[Waverley ARS] Ken Matchett VK3TL - Silent Key

[bob at box701.com]

> It is with great sadness we advise that Ken Matchett VK3TL passed away 
> aged 86 years on the 10th March.
> 
> Ken was best known in the amateur community as the Curator of the WIA 
> QSL Card Collection. Under his care the collection has become one of the 
> greatest in the world, a contemporaneous record of the history not only 
> of amateur radio, but of radio itself.
> 
> Ken gave many hours of his time in collecting, sorting, cataloguing and 
> filing the WIA QSL card collection of which he was so justifiably proud.
> 
> During World War II Ken was in the Signals Corp and this initiated his 
> life-long love affair with communications. He was a member of the WIA, 
> the Old Timers Club and the EMDRC, and was a willing guest speaker at 
> many clubs when asked to talk about his beloved QSL collection.
> 
> Ken's other main interest in later life was track and field, and in 
> particular, Ultra Marathon Running. This retired schoolteacher and 
> university lecturer became interested in marathon running at age 57. 
> Subsequently, his achievements are quite daunting and during his career 
> he held many World and Australian Records.
> 
> His passing is a great loss to the WIA and to amateur radio.
> 
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