December 19, 1992 - Rosel Hyde

FCC Commissioner	Apr 17, 1946 to Oct 31, 1969
FCC Chairman	Apr 18, 1953 to Apr 18, 1954
FCC Acting Chairman	Apr 19, 1954 to Oct 03, 1954
FCC Acting Chairman	May 01, 1966 to Jun 26, 1966
FCC Chairman	Jun 27, 1966 to Oct 31, 1969

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Rosel H. Hyde, 92, Chairman of F.C.C. Under 4 Presidents
By LEE A. DANIELS
Published: December 22, 1992

From a 1967 QCWA News Letter (reprinted as part of a 50 year anniversary list of activities in the Winter edition of 1997). The Honorable Rosel H. Hyde, Chairman of the FederalCommunications Commission was presented with a QCWA Honorary Membership by President Earl R. Thomas, W2MM at the meeting of the Washington, DC Chapter of QCWA

Rosel H. Hyde, a former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, died Saturday at the Bethesda Retirement and Nursing Center in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 92 and lived in Washington.

Mr. Hyde died of complications from a stroke, said a spokeswoman for the Washington law firm of Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer & Quinn, where he had been a partner.

Mr. Hyde served under four Presidents as F.C.C. chairman. A staff member of the commission from its inception in 1934 and chairman from 1953 to 1969, Mr. Hyde played a significant role in establishing Federal policies on modern communications.

A native of Downey, Idaho, he graduated from Utah Agricultural College (now Utah State University) and the George Washington University Law School. In 1928 he joined the Federal Radio Commission, the predecessor of the F.C.C.

A Republican, he was appointed chairman by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His reappointment by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat, was the first time that a chairman of the commission was reappointed and the first time a President named a chairman from a different political party.

Mr. Hyde retired under President Richard M. Nixon and joined the Washington law firm of Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker (later Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer & Quinn) as a partner.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary Henderson Hyde; three sons, Rosel H. Hyde, of San Clemente, Calif., George R. Hyde of Kensington, Md., and William H. Hyde of Dover, Del.; a daughter, Mary Lynn Day of Los Gatos, Calif.; a sister, Erma H. Brim of Downey, Idaho; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Correction: December 31, 1992, Thursday
An obituary on Dec. 22 about Rosel H. Hyde, a former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission who died on Dec. 19, misstated the number of years he headed the commission. He was chairman from 1953 to 1954 and again from 1966 to 1969; the service was not continuous.

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FCC Commissioner	1972 to 1974
FCC Chairman	1974 to 1977
Chair, FCC's Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service	1987 to 1995

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National QCWA Convention @ the ARRL National Convention

The Metropolitan Ney York Chapter was the host for the National QCWA Luncheon held in connection with the ARRL National Convention on Sunday, July 21, 1974. It was held at the Black Angus Restaurant, 1/2 block east of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Frank A. Gunther, W2ALS, Natonal QCWA President, was the meeting chairman.

Guest speakers were Armond Meyer, W3ACE, the former ambassador to Japan and Richard E. Wiley, FCC Chairman.

W2ALS presented Mr Wiley with an Honorary Membership in QCWA, as voted by the QCWA Board of Directors.

Richard Emerson 'Dick' Wiley
Born: 20 Jul 1934, Peoria, IL

Wife: Elizabeth Jean (m. 1960)
Children: Douglas, Pamela and Kimberly

US Army (Captain JAG Corps, 1959-62)

National Co-Chair, Lawyers for Bush-Quayle, 1992.
National Co-Chair, Lawyers for Bush-Cheney, 2000.

Founded Wiley & Rein in 1983 with Bert W. Rein, who were joined 1986 by Fred F. Fielding.
Dick heads the firm's 80-attorney Communications Practice, the largest in the nation. As Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), he fostered increased competition and lessened regulation in the communications field. Dick played a pivotal role in the development of HDTV in this country, serving for nine years as Chairman of the FCC's Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service. He represents a number of major communications-oriented organizations, including Verizon, AT&T, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Newspaper Association of America, Motorola, CBS, Belo, Gannett, Sirius/XM, Emmis, Gray Television, and LG. Dick also is a frequent author and lecturer on telecommunications and information law.

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FCC Commissioner	Oct 06, 1953 to Jun 30, 1981
FCC Interim Chairman	Feb 05, 1981 to Apr 12, 1981
FCC Chairman	Apr 13, 1981 to May 18, 1981

Robert E. Lee, 81, F.C.C. Member And Telecommunications Leader

By BRUCE LAMBERT - Published: April 8, 1993

Robert E. Lee, who helped to mold national telecommunications policy as the longest-serving member of the Federal Communications Commission, died Monday at a hospital in Arlington, Va., his hometown. He was 81.

He died of liver cancer, an F.C.C. spokesman said.

In his nearly 29 years on the commission, Mr. Lee was the leading proponent of ultra high-frequency television, or UHF, and was also instrumental in the selection of the RCA Corporation's system for introducing color broadcasting. Largely at his insistence, Congress in 1964 required that all new television sets be equipped to receive UHF.

Mr. Lee was also an advocate of educational television, pay or subscription television and of expanding FM radio, whose popularity he predicted would surpass that of AM radio. He represented the United States at international conferences on telecommunications, on issues ranging from maritime radio to space satellites. A McCarthy Associate

He had three children, Patricia Lee, Robert Edward Lee, and Michael Lee. He was appointed by President Eisenhower in 1953 and served nearly 28 years as commissioner. His papers were donated by his widow to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in 1998

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Colonel Baird managed the Ft Leavenworth(KS) Officer's Club in 1946.

The W.J. "Sparky" Baird Award is named after Col. W.J. Baird, USA (Ret.), former General Manager of AFCEA and editor of Signal Magazine, and is presented to the author of the outstanding Signal article of the year. Col. Baird became editor of Signal in 1956 and continued as such for 18 years. He assumed additional duty of AFCEA general manager in 1959. That position became President in 1977 when Dr. Jon L. Boyes took over.

In 1975 The Veteran Wireless Operators Association (www.vwoa.org) awarded the Marconi Memorial Gold Medal of Service to Col. W. J. Baird (USA, Ret): Armed Forces Communications

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The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (1946)

NOTICE TO ADOPT TN-0810: Director McCalvy made the motion which reads:
"I would like to summit a motion to the full board nominating Jan Walbridge for Honorary Membership in QCWA."

The Chair's initial expectation is that this motion is non-controversial. Unless an objection is received by 2359Z May 15, 2008, this motion will be considered as ADOPTED.

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Janet was a member of the QCWA Office Staff from Jan 1, 2004 to February 28, 2012. She also was involved in the planning and success of the 2011 Convention.

Janet Lee (Gammon) Walbridge passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 after a recent illness.

She is survived by her devoted husband, Chuck; son Douglas and his wife Glynnis and grandson Jonathan; daughter-in-law Lisa. She is predeceased by her son David.

Janet was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Lois Gammon. She shared her childhood with twin sister Janice Myers and later with brother-in-law Earl and nieces Janet and Jill and their families; and sister-in-law Elaine Hoselton and nephews Scott and Jeffrey. Janet loved and appreciated her family and friends, all whom contributed to her happy life with kindness and thoughtfulness.

Janet wishes to have her life honored with fond memories.

At the familys request all funeral services are private and are under the direction of the Norton Funeral Home, Framingham.

CR11001: On February 23 2011, Director Simpson, as chair of the Chapter Relations Committee, moved to make Roberta Cohen an honorary member of QCWA. A second was not recorded. The motion was approved on March 19 2011.

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Roberta is the XYL of Mort, WA2ARS(sk), and lives in Orlando FL. She has been very instrumental in many, many aspects of QCWA for a long period of time. I am not even going to guess how far back it goes, but I know it was before we moved to FL in 1998.

She has chosen not to get a ham license, but has sacrificed many hours for QCWA and for ham radio. In many (most) cases, she does not have a title, but simply does the work needed, and is not concerned about any recognition. We need to recognize the countless hours she has given over many years.

I will not even attempt to list all of the things that Roberta has done for QCWA and for ham radio, but I will list a few.

1) Roberta did most of the work for the 2002 QCWA convention in Orlando. She organizes things well, and anyone that was at the convention will remember that it was terrific.

2) Chapter 45 was the "vote counting chapter" two election cycles ago. Roberta did most of this work, and had more checks on the process than most people could imagine.

3) Roberta has been the "spark plug" making the Orlando HamCation the event that it is today, with over 10,000 hams, and the second largest hamfest in the country. She has been involved for more years than I care to count. She is very precise and efficient in everything she does. As an example, Sue and I ran the swap building at HamCation for several years. Roberta not only had double checks on everything to make sure every "I" was dotted and "T" crossed, but she had triple checks, and in some cases quadruple checks on everything.

4) Technically, Mort is the Treasurer of Chapter 45, and has been for at least 10 years. Mort will be the first to admit that Roberta does most of the work. In addition, they have been the treasurer of the Orlando Amateur Radio Club, one of the largest amateur radio clubs in the country.

5) Roberta is a great help to Sue and I at hamfests. As an example, at Orlando HamCation a couple weeks ago, Roberta was at the booth from 7:30 AM to about 6 PM on Friday and Saturday. She was there the whole time. We joked that we did allow her bathroom breaks! On Thursday she was there to set up early in the morning to late in the evening, with a break to attend the Chapter 45 meeting. Sunday was shorter since the hamfest ended about 2 PM. Val Erwin remarked that she was like the "Energizer Bunny" at HamCation. She has also helped us with many other hamfests.

The above is just a sampling of some of the things that she does to help QCWA and ham radio.

I would like to highly recommend that an honorary membership in QCWA be presented to Roberta Cohen.

Thanks.
73,
Ken, W8EK

Ken Simpson
Chair, Chapter Relations Committee
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Roberta has since become licensed (July 19, 2011) and is still very involved with QCWA in Florida and at the National level.
First licensed as KK4CXK and now is WA2FRW.
73, Bob, NØUF, President 08-12