With great sadness, we report the passng of Jim Byrne KA3WSX of Troutvile, PA on Sunday, July 10, 2011. His wife passed away recently, and he experienced health problems for the past several months.
Jim served as President of the Quad-County Amateur Radio Club in the mid 1990s, and more recently as the Vice President of the Punxsutawney Area Amateur Radio Club. He was an avid VHF operator and also enjoyed building HF antennas, and operating. He was a driving force behind the Punxsutawney Groundhog Day Special Event.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Bernard P. Snyder Funeral Home in Reynoldsville. No visitation or services are planned.