KB8OCP (SK) 11/18/13

Dave Kalter, KB8OCP, is a longtime friend, fellow contester and DX’er. Dave has been on the CQWW SSB contest team at TI5N since 2008. Dave is also a co-founder of the Youth DX Adventure (YDXA), an organization that sends young hams, ages 12-17, with a parent to a DX location during the summer to operate as a DX station. Dave was a past vice president of the Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) and an active member in the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) and Hamvention. Dave liked RTTY, PSK, and CW. He maintained a rate of 275 Q’s per hour in the CQWW SSB contest from TI5N, an inspiration to all hams of all ages. Dave became a silent key on November 18, 2013, at his home with his family at his side. Dave is survived by his brother Michael, W8CI, former General Chairman of the Dayton Hamvention and past president of DARA. Dave was also survived by his sister Patty and his beloved soul mate Lynn. (Picture at TI5N in Costa Rica, October 2012 working the CQWW SSB contest) Photo by Don Dubon, N6JRL