C. WILLIAM (BILL) BUSHELL VE3DXY QCWA# 25163 (SK)
Education / Employment History
1939 - Bill joined the Royal Canadian Corps of
Signals and served in Iceland, Britain, Sicily, Italy and North West Europe
during the WWII years.
1946 - He was posted to Norman Wells and then
Dawson City on the RCCS North West Territories and Yukon System
Amateur Radio History
1946 - First licensed as VE8NH at Norman Wells, NWT
then VE8AH at Dawson City, YT, while with the RCCS North West Territories and
Yukon System. This was followed by VE3CWB when he was posted to RCCS School at
Kingston.
1957-1959 - He was posted to Germany and operated
as DJ0BB
1959 - Back in Canada he was assigned VE3DXY.
Bill was a long-time member of VE3RCS.
During a six-month tour at Canadian Forces Base
Alert, Bill founded their museum.
Bill was a Charter Life Member of Canadian Amateur
Radio Federation (CARF). He wrote the first CARF amateur radio training manuals
for Basic and Advanced Certificate study.
Bill trained over a hundred amateurs in the
Kingston area and helped set up courses for others.
He joined QCWA in 1996 and was a member of Chapter
70. In 1998 he was presented with his “60 Year Licensed” Golden Certificate and
lapel pin.
Bill passed away in Kingston on February 7, 1999.