Elmer “Hank” Schorle, W3GSC, became a Silent Key the morning of July 8, 2016; he was 87 years old.
Hank was a Broadcast Technician/Engineer for forty years before retiring from Philadelphia station Channel 10, WCAU.
He was active with the Montgomery County Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES), Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES), the Philadelphia Area Repeater Association (PARA), the Telford Area Repeater Association (TARA), as well as a member of the national organization for Amateur Radio, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
Hank possessed Form 481-3 Federal Communications Commission Authorization to Operate an Amateur Radio Station in the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service card which dated back into the 1950s or early 1960s.
He actively participated in Nets, Drills, Exercises, Public Service and actual Emergency events. He was a leader in demonstrating the uniform respect and courtesy in Amateur Radio Operations.
Please keep Hank and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Source: (Excerpted/edited from the AA3E Yahoo Group posts)