Sorry to hear this. I didn't know him, but used his FM Atlas back in
the 80's to identify FM stations I was picking up during band openings
and times of unusual propagation. I still have one of the GE
Superradio's he modified in the late 80's.
R..I.P, Steve KW3A
On 8/9/2011 6:22 PM, Mike Duke, K5XU wrote:
> Some on this list know who Bruce was, and perhaps have owned at least
> one radio that he modified for listening to
> S C A signals. For those who don't know what S C A is, it is a
> sub-carrier signal which can be broadcast over an FM radio station or
> television station too, for that matter.
>
> Many Radio Reading services use this method of transmission. Muzak,
> and other background music services also used it until they all pretty
> much went satellite.
>
> In addition to his definitive listing of FM broadcast stations, the FM
> Atlas, Bruce sold radios such as the G E SuperRadio models, which he
> modified to tune in the sub-carrier signals.
>
> I first met him in 1988. He was not a ham, but knew a lot about radio
> and electronics. At one time, his day job was as a communications
> teacher at a college somewhere in Nebraska.
>
>
> K5XU
>
> Subject: [BC] Dr. Bruce Elving passes
>
> Sad news to share about FM's friend, Dr. Bruce Elving. He and wife
> Carol had been in Loma Linda, California for a few weeks for treatment
> of his prostate cancer. They were planning to return home to Minnesota
> this month. The little information I have says he passed following a
> heart attack en route to a hospital.
>
> Bruce was probably best-known for his "FMAtlas" directories and until
> recent years, his "FMedia!" newsletters, along with his service of
> modifying of FM radios to receive SCA broadcasts. He was among the
> founders of the University of Minnesota's KUMD 103.3 Duluth.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Elving
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KUMD-FM
>
>> From Bruce's Facebook page
>> (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002321108701&sk=wall),
>> posted Monday evening:
>
> We are very sad to inform all of Bruce's friends that he passed away
> in California on July 24, 2011. His memorial service will be on
> Monday, August 8, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. in Duluth, Minnesota. To express
> condolences or for more information about the service, you are welcome
> to call Carol Elving at 218-879-7676.
>
>
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