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ARLX009 Past QCWA General Manager, Former ARRL Staffer Jim LaPorta, N1CC (SK)

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Special Bulletin 9  ARLX009
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  September 26, 2017
To all radio amateurs

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ARLX009 Past QCWA General Manager, Former ARRL Staffer Jim LaPorta, N1CC (SK)

James "Jim" LaPorta, N1CC, of Frankston, Texas, died on September 20. He was
76. He was an ARRL and Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) Life Member.
LaPorta served as QCWA General Manager from March until December 2012.

First licensed in 1956 as KN6SXX, LaPorta joined the US Army after high school
and then went to work for the Army as a civilian in 1968 in Texas. While in
Texas, he served a president of the Dallas Amateur Radio Club (1970-1972) and
was a member of the Richardson Wireless Klub. He also presented ham radio
classes, and one of his students was Jim Haynie, W5JBP (SK), who later served
as ARRL President.

Attending college full time in the evenings, LaPorta formed the Amateur Radio
Society at the University of Texas at Dallas. He graduated in 1977, while
working for the US Veterans Administration as its campus representative.

In 1978 and 1979, LaPorta served on the ARRL Headquarters staff. Later he was
the Training Supervisor for Product Information at General DataComm for 3
years, before starting a 17-year-long career
with Motorola. After retirement, he was an independent insurance
representative.

LaPorta's first love was DX contesting, and during his active contest years as
K6SXX, WA0ISO, DL4LA, W5QGZ, and W5LA his stations often performed admirably,
even at the QRP level. He was the Single-Operator, Unlimited mixed-mode QRP
winner of the 2016 IARU HF Championship, and was in the Top 10 Single-Operator
list (QRP) list for the 2016 ARRL November Sweepstakes (phone).

LaPorta also was very active during the ARRL Centennial QSO Party event in
2014, with one of the higher scores submitted.

Survivors include his wife Linda, NE5LL.

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