Весьма печальное известие...
Случалось встречать Билла на КВ, и все мы пользовались его программой тогда.
65 лет всего... так рано ушел!
I am very sorry to convey the sad news that Bill Somerville, G4WJS, died
suddenly and unexpectedly a few days ago. He was only about 65 years old.
Bill was a dear friend and very close colleague, though (as is often the
case with worldwide ham radio friendships) we had met in person only a
few times. In 2013 he was the first to join me in forming a core
development group for WSJT-X, which at that time was at program version
0.99. Bill has been closely involved with WSJT-X and related software
projects ever since.
Our free, open-source software could not have achieved its extensive
worldwide popularity and influence in ham radio without Bill's essential
contributions. In addition to writing code for important portions of
the Qt-based user interface for WSJT-X, Bill helped to bring the overall
program structure more nearly up to professional standards. Moreover,
he devoted countless hours to program support, patiently answering
user's questions on WSJT-related forums.
I have only started to think about the many ways in which I will miss
Bill -- not no mention how we all will miss his immense and positive
impact on WSJT-X and related projects. For more than eight years Bill
and I communicated closely and regularly on ham radio topics, sometimes
many times per day. Perhaps I will be able to write more about it in
the near future.
Rest in peace, dear friend G4WJS.
-- Joe, K1JT
