Amateur Radio television Pioneer and past ARRL Central Division Director Don C. Miller, W9NTP, of Waldron, Indiana, died March 22. He was 91. An ARRL Life Member, he was licensed in 1943. In the 1960s Miller was instrumental in developing slow-scan TV (SSTV) for ham radio, working with Cop MacDonald, VY2CM, and others. Miller wrote several articles on SSTV for QST. In 1972, Dayton Hamvention® honored Miller as Amateur of the Year. Miller served as Central Divison Director from 1977 until 1980.
During World War II, Miller served in the US Army Signal Corps before being recruited to work at the Trinity atomic weapons test site in New Mexico as part of the Manhattan Project.
“I went to work one day and finally figured out that we were building a nuclear bomb. But that’s all I knew about it,” Miller told The Rushville Republicannewspaper in 2007. Miller said he worked with J. Robert Oppenheimer, who oversaw the Manhattan Project.
Miller also was a collector of Native American and other historical artifacts, and in 2014, FBI agents raided his Indiana home and confiscated objects alleged to have been collected in violation of federal and state laws and of several treaties. Miller’s collection included artifacts from all over the world. He told investigators that he had began collecting as a youngster.
Miller held a PhD from Purdue University. After a stint as a researcher at Naval Avionics in Indianapolis, Miller and his wife, Sue, W9YL (SK), in 1984 founded Wyman Research Inc, which developed and marketed Amateur Radio SSTV and ATV equipment. Wyman Research engineered the SSTV gear used onboard the Russian Mir space station. — Thanks to The Shelbyville News; The Daily DX
Source : ARRl.org
Recent Posts
Saturday’s Ham Radio Day in Huntsville celebrates, supports amateur radio operators
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT)– If you want to talk to someone, it’s likely you reach for a cell phone, tablet, or computer. A group of people who gathered i... Read more
WiMo acquires EAntenna
Germany’s largest provider of amateur radio products announces the acquisition of the spanish antenna manufacturer EAntenna. EAntenna WiMo Antennen un... Read more
Hudson Amateur Radio Council Donates Nearly $9000 to ARRL
At the recent meeting of the ARRL Executive Committee in Minneapolis, ARRL Hudson Division Director Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, representing the Hudson Amate... Read more
Radio amateurs get practical thank you for Tour de France backup
” A voluntary radio communications team which played a key role in ensuring the Tour de France ran safely and smoothly through the Yorksh... Read more
N7IH Icom America Club Station – Revealed
Icom America by Ray Novak As a result of our recent move to Kirkland, WA, we’ve been able to set up our club station, N7IH, with new transceivers, a n... Read more
Radio Amateur on St. Lucia Relays Reports of Hurricane Devastation on Dominica
As “potentially catastrophic Hurricane Maria” is headed for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Frans van Santbrink, J69DS, on St. Lucia checked into... Read more
MEF-330-1K Multiband EFHW Antenna Transformer for 8 Bands
MEF-330-1K Multiband EFHW Antenna Transformer, Covers 8 Bands / 80-10m / 1kW-max. / NO TUNER needed / wire not included/one End Insulator inc... Read more
Warning: file_get_contents(https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?url=https%3A%2F%2Fqrznow.com%2Famateur-radio-television-pioneer-don-miller-w9ntp-sk%2F): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.0 404 Not Found in /home/qrznow/public_html/wp-content/themes/goodnews5/framework/functions/posts_share.php on line 151
