Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Very Very sad news, will miss yea OM! My K2 and other projects benifitted form his expertise and unending devotion to Amature Radio. Hope someone will post info on contacting family with condolences. Tim W4YN Tim O'Rourke w...@arrl.net Low Power Amateur Radio Rocks Member of Flying Pigs,ARCI,GQRP,RSGB,ARRL Life Member NHRA Life Member __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Scholarship Fund, 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111; Capital City Chapter of the American Red Cross, 431 E. McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101; or a charity of the donor's choice. Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family, may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website. -Original Message- From: Tim O'Rourke [mailto:w...@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 12:44 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY Very Very sad news, will miss yea OM! My K2 and other projects benifitted form his expertise and unending devotion to Amature Radio. Hope someone will post info on contacting family with condolences. Tim W4YN Tim O'Rourke w...@arrl.net Low Power Amateur Radio Rocks Member of Flying Pigs,ARCI,GQRP,RSGB,ARRL Life Member NHRA Life Member __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Tom Hammond, N0SS, silent key
Tom was one of the first folks I met on the Elecraft reflector and helped me a lot with my K2. We corresponded on and off through the years. We worked in contests and even met at a TenTec Hamfest way back when. He was always friendly and upbeat. I knew of his health issues, but I didn't realize he had taken a serious turn for the worse. I think Wayne's eulogy expresses how I will remember him. Hopefully we can all be more like him... 73, Julius n2wn - Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2#4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3/100 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/TOM-HAMMOND-N0SS-SILENT-KEY-tp6655191p6659442.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Tom Hammond, N0SS, silent key
I first met Tom at the Elecraft booth at the Kirkwood, MO hamfest around 2000. He was vibrantly hyping the K2 which I had just started to build. He probably met 1,500 people that day. Through the years I'd call on Tom for help on various projects and he was always quick to respond. The first phone call he returned to me started off with hey Terry, you going to the Kirkwood Hamfest this year? My God, the man remembered me from that one meeting two years prior. A few weeks ago, someone suggested a small accessory here on the reflector and I sent Tom an email stating that this little project would be right up his alley. I never received a response and that sent a chill up my spine. Something wasn't right. Rest in peace my friend. You've done enough work down here in your lifetime for ten people and none of it will be forgotten. 73, Terry, W0FM __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
RIP Pal! Your kind heart will always be remembered. AB7R On 8/4/2011 9:04 PM, K9ZTV wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
RIP Tom..those of us that have had the pleasure of meeting you on air became the better for the experienceyou will be missed Tom KD5NHL..Gary On 5 August 2011 16:27, Greg a...@cablespeed.com wrote: RIP Pal! Your kind heart will always be remembered. AB7R On 8/4/2011 9:04 PM, K9ZTV wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
A true ham and a great person. He was always willing and happy to share his experience and expertise. The ham community will miss Tom. Tom WB2QDG K2 1103 On 8/5/2011 2:27 AM, Greg wrote: RIP Pal! Your kind heart will always be remembered. AB7R On 8/4/2011 9:04 PM, K9ZTV wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Goodbye, dear and special friend. Thoughts are with the family, especially Jeri. Dave G3TJP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Hello Kent, Very sorry to hear that Tom passed away. He helped me with some issues on the CW Indicator kit. Tom was a Great guy and he will always be remembered!! 72 and Thanks, Ron Polityka WB3AAL K1 - SN 01011 K2 - SN 01392 - Original Message - From: K9ZTV k9...@socket.net To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 12:04 AM Subject: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Some people are remembered for all the help they gave, how situations were always improved because they were there, how they were always a clarifying influence, an advancer of anything they embraced. Of such N0SS. Rest in peace, Tom, and nicely done. Guy K2AV. On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Ron Polityka wb3...@verizon.net wrote: Hello Kent, Very sorry to hear that Tom passed away. He helped me with some issues on the CW Indicator kit. Tom was a Great guy and he will always be remembered!! 72 and Thanks, Ron Polityka WB3AAL K1 - SN 01011 K2 - SN 01392 - Original Message - From: K9ZTV k9...@socket.net To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 12:04 AM Subject: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
A sad day, Tom will be missed by many, many folks. He was an example to follow, in many ways. Left huge footprints, and I wish I knew, half of what he forgot. Rest well, Tom, it's a brighter place because you were here, N0SS will be heard, in the echos of my mind. --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 12:08:57 -0400 From: olin...@bellsouth.net To: wb3...@verizon.net CC: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY Some people are remembered for all the help they gave, how situations were always improved because they were there, how they were always a clarifying influence, an advancer of anything they embraced. Of such N0SS. Rest in peace, Tom, and nicely done. Guy K2AV. On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Ron Polityka wb3...@verizon.net wrote: Hello Kent, Very sorry to hear that Tom passed away. He helped me with some issues on the CW Indicator kit. Tom was a Great guy and he will always be remembered!! 72 and Thanks, Ron Polityka WB3AAL K1 - SN 01011 K2 - SN 01392 - Original Message - From: K9ZTV k9...@socket.net To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 12:04 AM Subject: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Damn! He'll be missed. -- Dave G KK7SS Richland, WA '59 Morris Minor 1000 - working on it.. '65 Sprite - in process :( '76 Midget - co-owned with #4 Son :) '06 Honda Civic Hybrid __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Tom Hammond, N0SS, silent key
Elecraft is fortunate to have some of the best customers--and friends-- a small company could hope for. And then there was Tom Hammond. Tom was there nearly from the beginning, in 1999, gently but firmly pushing us in the right direction. He helped us test and refine K2 and K3 hardware, firmware, and documentation. He wrote or edited many of our early application notes. Helped specify parts and tools. Spent countless hours volunteering in our booth, demonstrating radios. He celebrated our victories, and felt our pain. Tom was relentlessly positive. He drank the Kool-Aid, but if it was sour, he'd spit it out, then smile and tell you how much sugar to add. Many of us have felt Tom's pain over the past few years. He was always a survivor, but by the time Dayton, 2011 rolled around, he was little more than a friendly ghost. We knew he was suffering. Now, we're counting our blessings that we were able to see him one last time. About ten years ago, Tom and I drove together to the Ft. Tuthill QRP gathering in Flagstaff, Arizona. We were in a small pickup truck without air conditioning, and when we left Phoenix, it was a blistering 122 degrees in the shade. But we made the best of it, rolling the windows down, sailing along the freeway at 75 MPH, cracking jokes and powering through bottled water. I never had a better road trip. That's how I'll remember him: taking the heat, in style. Here's to Tom, N0SS/M, wherever he may be. 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Damn. For once I don't have a clever comeback. I've known Tom for 11 or 12 years, since he helped me get K2 no. 709 working. We had literally hundreds of conversations after that, by email, radio and Skype. The man simply lived to help others. What a loss. On 8/4/2011 9:04 PM, K9ZTV wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Greatly appreciate Tom for help in the past and always loved hearing his strong signal helping me get checked into ECN. I couldn't really get into ECN without him. He will be missed! ~Brett (N7MG) What a loss. On 8/4/2011 9:04 PM, K9ZTV wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
It wasn't a big surprise but, even so, the reality is like being punched in the gut. Our e-mail correspondence must be close to a thousand since I first met him here 11 years ago. And then there were the chats by telephone as worked on various projects, but we never met face to face. Even so, I was remarkably moved by his presence, good humor and willingness to do whatever he could to help others. Perhaps the one thing that sticks most in my memory was the hearty THANKS PAL! closing he offered with such obvious sincerity every time we spoke or wrote to each other. So, for the last time: Thank YOU, Tom. Ron AC7AC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
RIP Tom. You are already missed. On 8/4/2011 10:04 PM, K9ZTV wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Tom sure will be missed. I remember him from our old Fox Tango Days 30 plus years ago when Milt Lowen N4ML ran the net and published the newsletters and we were running FT-101E's. He was a great help to that group also. 73 de KE4WY Jim On Aug 5, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Dave KK7SS kk...@frontier.com wrote: Damn! He'll be missed. -- Dave G KK7SS Richland, WA '59 Morris Minor 1000 - working on it.. '65 Sprite - in process :( '76 Midget - co-owned with #4 Son :) '06 Honda Civic Hybrid __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Tom Hammond, N0SS, silent key
Tom was relentlessly positive and giving ... I've had the pleasure of knowing him for 35+ years ... back to the early days of the FT-101 and the Fox-Tango group. We exchanged many mail and e-mail messages in those years and worked the FoxTango booth with Milt and Ida Lowens at Dayton for a few years in '76/'77/'78 time frame. Tom was always interested in making things better but never concerned about calling attention to himself or claiming credit. Amateur radio and those of us fortunate to know him are better for Tom. He will surely be missed. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 8/5/2011 1:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Elecraft is fortunate to have some of the best customers--and friends-- a small company could hope for. And then there was Tom Hammond. Tom was there nearly from the beginning, in 1999, gently but firmly pushing us in the right direction. He helped us test and refine K2 and K3 hardware, firmware, and documentation. He wrote or edited many of our early application notes. Helped specify parts and tools. Spent countless hours volunteering in our booth, demonstrating radios. He celebrated our victories, and felt our pain. Tom was relentlessly positive. He drank the Kool-Aid, but if it was sour, he'd spit it out, then smile and tell you how much sugar to add. Many of us have felt Tom's pain over the past few years. He was always a survivor, but by the time Dayton, 2011 rolled around, he was little more than a friendly ghost. We knew he was suffering. Now, we're counting our blessings that we were able to see him one last time. About ten years ago, Tom and I drove together to the Ft. Tuthill QRP gathering in Flagstaff, Arizona. We were in a small pickup truck without air conditioning, and when we left Phoenix, it was a blistering 122 degrees in the shade. But we made the best of it, rolling the windows down, sailing along the freeway at 75 MPH, cracking jokes and powering through bottled water. I never had a better road trip. That's how I'll remember him: taking the heat, in style. Here's to Tom, N0SS/M, wherever he may be. 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Tom Hammond, N0SS, silent key
Don't worry Joe, I am sure my Pat is right now introducing him around so he gets to know everyone. She never met him but I am sure the two would have been fast buds. Now is her chance to get to know him as well as you did. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:46:12 -0700, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: Tom was relentlessly positive and giving ... I've had the pleasure of knowing him for 35+ years ... back to the early days of the FT-101 and the Fox-Tango group. We exchanged many mail and e-mail messages in those years and worked the FoxTango booth with Milt and Ida Lowens at Dayton for a few years in '76/'77/'78 time frame. Tom was always interested in making things better but never concerned about calling attention to himself or claiming credit. Amateur radio and those of us fortunate to know him are better for Tom. He will surely be missed. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 8/5/2011 1:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Elecraft is fortunate to have some of the best customers--and friends-- a small company could hope for. And then there was Tom Hammond. Tom was there nearly from the beginning, in 1999, gently but firmly pushing us in the right direction. He helped us test and refine K2 and K3 hardware, firmware, and documentation. He wrote or edited many of our early application notes. Helped specify parts and tools. Spent countless hours volunteering in our booth, demonstrating radios. He celebrated our victories, and felt our pain. Tom was relentlessly positive. He drank the Kool-Aid, but if it was sour, he'd spit it out, then smile and tell you how much sugar to add. Many of us have felt Tom's pain over the past few years. He was always a survivor, but by the time Dayton, 2011 rolled around, he was little more than a friendly ghost. We knew he was suffering. Now, we're counting our blessings that we were able to see him one last time. About ten years ago, Tom and I drove together to the Ft. Tuthill QRP gathering in Flagstaff, Arizona. We were in a small pickup truck without air conditioning, and when we left Phoenix, it was a blistering 122 degrees in the shade. But we made the best of it, rolling the windows down, sailing along the freeway at 75 MPH, cracking jokes and powering through bottled water. I never had a better road trip. That's how I'll remember him: taking the heat, in style. Here's to Tom, N0SS/M, wherever he may be. 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Ditto. Tom and I were on the original K2 FT team as well and shared many a private email. He was very knowledgeable and helped me a great deal. I will miss him. 73, Bill K9YEQ -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Johnny Siu Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:13 PM To: K9ZTV; Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY It is really a piece of sad news and I will miss Tom. 73, Johnny VR2XMC 從︰ K9ZTV k9...@socket.net 收件人︰ Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2011年08月5日 (週五) 12:04 PM 主題︰ [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Tom was the first ham I met when I moved from AR to MO in 1981. I ID'd on the repeater and there he was. I bought a house across the river from Jeff City and so was in a different ham club, but did see him from time to time and will always remember a few things. He was a big contester and had one of those cool new AEA CK1 memory keyers. He removed the key pad from it and mounted it to the back of his paddle at right angles so the memory buttons would be just that much closer to his sending hand. I was timidly working on putting a small A3 tribander on a 40 foot tower. Tom suggested a big TH5DX but I said that's too big and might scare the neighbors. So he proposed I put it at 75 feet and then it would look a lot smaller. Years later he'd gotten into QRP and I saw him at OzarkCon. Tom told me that Elecraft was working on something really big and he couldn't tell me more but I'd be impressed when it was announced. Sure enough, the K3 became my first Elecraft purchase. A great guy and a great ham. 73- Nick, WA5BDU __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
This is just not goodhorrible news I will miss Tom. I will miss his CW fist in contests. What a great man. Ham radio has lost a wonderful person who was a true gentleman. May God bless his family. He was fun to work in the CW contests...always stopping to chat on CW at high speed. He was a consummate CW operator and a first class operator. I am truly saddened by this news. Lee Buller K0WA Kansasnext door to MO. In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine? Common Sense is the image of the Creator expressing revealed truth in my mind. - John W. (Kansas) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Tom Hammond, N0SS, silent key
So sorry to hear about Tom... I began the Elecraft experience by building K2 1188 in May 2000 while living in the Shetland Islands UK. I have been licensed for many years and this totally revitalised Ham radio for me, together with the Elecraft reflector and all the good and knowledgeable people on there. This is where I came across Tom Hammond of course and he was indeed one of the best. Always helpful and positive, personally producing some excellent supplementary small kits for the the Elecraft equipment. Today I still have my K2 now alongside K3 325 and my interest is as keen as ever, thanks to Elecraft and people like Tom. Tom was really officially or unofficially a true member of the Elecraft Team. I am sad to hear the news. My condolences to his family and many friends, he will be really missed. Deni F5VJC On 5 August 2011 23:48, Kevin Rock kev...@coho.net wrote: Don't worry Joe, I am sure my Pat is right now introducing him around so he gets to know everyone. She never met him but I am sure the two would have been fast buds. Now is her chance to get to know him as well as you did. 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:46:12 -0700, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: Tom was relentlessly positive and giving ... I've had the pleasure of knowing him for 35+ years ... back to the early days of the FT-101 and the Fox-Tango group. We exchanged many mail and e-mail messages in those years and worked the FoxTango booth with Milt and Ida Lowens at Dayton for a few years in '76/'77/'78 time frame. Tom was always interested in making things better but never concerned about calling attention to himself or claiming credit. Amateur radio and those of us fortunate to know him are better for Tom. He will surely be missed. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 8/5/2011 1:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: Elecraft is fortunate to have some of the best customers--and friends-- a small company could hope for. And then there was Tom Hammond. Tom was there nearly from the beginning, in 1999, gently but firmly pushing us in the right direction. He helped us test and refine K2 and K3 hardware, firmware, and documentation. He wrote or edited many of our early application notes. Helped specify parts and tools. Spent countless hours volunteering in our booth, demonstrating radios. He celebrated our victories, and felt our pain. Tom was relentlessly positive. He drank the Kool-Aid, but if it was sour, he'd spit it out, then smile and tell you how much sugar to add. Many of us have felt Tom's pain over the past few years. He was always a survivor, but by the time Dayton, 2011 rolled around, he was little more than a friendly ghost. We knew he was suffering. Now, we're counting our blessings that we were able to see him one last time. About ten years ago, Tom and I drove together to the Ft. Tuthill QRP gathering in Flagstaff, Arizona. We were in a small pickup truck without air conditioning, and when we left Phoenix, it was a blistering 122 degrees in the shade. But we made the best of it, rolling the windows down, sailing along the freeway at 75 MPH, cracking jokes and powering through bottled water. I never had a better road trip. That's how I'll remember him: taking the heat, in style. Here's to Tom, N0SS/M, wherever he may be. 73, Wayne N6KR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
It is really a piece of sad news and I will miss Tom. 73, Johnny VR2XMC 從︰ K9ZTV k9...@socket.net 收件人︰ Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net 傳送日期︰ 2011年08月5日 (週五) 12:04 PM 主題︰ [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
RIP Tom, Thanks for all your work on the K3 (and other projects). Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF Elecraft K3 #4257 + PR6 + K144XV + KPA500 #166 - Original Message - From: K9ZTV k9...@socket.net To: Elecraft elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 2:04 PM Subject: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Kent, Thanks for the news, but yes, it leaves me with a very heavy heart. Tom was a great friend, and Tom's courage was contagious. His experiences helped me deal sensibly with my own battle with cancer and chemo treatments. He will be sorely missed. Yes, I am one of those cancer survivors whom Tom taught how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Thank you Tom for all that you have done for the ham community, and for me personally. RIP, your contributions have been great. My condolences to Jeri and the rest of his family. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/5/2011 12:04 AM, K9ZTV wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. Tom died peacefully with his family around him at his residence in Jefferson City, Missouri, following many battles with cancer over the last 15 years. No one I have ever known handled illness with the kind of optimism and faith as he did. There are many cancer survivors alive today because Tom taught them how to fight the disease psychologically and emotionally. Tom was an early member of the Elecraft family with K2 serial number 008 and continued his loyalty as one of the original beta-testers on the K3 (also serial number 008). Wayne once told him, Just when we think we have something perfect, Hammond comes along and finds a glitch for us. Early renditions of the K3 firmware incorporated many of Tom's suggestions. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, August 13th (a week from tomorrow). Suggestions for memorial contributions will be posted after the family completes arrangements tomorrow afternoon. Thank you all for your prayers and support these last several months. 73, Kent Trimble, K9ZTV Jefferson City, MO __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] TOM HAMMOND, N0SS, SILENT KEY
Oh, my. Terribly sorry to hear that. Tom was a good guy, good op, good friend, just a wonderful human being with so much optimism, determination and courage. We'll all miss him a lot. /Rick N6XI On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 9:04 PM, K9ZTV k9...@socket.net wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of Tom Hammond, N0SS, at 0125 UTC Friday, August 5th. -- Rick Tavan N6XI Truckee, CA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
