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Remembering Four Silent Keys

November 3, 2026

We are saddened to report this week on the passing of four well-known amateurs, including two members of the extended “ARRL family.” 

Longtime ARRL Rhode Island Section Manager Robert George “Bob” Beaudet, W1YRC, became a Silent Key on September 10, 2026, at age 88. An ARRL Life Member, Gold-Level Diamond Club member, and Maxim Society member in the President Class, Beaudet served as Rhode Islan…

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