John Kraus W8JK has passed away at age 94. He is the inventor of the
corner reflector, helix and W8JK antennas.

Bob W8ERD

John Kraus W8JK has passed away at age 94. He is the inventor of the
corner reflector, helix and W8JK antennas.

Bob W8ERD



May he rest in peace! Great man, ham, he will be missed.
Perhaps another proof that RF doesn't kill or cause cancer, as propagated by
hysterical FCC and other "RF danger" promoters.

73 OB

Yuri, B3BU

Not to mention , wrote the BIBLE on antenna theory! (Antennas by Kraus)
ISBN# 07-035410-3 McGraw-Hill Electrical & Electronics Encineering
Series 1950 . Sorry to see him go-- Jim NN7K

Yuri Blanarovich wrote:
John Kraus W8JK has passed away at age 94. He is the inventor of the
corner reflector, helix and W8JK antennas.

Bob W8ERD




May he rest in peace! Great man, ham, he will be missed.
Perhaps another proof that RF doesn't kill or cause cancer, as propagated by
hysterical FCC and other "RF danger" promoters.

73 OB

Yuri, B3BU

Dear Bob:
Thanks for passing on the information.


Prof. Kraus was and is my mentor in grad. school. His kindness and
caring for others, his willingness to work hard, and his generosity are
also included in his legacy. He spoke softly, but in such a way that
you wanted to run to meet his expectations.
Analogously to the custom in mathematics, I tell my worthy students
that their Kraus number is 2 and that their students will be 3.
In addition to my father and my geology professor (James Zumberg), I
have tried to emulate Prof. Kraus all of my life. They were the
personification of the non-egotistical, helping genius. Too rare in any
age.
Prof. Kraus was also a pioneer in radio astronomy producing, as I
recall, the second atlas after Grote Reeber, who I once worked near.
The two men were fast friends.
Let us all rejoice in such a long and productive life. If we can
but approach a fraction, we will have lived well.

'till we meet again, 73 Mac N8TT

--
J. Mc Laughlin - Michigan USA
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"Bob Dixon" wrote in message
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John Kraus W8JK has passed away at age 94. He is the inventor of the
corner reflector, helix and W8JK antennas.

Bob W8ERD

A genius, a pioneer, and a great representative of amateur radio. I have all
three of his "Antennas" books, which are bibles in this arena. Thanks and
73s John.

Al WA4GKQ

Bob Dixon wrote:
John Kraus W8JK has passed away at age 94. He is the inventor of the
corner reflector, helix and W8JK antennas.

I'm really sorry to hear that. But his works will live in infamy.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



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Bob Dixon, W8ERD wrote:
"John Kraus W8JK has passed away at age 94. He was the inventor of the
corner reflector, helix, and W8JK antennas."

Thanks to Bob for his posting. Sorry to lose a hero. Kraus antennas are
used around the earth and in space. Kraus books are permanent sources of
knowledge. Too bad Kraus did not live another 100 years.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI

IEEE has a short professional biography of Dr. John D. Kraus W8JK
at: http://www.ieee.org/organizations/hi...ies/kraus.html

Here is a copy of a newspaper article from 10 years ago that
describes some of Dr. Kraus' accomplishments specific to radio
astronomy and SETI, especially at the Big Ear Radio Observatory.
http://www.bigear.org/kraus.htm

I recommend that *all* Amateurs that they read Dr. Kraus' book
'Big Ear' (now available as 'Big Ear Two'). It's largely an
autobiography, but not of the boring "I did this, then I did that" type.
It's an interesting tour through radio and technology in the
period paralleling Dr. Kraus' life in the 20th Century, from his
viewpoint in story-telling style. Here's a short review and some
information about the 'Big Ear Two' book:
http://patriot.net/~jlazio/essays/review4.html
http://www.cqbooks.com/bigear2.htm

I also liked his book 'Our Cosmic Universe', which is a non-technical
description of astronomy (of all types) in the 20th Century.
http://www.cqbooks.com/universe.htm

73,
Jeff K8ND


"Bob Dixon" wrote in message
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John Kraus W8JK has passed away at age 94. He is the inventor of the
corner reflector, helix and W8JK antennas.

Bob W8ERD

Do you know the arrangements, Bob?

Those in the area that knew him may want to attend. Or is it a private
family service?

For those just tuning in, I was one of his last students. Maybe one more
after me. He was always kind and courteous. One thing I remember is that
he always insisted on being called John, not 'Dr. Kraus'.

--
Jim
N8EE
(Former W8JK student. OSU class of 1988)

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"Bob Dixon" wrote in message
...
John Kraus W8JK has passed away at age 94. He is the inventor of the
corner reflector, helix and W8JK antennas.

Bob W8ERD

John Kraus was also my mentor through his great book, "Antennas", Ed 1. John was
also a close friend of another of my mentors, and colleague, Dr. George H.
Brown. John credited Brown for originating the concept of increasing antenna
gain through close spacing of the elements, which resulted in the two-element
W8JK beam. Brown was ridiculed for suggesting such blasphemy, even by the US
Patent Office in rejecting his patent application. But it was JK who realized
its significance and applied it.

It is sad and unfortunate that such a great person has to leave us. Thus
endeth his great contributions.

Walt Maxwell, W2DU