Carlos Almirón, LU7DSY, enjoyed a long and busy career on both the professional and amateur sides of radio. Over the years, he became well-known as a TV and radio journalist for a number of media outlets in Argentina. A former sports journalist, he later moved on to covering news and had served as a war correspondent in the Falklands. Across oceans and continents, the radio amateur became known as a successful DXer and DXpeditioner. He was a member of the DXCC Honor Roll.

Locally, Carlos' talents were put to good use during the annual American Lighthouse Weekend organised each February by members of the Radio Club Grupo DX Bahia Blanca, which he helped found.

Carlos became a Silent Key on the 21st of March. He was 79.