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From: Warren Ziegler <wd2xgj@gmail.com>
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A postscript to my earlier note,
André was only one of a handful to be awarded the "Intelligence Star",
one of the rarest valor awards from the U.S. Government:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_Star#Andr.C3.A9_V._Kesteloot

 He also authored a book, the  Spread Spectrum Sourcebook:


http://www.amazon.com/Spread-Spectrum-Sourcebook-Andre-Kesteloot/dp/0872593177

73 Warren

On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 7:13 AM, Warren Ziegler <wd2xgj@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am sorry to have to report the passing of André Kesteloot, N4ICK on January 4.
> Many on the list knew André  better than I but for the benefit of
> those who did not know him I will summarize my recollections.
>
> Andre was a founder of AMRAD, Amateur Radio Research and Development
> and led many of the efforts in digital modes and more relevantly to
> this group led the AMRAD LF effort getting the first U.S. LF
> Experimental license WA2XTF back in the 1999. As part of the AMRAD LF
> effort a high performance e-probe and LF downconverter and operated a
> long wave beacon on 137kHz. André  participated in the RSGB LF
> Convention in 2000 and presented the Bobek award to David Bowman G0MRF
> for his transatlantic contact with Larry Kaiser.
>
> André  worked for the CIA as an electrical engineer and retired around
> 2000 or so but was called back to do consulting after the events of
> 9/11
>
>   I met André only once, I purchased a Decca TX that André  had
> acquired from Dave Bowman, Dave having brought it over to the Dayton
> hamvention. ( I believe that originally  Harry Woodhouse of Cornwall
> obtained it from the Decca station on the Isles of Scilly.)   Deccas
> being scarce in this country, I gladly drove the 400+ miles from
> Boston to the Washington D.C. area where André  lived. André  was
> quite the gentlemen and we had a short conversation about LF and the
> people involved, he was very complimentary to the RSGB LF community
> and particularly to Jim Moritz.
> The Decca needed some minor repairs and conversion from 71kHz to
> 137kHz and a driver board etc, it is still my primary large 137kHz
> transmitter. My last contact was a couple of years ago after I
> acquired one of the AMRAD LF transmitters, a Ropex owned by W4RI,
> André supplied me with the schematic and information on various
> modifications.
>
> André will be missed by the LF community.
>
>
> --
> 73 Warren K2ORS
>                 WD2XGJ
>                 WD2XSH/23
>                 WE2XEB/2
>                 WE2XGR/1
>


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73 Warren K2ORS
                WD2XGJ
                WD2XSH/23
                WE2XEB/2
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