Amateur Radio Personality, Broadcaster, Businessman Al Cohen, W1FXQ, (SK):

Veteran radio amateur Alexander "Al" Cohen, W1FXQ, of Newington, Connecticut, died on July 27. He was 99. A businessman, Cohen was a fixture within the Greater Hartford, Connecticut, Amateur Radio community as well as in broadcasting circles. He was an ARRL member and once served as the Public Information Officer for the ARRL Connecticut Section. Cohen was licensed in 1932 at age 14. When he was 18, he obtained an FCC First-Class Radiotelephone License. ARRL Connecticut Section Manager Chuck Motes, K1DFS, said Cohen was "a very well-known, respected, and loved member of the Connecticut Amateur Radio community."

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