I’ve written before about Tom Kneitel, K2AES, known to some Electronics Illustrated readers as “Uncle Tom.” I’m sorry to report that he’s passed. His stuff was always a lot of fun to read.
The Orlando Sentinel article points out that, ‘He was the grandson of Max Fleischer, the cartoonist who had a Miami animation studio that created Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons.” You learn something new every day.
Here’s the ARRL story on Kneitel.
Steve A. says
I’ll always remember Tom insulting the ARRL in his column. I never knew whether he was serious, or whether that was a long-running joke. Someone wrote to him about the gravitas of the ARRL: “Do you know when the ARRL was founded?” Tom responded (something like): “I don’t care when it was founded; I care when it gets losted.”
I read many an Uncle Tom’s Corner as a young kid. RIP, Tom Kneitel.
Dan KB6NU says
Great quote. I don’t remember that one. :)