A ham buddy of mine sent me the following link.
When I was first licensed, I found Jim, W6LG, while searching for videos about amateur radio on YouTube. I found him to be an excellent teacher. The best I could tell, he was solid in his understanding of the physics of radio. He also had a wealth of practical experience resulting from decades of experience in the amateur radio service.
He later revealed he was suffering from a serious illness. At first he did not go into details. But, more revealed as time passed. It did not sound good to me.
He went through a period where he got his knickers in a twist over an interaction with ARRL leadership and made it public on his YouTube channel. I can understand his frustration, but I did not think it wise to take it public. I took it upon myself to make some contact with ARRL leadership personally and some facts just did not line up.
Ultimately, it was his choice and I respect that, but I elected to stop following him because I have no patience for that kind of negativity and do not want that energy in *my* life.
His son (I believe) posted that Jim died a few days ago and that would be the end of his videos. They will remain on YouTube, but without new material his channel will pass in oblivion, not to be found unless someone has some pretty specific search terms or are specifically looking for Jim’s work.
This is a pity, because Jim’s videos are solid. Godspeed, Jim.