Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Antenna Expert L. B. Cebik, W4RNL (SK)
L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, ARRL Technical Adviser and antenna authority, passed away last week. He was 68.
I never knew L.B. personally, nor did I ever have the opportunity to correspond with him directly, but I "knew" him much the same way Internet Geeks "knew" Jon Postel. L.B. authored countless articles on antenna engineering and construction and was a recognized expert in the field, if not THE expert.
I've always had a fascination of sorts with antennas, and it seems every Google search I did on a particular topic always seemed to lead back to W4RNL. He was a participant on the rec.radio.amateur.antenna newsgroup as well as maintaining the site www.cebik.com.
antennaX, an online magazine dedicated to amateur radio antennas, has agreed to maintain W4RNL's site going forward however they now require registration because of the overwhelming load from people in a panic trying to "mirror" the site in fear it would disappear.
As Mac N8TT on rec.radio.amateur.antenna said it: "We are diminished."
'73 OM de ka2pbt
#posted by Rob Roschewsk @ 7:00 AM