Gordon West announced on the California CRC 40 Net this morning that Art E. Goddard passed away recently. I don't have any details but Gordon may be able to supply them. Art was a dedicated Ham and was a great supporter of the ARRL and amateur radio. I worked with him and remember when he led a DXpedition to Mongolia. Lots of logistic and government bureaucracy to overcome but the end resulted in hundreds of contacts from that country. He was a good ham and man.
http://www.arrl.org/news/former-arrl-southwestern-division-director-art-goddard-w6xd-sk SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX003 ARLX003 Former ARRL Southwestern Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD (SK) ZCZC AX03 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 3 ARLX003 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 16, 2021 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX003 ARLX003 Former ARRL Southwestern Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD (SK) Former ARRL Southwestern Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD, of Costa Mesa, California, died on February 13. An ARRL Life Member, he was 78. First licensed in 1956, Goddard was an electrical engineering graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Montana State University. He worked for Collins Radio and later for Boeing, from which he retired as an executive. After several years working with local governments in southern California on proposed antenna ordinances, he was elected ARRL Southwestern Division Vice Director in 1995, serving two terms before being elected Director in 2001. After retiring from the ARRL Board, he continued to follow ARRL affairs and advocate for stronger public relations on behalf of amateur radio. Goddard was active on the air from HF through microwaves. A member of the Southern California Contest Club, he took part in contest DXpeditions to locations ranging from subarctic to tropical, operating the CQ World Wide DX Contest in 26 of the 40 CQ zones. He also headed teams of VHF/UHF/microwave contest rovers. Goddard was heavily involved with the Costa Mesa Historical Society and was co-author of two books on Costa Mesa history. NNNN /EX RESPECTFULLY,
