April 23, 2025

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Via the ARRL: “He Touched So Many Lives” Chip Margelli, K7JA (SK)

The airwaves are markedly dimmer this week, social media is filled with heartfelt tributes, and industry leaders are mourning. Longtime fixture of amateur radio Charles “Chip” Margelli, K7JA, passed away after a brief illness. Margelli was an ARRL Life Member.

“The light and love of my life is gone,” Margelli’s widow Janet, KL7MF, posted on Facebook. “He enjoyed 60 wonderful years as a ham and 4…

Read more – via American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources http://www.arrl.org/news/view/he-touched-so-many-lives-chip-margelli-k7ja-sk