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 Bob Chapman, W1QV, in a 1970 photo that appeared in QST. |
NEWINGTON, CT, Nov 24, 2003--Former ARRL New England Director Robert York Chapman, W1QV, of Groton, Connecticut, died November 21. He was 96. Chapman served as New England Division Director from 1965 until 1975, when the ARRL Board of Directors elected him an ARRL Honorary Vice President. Chapman also was president emeritus of the ARRL Foundation, which he helped to found in 1973.
"He was the 'grand old man' of Amateur Radio in Southeastern Connecticut 40 years ago when I became a ham," recalled ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ. Sumner said that during his tenure on the ARRL Board, Chapman championed ARRL life membership and, at the Board's May 1968 meeting, proposed the ARRL Five-Band DXCC Award as the epitome of Amateur Radio DX achievement.
ARRL staff member Larry Wolfgang, WR1B, said
the Amateur Radio community "has lost a great friend with W1QV's passing."
Wolfgang said Chapman was a great League supporter and always encouraged those
who did not belong to become ARRL members. Chapman continued to be active in
Amateur Radio until health problems forced him to move to a long-term care
facility, Wolfgang said.
 Bob Chapman, W1QV, and then-ARRL Technical Information Service chief Vernon Chambers, W1JEQ, tote a World War II-era portable emergency station, described in the issue in an article by George Grammer, W1DF. |
An ARRL member since 1923 (he was a Charter Life Member) and a ham since 1924 (as 1QV), Chapman served in the US Naval Reserve during World War II after studying at Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University.
He was the director of the Acoustical Research and Development Division at the US Navy Submarine Base in Groton, where he led the program to develop silencing mechanisms for ships and worked as the Navy's chief technical consultant to submarine and destroyer training activities in the field of acoustics. Chapman received the Superior Civilian Service Award in 1974.
Chapman contributed an article, "RF Interference from Power Circuits," to the March 1938 issue of QST. He also authored the "It Seems to Us . . ." editorial "Your Help is Needed!" for the February 1981 issue of QST, and he and ARRL Headquarters staff member Vernon Chambers, W1JEQ, appeared on the cover of the February 1942 issue of the magazine carrying a portable station for emergency use.
Chapman was a member and past president of the Tri-City Radio Club and chaired 21 consecutive club hamfests. He also was member of the A1 Operator Club, the Quarter Century Wireless Association, the Old Old Timers Club and IEEE.
Survivors include three sons, a daughter and a sister. His wife, Marge, predeceased him. Calling hours will be 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM, November 24, 2003, at the Byles-Groton Memorial Home, 310 Thames Street, Groton.
The family invites memorial donations to the
Poquonnock Bridge Baptist Church, South Road, Groton, CT 06340.
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