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 and, along with

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, was awarded the Radio Club of America's Armstrong Medal on 16 November 2007. Belrose died on 19 September 2024, at the age of 97.

References

External links

Remembrances of a Radio Scientist
- Belrose's report on his 50th anniversary of working in the field of radio science.

- a paper by Jack Belrose.

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