Subj : Former ARRL Oregon Section Manager John Core, KX7YT, SK
To : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Fri Sep 08 2023 09:28 pm
09/08/2023
ARRL is sad to announce that John Core, KX7YT, Section Manager of the ARRL
Oregon Section from 2016 - 2018, passed away suddenly on August 11, 2023. He
was 80 years young.
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John first earned his Novice-class license in 1970 with the call sign WN7PQL.
He subsequently upgraded to his General-class license in 1971 with the call
sign WA7PQL, his Advanced-class license in 1976, and finally, to his Amateur
Extra-class license in 2000 with the call sign KX7YT. While involved in
consulting work abroad from 1998 - 2006, he was licensed in Bangladesh as S21YV
and later licensed in India as VU3DXY. Most recently, John was active in the
Department of Homeland Security CISA SHARES program as NNB0EC.
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John was a passionate DX hound and contester. He was an active member of the
Willamette Valley DX Club and a huge Amateur Radio Emergency Service� (ARES�)
activist for Oregon amateurs. As the ARRL Oregon Section Manager, he was
instrumental in coordinating Oregon ARES operations during the Cascadia Rising
Simulated Emergency Test (SET) in 2016, which was a multi-state and
multi-jurisdictional simulation of the anticipated catastrophic Pacific coast
subduction zone 9.0-magnitude earthquake. John wrote an article for�QST�that
was published shortly afterward, highlighting the SET results. In all, John
penned no less than five articles for�QST�between 2001 and 2016, mostly related
to Oregon ARES activities and his experiences operating in Bangladesh.
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In 2017 - 2018, John worked with his ARES leadership team to produce a set of
standardized statewide ARES Amateur Radio Operator (ARO) training materials
that were used for many years. He was also instrumental in establishing a
special website to enable amateurs across the state to receive their ARO
training virtually.
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During his tenure as Section Manager, John was a key part in ensuring
reasonable amateur radio legislation related to distracted driving laws that
were under consideration in Oregon. He provided expert testimony before several
legislative committees, which resulted in a positive outcome for Oregon
amateurs.
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Among the many tributes from hams that knew him, one from the State
Communications Officer for the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (ODEM)
Doug Jimenez, W7DMJ, stands out:
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"I met John many years ago, while he was the ARRL Section Manager for Oregon.
He was a good friend and volunteer for ODEM. One of his recent projects [had]
been [to coordinate the] setup of VARA FM digipeaters to ensure contact between
ODEM and the north coast of Oregon in the event of disaster. I really enjoyed
working with John and learning new things from him. This is a huge loss to the
community. He will be missed."
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Written by ARRL Northwest Division Director Mike Ritz, W7VO.
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