Hey everyone. Good news is the website transfer is FINALLY completed. Both the DOMAIN NAME and CONTENT have been successfully transferred over to the new owners.

We can now begin the process of updating the site, and fixing some of the previous links, etc. we had been hoping to address, prior to the transfer.

73, Kevin N1KL

Silent Key Update

We have been informed by Barry, K2MF about the passing of an old time GERATOLer…..

I am sorry to report that John Kanode, N4MM, G# 48, became a silent key on 1/13/2026. You can see this on QRZ.

From K2MF, Barry: “I first remember hearing about John when I first got on the Geratol Net in December, 1978, since he was the 48th person to earn the coveted 2-letter 75m WAS award, but I never did hear him or work him. Unfortunately, I don’t have the exact date he earned this award. It looks to me like he was the first double suffix ever who earned a G#.”

More about John from his old QRZ page:

First licensed in August 1952 as WN4WSF. Upgraded to General in May 1953 and to Amateur Extra in December 1958.

Served as manager of the W4/K4/N4 ARRL QSL Bureau in the 1970’s. Elected ARRL Vice Director for the Roanoke Division in 1981 and to ARRL Director in 1989. Elected ARRL Vice President in 2000.

Received the ARRL Roanoke Division Special Service Award in 1984 and was inducted into the CQ DX Hall of Fame in 2000.

Past calls held were W4WSF, K5UYF, HP1XWS, KZ5II (Canal Zone), PJ9KK, KK4ITU, KJ4ITU.(Special Calls for ITU Week),N200MM.

Served on the ARRL DX and Contest Advisory Committees and the CQ DX Awards Committee and the CQ Contest Committee.

Member of the North Shenandoah DX Association, National Capitol DX Association, Potomac Valley Radio Club and the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club.

Life member of ARRL, QCWA, AMSAT, INDXA and IARC.

Elected ARRL Honorary Vice President in January 2003.

Top of the Honor Roll for DXCC, DXCC Challenge Award 2986. VUCC 6Meters #4 1055 grids, 2M 159 grids, 70 CM 58 grids.

Member:  The ARRL Maxim Society, Member of the NSDXA-SVARC ARRL VE Team, Conducted over 180 VE Sessions.

Our thoughts go out to John’s family and friends on his passing. May he rest in peace.

Kevin, N1KL