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** Geoff Smith, VA3GS (SK) Appointed to Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of F
ame 2025
------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.rac.ca/geoff-smith-va3gs-sk-appointed-to-canadian-amateur-radi o-hall-of-fame-2025/

Note: correction to call sign rCo VA3GS

The Board of Trustees of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame (https:// www.rac.ca/carhof/) is pleased to announce that Geoff Smith, VA3GS (SK)
, has been named to the Hall of Fame. Radio Amateurs of Canada recognize
s deserving Amateurs by appointments to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of
Fame.

The Constitution for the Hall specifies that the appointment as Member of
the Hall is made for rCLoutstanding achievement and excellence of t
he highest degree, for serious and sustained service to Amateur Radio in
Canada, or to Amateur Radio at largerCY.

The Trustees of the Hall have interpreted the Constitution to mean that th
e person has performed significant service over many years to enhance the
well-being of Amateur Radio.

Born on February 18, 1942, Geoffrey Read Smith was a man of strong val
ues and a lifelong commitment to service rCo both within his local c
ommunity and around the world. He believed deeply in the importance of kin dness, never letting a day pass without offering an encouraging word,
a helping hand, a smile, or a quiet act of goodwill.

Geoff was a Graduate of Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Bruns
wick. In his professional career, Geoff spent 35 years (1964-1999) at St
. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario as a Teacher, Housemaster, Cou
nsellor, Coach, Assistant Headmaster, University Advisor, and Cade
t Corps Commander. He was also the initiator of Computer Science at the Co llege. He was appointed Headmaster of King's-Edgehill School in Nova Scoti
a between 1988 and 1990, and after his retirement he spent 12 rewarding
years as Principal at Canadian College in Lanciano, Italy.

Geoff passed his Amateur Radio OperatorrCOs Qualification in 1977 an
d was first licensed as VE3KCE, and in 1992 he obtained the call sign VA
3GS to go along with his initials. He was a valued and popular member of t
he York Region Amateur Radio Club (formerly the North York Amateur Radio C
lub) for over 40 years. He became the clubrCOs Chairman of the Board
in 1978 and he held several positions between 1978 and 2019 including Mem bership and Activities Director, Hamfest Director and President. He also
involved himself in many of the club's Public Service Events, volunteer
ed at the 2015 Pan Am games and was a member of the York Region Amateur Ra
dio Emergency Service (ARES). He also taught many of the Amateur Radio cou
rses for the club.

Geoff served as the Ontario South Director, Assistant Director and Vice- President of the Canadian Amateur Radio Federation and was the Ontario Sou
th Director for Radio Amateurs of Canada from 2004 to 2009. He was also Ne
t Controller on several ONTARS Public Service nets.

From 1982 until he became a Silent Key on December 4, 2019, Geoff was

Secretary and co-founder of Coax Publications Inc. and was actively invol
ved as co-author in the preparation, editing and writing of the Canadian
Amateur Radio Basic and Advanced Study Guides and in editing the Instruct
or Guides.

Radio Amateurs of Canada and the Board of Trustees of CARHOF sincerely con gratulate Geoff Smith, VA3GS, on his appointment to the Hall of Fame.
A detailed account of his achievements will be presented in an upcoming e dition of The Canadian Amateur magazine.

For more information on the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame please vis
it: https://wp.rac.ca/carhof/

Prepared by John Grow, VE2EQL
Chair, Board of Trustees
Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame




** Geoff Smith, VA3GS (d|-c|-d|-) est intronis|- au Temp
le de la renomm|-e de la radio amateur du Canada 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------


** https://www.rac.ca/geoff-smith-va3gs-sk-appointed-to-canadian-amateur-r adio-hall-of-fame-2025/ ------------------------------------------------------------
RAC bulletin logo Remarque : correction du indicatif rCo VA3GS

Le Conseil des fiduciaires du Temple de la renomm|-e de la radio amate
ur du Canada est heureux d'annoncer que Geoff Smith, VA3GS (d|-c|
-d|-), a |-t|- intronis|- au Temple. Radio Amateurs du
Canada rend hommage aux amateurs m|-ritants en recommandant leur intr onisation | cette institution.

LrCOActe constitutif du Temple indique que lrCOattribution de
cette distinction vise | rendre hommage -2 aux personnes qui se
sont distingu|-es par des r|-alisations hors du commun et par l
rCOexcellence de leurs activit|-s, jusqurCOau niveau le
plus |-lev|- qurCOil soit possible drCOatteindre, d
ans le cadre des services qurCOelles ont rendus avec un s|-rieux
et une constance exemplaires pour promouvoir la radio amateur au Canada o
u dans nrCOimporte quel autre contexte -+.

Les fiduciaires du Temple ont interpr|-t|- ledit acte en consid|
-rant que ses dispositions applicables en la mati|?re montrent plein
ement que la personne ainsi honor|-e a rendu des services importants q
ui, pendant de nombreuses ann|-es, ont contribu|- | renfo
rcer le dynamisme de la radio amateur.

N|- le 18 f|-vrier 1942, Geoffrey Read Smith |-tait un homme
qui, pendant toute son existence, srCO|-tait attach|-
| d|-fendre des valeurs bien |-tablies et | servir ses
semblables, tant au sein de sa communaut|- locale qurCO|
lrCO|-chelle mondiale. Il |-tait profond|-ment convainc
u de la n|-cessit|- de faire preuve de bienveillance en toutes cir
constances et ne laissait jamais passer un jour sans offrir un mot d'encou ragement, un coup de main, un sourire ou un geste discret de bonne vol
ont|-.

Geoff |-tait dipl||m|- de l'Universit|- Mount Allison,
| Sackville (Nouveau-Brunswick). Au cours de sa carri|?re profes
sionnelle, Geoff a pass|- 35 ans (1964-1999) au St. Andrew's College
| Aurora (Ontario) en tant qurCOenseignant, directeur d'inte
rnat, conseiller, entra|<neur, directeur adjoint, conseiller u
niversitaire et commandant du corps de cadets. Il a |-galement jet|
- les bases des cours d'informatique dispens|-s dans cet |-tabli
ssement. Il a exerc|- les fonctions de directeur de la King's-Edgehill
School, en Nouvelle-|ecosse, entre 1988 et 1990, et apr|?s
son d|-part en retraite, il a pass|- 12 ann|-es gratifiante
s en tant que directeur du Coll|?ge canadien | Lanciano, en Ita
lie.

Geoff a obtenu sa licence d'op|-rateur radio amateur en 1977 sous l'in
dicatif VE3KCE, puis en 1992, il a obtenu l'indicatif VA3GS, qui cor
respond | ses initiales. Il a |-t|- un membre appr|-ci|
- et populaire du York Region Amateur Radio Club (anciennement connu sou
s le nom de North York Amateur Radio Club) pendant plus de 40 ans. Il est
devenu pr|-sident du conseil d'administration de ce club en 1978 et a
occup|- plusieurs postes entre 1978 et 2019, notamment ceux de dire
cteur des adh|-sions et des activit|-s, de directeur de la Hamfe
st et de pr|-sident. Il a |-galement particip|- | de nomb
reux |-v|-nements de service public de ce club, a fait du b|
-n|-volat lors des Jeux panam|-ricains de 2015 et a |-t|
- membre du York Region Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES). Il a | -galement donn|- de nombreux cours de radio amateur sous lrCO
|-gide du club susmentionn|-.

Geoff a |-t|- directeur pour le sud de l'Ontario, directeur adjo
int et vice-pr|-sident de la F|-d|-ration des radio amateurs d
u Canada, et directeur pour le sud de l'Ontario de Radio Amateurs du Can
ada de 2004 | 2009. Il a |-galement |-t|- contr||leur
de r|-seau sur plusieurs r|-seaux de service public ONTARS.

De 1982 jusqu'| son d|-c|?s survenu le 4 d|-cembre 2019
, Geoff a |-t|- secr|-taire et cofondateur de Coax Publicati
ons Inc. Il a particip|- activement, en tant que coauteur, |
la pr|-paration, | la r|-vision et | la r|-dactio
n des guides d'|-tude de base et de niveau avanc|- destin|-s a
ux radio amateurs canadiens, ainsi qu'| la r|-vision des guides
de l'instructeur.

Radio Amateurs du Canada et le Conseil des fiduciaires du Temple de la ren omm|-e f|-licitent sinc|?rement Geoff Smith, VA3GS, |
lrCOoccasion de son intronisation au Temple. Un compte rendu d|
-taill|- de ses r|-alisations sera pr|-sent|- dans un pr
ochain num|-ro de la revue The Canadian Amateur.

Pour plus d'informations sur le Temple de la renomm|-e de la radio ama
teur du Canada, veuillez consulter le site https://wp.rac.ca/carhof/

Texte pr|-par|- par John Grow, VE2EQL
Pr|-sident du Conseil des fiduciaires
Temple de la renomm|-e de la radio amateur du Canada

----

Traduction par Jacques Roland, VA3DLZ.




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