Wayne Green was an extremely interesting fellow. In many respects, much like
Ray Kurzweil and other similar "think out of the box" type people. I
remember his leading the charge advocating the use of Single Sideband back
in the 50's and 60's. Unfortunately, his lack of diplomatic skills were a
significant shortcoming. He was very opposed to hams simply being "appliance
operators" and "dummying down" our ham exam procedures. 

Ron, K8HSY
 

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Thanks, Howard, for passing this along.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

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Subject: Wayne S. Green II, W2NSD SK


> Some of you, especially the old timers may find this bulletin from the =
> ARRL of interest.
> 
> Howard #3
> 
> SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX011
> ARLX011 Wayne Green, W2NSD (SK)
> 
> ZCZC AX11
> QST de W1AW =20
> Special Bulletin 11  ARLX011
> From ARRL Headquarters =20
> Newington CT  September 16, 2013
> To all radio amateurs=20
> 
> SB SPCL ARL ARLX011
> ARLX011 Wayne Green, W2NSD (SK)
> 
> Wayne S. Green II, W2NSD ("Never Say Die"), of Hancock, New
> Hampshire, died September 13. He was 91. A well-known and often
> outspoken figure during what some consider Amateur Radio's golden
> years in the 1950s and 1960s, Green helmed CQ Magazine for 5 years
> before becoming the self-proclaimed "El Supremo and Founder" in 1960
> of 73 magazine, which he published until 2003.
> 
> "The purpose of [73] at that time was to get more hams building
> equipment," Green recounted in a radio interview several years ago.
> A hallmark of 73 was Green's iconic, rambling, and wide-ranging
> "Never Say Die" editorials, in which he rarely missed an opportunity
> to tweak the ARRL and his magazine competitors for their perceived
> shortcomings. In 2012 Green contributed back issues of 73 to
> Internet Archive.
> 
> "Wayne will be remembered in many different ways by many different
> people, but he will be long remembered," said ARRL CEO David Sumner,
> K1ZZ. "He maintained his membership in the ARRL despite being a
> persistent critic. In the early days of packet radio he gave me some
> good advice as to how the ARRL should promote the new technology:
> 'Talk about it as if everybody's doing it, and eventually they will
> be."'
> 
> Indeed, Green often was ahead of the curve in promoting such
> technologies as single-sideband phone, solid-state, FM, and the
> marriage of computers and ham radio, and he went on to found and
> publish Byte and other computer-oriented publications. "I live
> mostly in the future," Green was quoted as saying.
> 
> Former ARRL Contributing Editor Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, once wrote in
> his "Surfin"' web column, "We take computers and the Internet for
> granted today. I first became interested in computers when Wayne
> Green, W2NSD, started writing about them in 73 magazine in the
> 1970s. Back then, you had to build your own from scratch or from
> kits."
> 
> Green maintained a larger-than-life presence, even in the years
> after he faded from the Amateur Radio spotlight, and he never did
> really retire. "Hey old buddy, I will miss you," radio talk show
> host Art Bell, W6OBB, posted to Wayne Green's blog. "NEVER SAY DIE
> is a phrase that will be with me till it's my time." Green was an
> occasional guest on Bell's "Coast to Coast AM" overnight talk
> program. There hardly was an issue that Green would not confront,
> and he expounded a variety of unconventional science, health, and
> medical theories - from cold fusion and the moon landing to AIDS and
> cancer cures. He continued to write and speak frequently on these
> topics and others, as well as on public policy, even at hamfests
> where he was a guest.
> 
> The "Final" in his blog sums up Green's overarching philosophy.
> "Wayne Green passed away September 13, 2013 in a peaceful, painless
> transition from this life on Earth. An eternal optimist, and one who
> loved to share his never-ending zest for life, he was a friend to
> many and will be missed greatly. Wayne was not afraid of dying and
> was very much ready to embark on his next great adventure to the
> afterlife."
> NNNN
> /EX
>