DXers who looked forward to hearing a friendly, familiar voice from Iceland were saddened this month to learn that the contact they were hoping to log had become a Silent Key. The death of Odinn Thor TF2MSN on the 19th of August in Reykjavik was reported by the Icelandic Amateur Radio Association, sharing the news provided by his family.

First licensed in 2011, Odinn began as an enthusiastic operator on SSB, later embracing such digital modes as FT4 and FT8.

According to Jónas Bjarnason, TF3JB, president of Icelandic Radio Amateurs, Odinn had been in poor health for the past 30 years or so, following an accident on a fishing boat. Jonas told Newsline by email that "ham radio was his life" almost 24 hours a day. In addition to being active locally on 2 metres, he was an enthusiastic participant in numerous events held by Icelandic Radio Amateurs, including Field Day.

Odinn was 62.