glad to have known him over the years. Has to be one of the smartest people I've ever met; yet, he could explain difficult concepts in easy to understand terms...huge impact on our hobby and organization, and various fields of science as well.
73 to a great one.
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] AMSAT Director and Command Station
On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 12:15 PM Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com wrote:
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
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So sorry to hear of Tom's passing. Godspeed my friend...
Jeff kb2m
On 9/28/2021 2:07 PM, Robert Oler wrote:
a life well lived, one where other people were better for his presence and his memory lives in them and the future
safe flight� WB5MZO� Robert Oler
*From:* Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com *Sent:* Tuesday, September 28, 2021 10:13 AM *To:* amsat bb amsat-bb@amsat.org *Subject:* [AMSAT-BB] K3IO ex-W3IWI It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
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Also sad to hear this news. A loss for sure.
Ed Long WA4SWJ Former Editor, The AMSAT Journal ________________________________ From: Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:13 PM To: amsat bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] K3IO ex-W3IWI
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
Sorry to hear about Tom’s passing. He was a good friend to me and all of AMSAT. Lots of great memories!
Joe - KC2TN
On Sep 28, 2021, at 3:33 PM, jeff griffin kb2mjeff@att.net wrote:
So sorry to hear of Tom's passing. Godspeed my friend...
Jeff kb2m
On 9/28/2021 2:07 PM, Robert Oler wrote:
a life well lived, one where other people were better for his presence and his memory lives in them and the future
safe flight� WB5MZO� Robert Oler From: Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 10:13 AM To: amsat bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] K3IO ex-W3IWI � It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.�
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
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Thanks Bob, Tom did a lot for AMSAT and it was an honor to have served on the board with him for many years and to have known him.
73...bruce
On 9/28/2021 11:13 AM, Robert McGwier wrote:
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
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This is pretty gut wrenching (I know that's an understatement...not sure of the right words)...I knew Tom briefly through Bob and always had a blast talking with him about multiple topics, Amateur Radio and Radio Astronomy being among them. He was always very encouraging to a newcomer like me in the world of Amateur Satellites and to academic research (both daunting in their own ways). He always had some new widget to share and discuss or some new idea to kick around.....I wish we had more time together. He will be missed.
-Zach, KJ4QLP -- Research Associate Aerospace & Ocean Systems Division (AOSD) Virginia Tech National Security Institute (VT-NSI) Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (VT) Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell Phone: 540-808-6305
From: Ed Long wa4swj@hotmail.com Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 3:53 PM To: Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com; amsat bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: K3IO ex-W3IWI
Also sad to hear this news. A loss for sure.
Ed Long WA4SWJ Former Editor, The AMSAT Journal ________________________________ From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@gmail.commailto:rwmcgwier@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:13 PM To: amsat bb <amsat-bb@amsat.orgmailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] K3IO ex-W3IWI
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
I knew Tom from past AMSAT conferences held at Goddard Space Flight center, NOAA Capstone GPS meetings in Baltimore, and from NASA GPS center-wide team meetings in Washington D.C. He did world class work on long baseline radio astronomy and precision timing through the application of GPS. He had a wealth of knowledge and freely shared with all. He is already deeply missed.
John Franke WA4WDL
On September 28, 2021 at 12:13 PM Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com wrote:
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away. I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online. I heartbroken to lose my friend. Bob N4HY Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org
Tom has been a great mentor and friend. Alan, BA1DU and I as well as the entire Chinese amatuer satellite community would like to send our deep condolences. This is a huge loss to all of us. R.I.P.
Michael Chen, BD5RV/4 AMSAT-China: http://www.camsat.cn ----------------------------------- Twitter: http://twitter.com/bd5rv Email: michael.bd5rv@gmail.com Skype: michael-bd5rv
On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 12:15 AM Robert McGwier rwmcgwier@gmail.com wrote:
It is a terribly sad duty for me to tell you that our dear friend, peer and colleague, Tom Clark passed away.
I have already agreed with AMSAT managment to put together a memorial talk for the AMSAT meeting and extended effort for the journal and online.
I heartbroken to lose my friend.
Bob N4HY
Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers
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Very sad news indeed. I always enjoyed talking with Tom.
My most fond memory was answering the phone one day and it was Tom. It seems that AO-7 had come back to life and he was wondering if I'd be interested in trying to command it after all these years. Of course I said yes.
Not long after, a box arrived with one of the few working hardware based command encoders that I'm aware of.
As you all know, I was successful in commanding AO-7 and still have the encoder in the rack to my left here in the shack.
Tom was also extremely supportive as I made numerous contacts on AO-40 using the K Band (24 GHz) down link.
RIP Tom. You will be missed.
participants (17)
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Bob Hammond
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Bruce
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Clint Bradford
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Ed Long
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jeff griffin
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John Franke
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John Magliacane
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Joseph B. Fitzgerald
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KC2TN
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Leffke, Zachary
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Mark L. Hammond
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Michael Chen
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Mike Seguin
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n2wwd@mindspring.com
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Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP
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Robert McGwier
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Robert Oler