At 03:41 AM 8/16/2007, AMSAT Director of Education wrote:

Tom Clark, K3IO wrote:

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Many of you know of Ron Bracewell, the Australian Radio Astronomer. I have just learned of his passing at age 86

For those of you who may not be subscribed to The SETI League press email list: my remembrance of Ron is posted to http://www.setileague.org/admin/bracewel.htm.

73, Paul

-- Dr. H. Paul Shuch, N6TX AMSAT Director of Education n6tx@amsat.org www.qsl.net/n6tx Grid Square FN11lh

If memory serves me correct, was it no his five radio telescope dishes at Stanford that the society* tried to save? As an aspiring young engineer and radio astronomer, I read of his accomplishments while an undergraduate at Mich. State. My Dad, who lives in MIchigan and former staff of MSU, is also 86. It brings home how many of our fathers, mentors, and teachers are passing away. Prof. Bracewell's textbooks are quite familiar to me. He will be remember by us.

*Society of Amateur Radio Astronomy

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