Jack Belrose Explained

John Skelton Belrose (24 November 1926 – 19 September 2024) was a Canadian radio scientist.

Life and career

Belrose was born in the small town of Warner, Alberta on 24 November 1926. He attended the University of Cambridge, where he was awarded a PhD in 1958. He worked for the Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment (DRTE) for 33 years. He was a member of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame^[1] and, along with Walter Cronkite, was awarded the Radio Club of America's Armstrong Medal on 16 November 2007.^[2] Belrose died on 19 September 2024, at the age of 97.^[3]

External links

• Remembrances of a Radio Scientist - Belrose's report on his 50th anniversary of working in the field of radio science.
• The Sounds of a Spark Transmitter Telegraphy and Telephony - a paper by Jack Belrose.
• Profile of Jack Belrose

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jack Belrose appointed to Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame . . 30 August 2012 . https://archive.today/20130101153219/http://www.crc.gc.ca/en/html/crc/home/mediazone/eye_on_tech/issue17/jack_belrose_rac . 1 January 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: Jack Belrose and Walter Cronkite receive Armstrong Medal . Communications Research Centre Canada . 15 January 2008 . 30 August 2012 . https://archive.today/20130101010653/http://www.crc.gc.ca/en/html/crc/home/mediazone/whatsnew/jan14-18_08_1 . 1 January 2013 . dead .
3. Web site: John Skelton Belrose . Hulse, Playfair & McGarry Inc. . 25 September 2024.