Educator, Author, Contester Fred Cady, KE7X, SK
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QST on Tue May 21 15:02:38 2019
05/21/2019
Fred Cady, KE7X, of Bozeman, Montana, died on May 16. An ARRL Life Member, he turned 77 earlier this month. Cady was a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Montana State University. He coauthored The Successful Ham Radio Operator's Handbook with Vic DiCiccio, VE3YT.�Cady also wrote several manuals on how to use Elecraft equipment.
Licensed in 1959, Cady earned a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, and was a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He taught for more than 40 years and published five textbooks on microcomputers.
An avid CW contester, Cady was a member of the world record-holding Team Vertical contest group.
"Fred was my very dear friend and an important mentor for me," DiCiccio said. "Working with him to write The Successful Ham book was a joy.� He helped so many people as a professor, author of his books, and in his role as a volunteer fireman, fire chief, and deputy chief.� He will be deeply missed."�
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