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QST Contributing Editor and ham radio humorist John G. Jack Troster,
W6ISQ, of Atherton, California, died January 11. He was 93.  While
his contributions to QST were not limited to fiction, Jack will
always be remembered for some of the most humorous pieces ever to be
written about Amateur Radio, said ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ.
Licensed in 1935 at age 14 as W2ISQ in Yonkers, New York, Troster
became W6ISQ after moving to California following World War II.
Troster, Vince Chinn, W6EE, ex K6KQN, Lee Shaklee, W6BH, SK, and Don
Schliesser, K6RV, founded the Northern California DX Foundation in
1972.  Troster served as an NCDXF Board member for 26 years and was
the Foundations third President, from 1975 until 1986.  He served as
president of the Northern California DX Club and the Northern
California Contest Club. An ARRL Charter Life Member, he held DXCC
Number 1 Honor Roll on Mixed, CW, and SSB, as well as 5BDXCC, 5BWAS,
and the USA Counties Award, all on CW.  He was a member of the CQ DX
Hall of Fame, the First Class CW Operators Club and the A 1
Operators Club, and he was the Pacific Division representative on
the ARRL DX Advisory Committee. Troster also was a member and
director of the Quarter Century Wireless Association and for years
wrote the monthly QCWA column in WorldRadio.  He was the consummate
gentleman, said Rusty Epps, W6OAT. He was warm and welcoming to
everyone he met, and many Amateur Radio operators today enjoy the
hobby as a direct result of his nurturing, encouragement and
enthusiasm.  Jack was known for his quick wit and encyclopedic
knowledge of Amateur Radio history. His passing leaves a huge void.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Marguerite, KC6NFE.

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