Steve Allen, WB4PFE, of Woodstock, Georgia, died Sunday December 9 in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, reportedly as a result of a heart attack.  He was 47. A CNN satellite technician, Allen had been in Afghanistan since mid-November to install satellite links in Jalalabad and Tora Bora.  Any of the CNN live broadcasts you may have seen from these areas came from Steve's installation.

An ARRL member for 11 years, Allen was a member of the Pine Log Mountain Repeater Group, Air Force MARS, and the Base Support Team at Dobbins Army Reserve Base.  The Base Support Team is a group of hams within MARS that volunteer to provide first-response communications at the site of downed aircraft.  Survivors include his wife, Cathy. A memorial service was held December 15 in Marietta, Georgia.

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