Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Patrick Martin]

That is very nice. Thanks for sharing. Hard to believe 9 years have passed. I 
often think of all of our visits through the years. John is dearly missed.

Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager

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Mauno, and I too have some of his chokes with his very distinctive writing
style on them!   Treasured items!Walt Salmaniw

On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 3:03 AM Mauno Ritola 
wrote:

> I still use the chokes, for which he kindly sent the material (ferrite
> rings and pieces of coax).
>
> 73,  Mauno
>
> Mika Makelainen kirjoitti 9.2.2019 klo 23:32:
> > I remember John as a fabulous friend and fellow DXer - and as an
> > exceptionally knowledgeable DXer as well! Fortunately many of his
> > articles remain preserved and still available for today's hobbyists on
> > DXing.info:
> >
> > http://www.dxing.info/equipment/impedance_matching_bryant.doc
> > http://www.dxing.info/equipment/kaz_bryant.dx
> > http://www.dxing.info/equipment/impedance_transformer_bryant2.doc
> > http://www.dxing.info/equipment/coax_leadin_bryant.pdf
> > http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/easter_island_2007.dx
> >
> > I still get several inquiries annually from random readers concerning
> > his articles, and I'm so sad to have to reply to them that John is no
> > longer here to answer their questions and comments.
> >
> > 73
> > Mika
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Volodya S]

Mauno, and I too have some of his chokes with his very distinctive writing
style on them!   Treasured items!Walt Salmaniw

On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 3:03 AM Mauno Ritola 
wrote:

> I still use the chokes, for which he kindly sent the material (ferrite
> rings and pieces of coax).
>
> 73,  Mauno
>
> Mika Makelainen kirjoitti 9.2.2019 klo 23:32:
> > I remember John as a fabulous friend and fellow DXer - and as an
> > exceptionally knowledgeable DXer as well! Fortunately many of his
> > articles remain preserved and still available for today's hobbyists on
> > DXing.info:
> >
> > http://www.dxing.info/equipment/impedance_matching_bryant.doc
> > http://www.dxing.info/equipment/kaz_bryant.dx
> > http://www.dxing.info/equipment/impedance_transformer_bryant2.doc
> > http://www.dxing.info/equipment/coax_leadin_bryant.pdf
> > http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/easter_island_2007.dx
> >
> > I still get several inquiries annually from random readers concerning
> > his articles, and I'm so sad to have to reply to them that John is no
> > longer here to answer their questions and comments.
> >
> > 73
> > Mika
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Robert Ross]

I miss John too……Never got to meet him in Person, but I  communicated with him 
for many years and we were members of some of the same radio clubs going back 
to the Late 70’s and Early 80’s. His accomplishments and writings are Legendary.

I still have an ETON E-100 Slider ULR Radio that he and Steve Ratzlaff 
constructed and sent to me back in the early days of ULR DXing!

Every time I look at it, I think of John……

73……ROB VA3SW

Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA



> On Feb 10, 2019, at 06:03, Mauno Ritola  wrote:
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> I still use the chokes, for which he kindly sent the material (ferrite rings 
> and pieces of coax).
> 
> 73,  Mauno
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Mauno Ritola]

I still use the chokes, for which he kindly sent the material (ferrite 
rings and pieces of coax).


73,  Mauno

Mika Makelainen kirjoitti 9.2.2019 klo 23:32:
I remember John as a fabulous friend and fellow DXer - and as an 
exceptionally knowledgeable DXer as well! Fortunately many of his 
articles remain preserved and still available for today's hobbyists on 
DXing.info:


http://www.dxing.info/equipment/impedance_matching_bryant.doc
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/kaz_bryant.dx
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/impedance_transformer_bryant2.doc
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/coax_leadin_bryant.pdf
http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/easter_island_2007.dx

I still get several inquiries annually from random readers concerning 
his articles, and I'm so sad to have to reply to them that John is no 
longer here to answer their questions and comments.


73
Mika

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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

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--- Begin Message ---
Good points Nick.

John's wide-eyed excitement over unwrapping and firing up a new piece of 
equipment was as close to that of a kid on Christmas morning as I've ever come 
across in the adult world.

But then the James Bond level sophistication kicked in. Comparisons might be 
made to the visual and visceral appeal of classic Corvettes, art deco 
buildings, or Raymond Loewy industrial designs. A generous sized tuning knob 
with smooth "ballistics" would be spoken of in an almost sensual way.

After the initial physical attributes of a product were evaluated and the 
allusions to wines / women / songs / sports cars were dispensed, then it was 
time to get down in the trenches and DX with the thing. Over the years John had 
probably touched most of the best offerings of Collins, Hammarlund, Drake, 
Icom, JRC, and AOR. He knew his location and antennas and could quickly come up 
with "tough DX" scenarios to shake out the latest piece of equipment on the 
bench.

Some of the usual signal-to-noise / signal-to-interference spreadsheet tables 
had to go in, for the facts-and-figures crowd, but there was also the actual 
reportage of real DX heard. If enjoyable music or informative news formed 
program content, that would get a mention. This made the reports more 
interesting than some of the dry stuff that shows up in QST and elsewhere.

You didn't doze off reading John's articles.

When tropical band DX from places such as Indonesia and Peru was more a "thing" 
than it is now, John got in the swim and described the alluring and exotic 
programming in terms that made anyone else want to jump in too. You read the 
old Proceedings books and wish that today's SDR gear and 1980s band occupancy 
were two trains that passed each other somewhere on the grand timeline of life 
.. but of course they didn't.

As shortwave was starting to fizzle down to its present pathetic state, John 
took the cue and jumped into medium wave whole hog.

For many of us, his Easter Island DXpedition piece stands out as one of his 
greatest achievements.
http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/easter_island_2007.dx

DXpedition reportage that has come along since has been affected by John's 
reports. That means, beyond the loggings, inclusion of photos and human 
interest stories about the group getting together over coffee or food and 
chatting about families, jobs, and other things beyond DX. It doesn't matter 
whether the DXpedition was in Finland or Oregon or Hawaii or Newfoundland or 
PEI or NJ or the Utah desert. Modern DXpedition reports are almost always 
interesting reading giving a real sense of the participants as 
multi-dimensional people. To a good degree we can thank John for that.

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
 
<<
If John had an idea, or had tried something new from the commercial
world, he would always let everyone know in what seemed to be easily
flowing prose (something that I wish I could have learned from him,
but perhaps it was harder to produce than it looked).  The effects
of his writing still resonate today.

John wasn't just a spark plug either.  In a world of increasingly
older hobbyists, ideas will often elicit a polite "that's nice"
shortly before another nap.  John's  reaction was not just
enthusiastic, but encouraging, coming up with more ideas to make the
original one better yet.

And then, as Mark Connelly just mentioned, his knowledge of other
realms...there are still good memories of waiting for the dawn DX to
roll in (or sometimes not) on DXpeditions, and the wide ranging
discussions we had.  No time for naps there!

best wishes,

Nick>>
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Mika Makelainen]

I remember John as a fabulous friend and fellow DXer - and as an 
exceptionally knowledgeable DXer as well! Fortunately many of his 
articles remain preserved and still available for today's hobbyists on 
DXing.info:


http://www.dxing.info/equipment/impedance_matching_bryant.doc
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/kaz_bryant.dx
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/impedance_transformer_bryant2.doc
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/coax_leadin_bryant.pdf
http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/easter_island_2007.dx

I still get several inquiries annually from random readers concerning 
his articles, and I'm so sad to have to reply to them that John is no 
longer here to answer their questions and comments.


73
Mika

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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Mike Sanburn]

I remember the presentation that Mr. Bryant gave at the 2006 Seaside OR 
I.R.C.A. Convention. He certainly is missed.  ms


From: IRCA  on behalf of Volodya S 

Sent: Friday, February 8, 2019 6:55 PM
To: dxplo...@yahoogroups.com; wor; Mailing list for the International Radio 
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Subject: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman.Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Nick Hall-Patch]

 If John had an idea, or had tried something new from the commercial 
world, he would always let everyone know in what seemed to be easily 
flowing prose (something that I wish I could have learned from him, 
but perhaps it was harder to produce than it looked).   The effects 
of his writing still resonate today.


John wasn't just a spark plug either.  In a world of increasingly 
older hobbyists, ideas will often elicit a polite "that's nice" 
shortly before another nap.  John's  reaction was not just 
enthusiastic, but encouraging, coming up with more ideas to make the 
original one better yet.


And then, as Mark Connelly just mentioned, his knowledge of other 
realms...there are still good memories of waiting for the dawn DX to 
roll in (or sometimes not) on DXpeditions, and the wide ranging 
discussions we had.  No time for naps there!


best wishes,

Nick





   At 12:58 2019-02-09, Andrew Ikin wrote:

John certainly has a special place in out hearts for his immense
contribution to the Dxing hobby.
He was a very gracious person and sadly missed by everyone who knew him.



Andrew Ikin
Wales UK

-Original Message-
From: Volodya S
Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2019 2:55 AM
To: dxplo...@yahoogroups.com ; wor ; Mailing list for the International
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Subject: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman.Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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[IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Marc DeLorenzo via IRCA]

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Very well said, Mark! Marc DeLorenzoSouth Dennis, MA  -Original Message-
From: Mark Connelly via IRCA 
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Sent: Sat, Feb 9, 2019 1:22 am
Subject: Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

A John Bryant article on any subject was always a great read.

Not only was the level of knowledge and research always first rate but his 
style was always enthusiastic and down to earth as well, even when the subject 
was a complex one.

Unlike some other hobby writing I've run across, there was no air of 
superiority or sense that most other DXers were "peons" or "plebeians" who 
could not possibly comprehend the esoteric concepts of electromagnetic 
communications phenomena.

Rather John got right to business with a clever, easy-going, and sometimes 
humorous style that got the ideas across to beginners and experts alike. There 
was no belittling of others' efforts (as we've seen elsewhere) even when some 
of those others were clearly barking up the wrong tree.

His articles in the Fine Tuning Proceedings books were legendary. His knowledge 
in other realms (architecture, art, cars / industrial design, workshop tools / 
practices, world cultures, languages, books, music, food, etc.) informed his 
writings about exotic DX and high-tech receivers. This cross-pollination of 
knowledge bases was vastly enriching, the stuff of top shelf novelists.

John is missed for sure. At least we can take some solace in that he inspired 
Gary and numerous others to carry on with similar dedication, expertise, and 
helping-hands mentoring that avoids pomposity and 'snark'. This is true whether 
today's DX keepers of the flame use ultralights, SDRs, or traditional desktop 
radios with knobs.

Fortunately some of John's writing is still online. 

This one about the Kaz antenna is quite useful:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/kaz_bryant.dx

To the best of my knowledge, he never got to test-drive Neil's next 
development, the DKAZ. If he had, it would have been a great article.

R.I.P. John

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA

<<
The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK. I still
think of John often. He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer. Rest in Peace, John. Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman.   Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
---
Thanks Walt,
John was a co-Founder of our Ultralight Radio group, and we lost a major part 
of our leadership with his untimely accident.
We still miss him greatly, especially as an ocean coast DXer willing to push 
his luck with Ultralight radios. He did set in motion a very creative trend, 
though, with experimental breakthroughs in FSL antennas, ocean cliff 
propagation discoveries and "Frequent Flyer" travel DXing. John probably would 
have been an eager participant in all these activities.
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Andrew Ikin]

John certainly has a special place in out hearts for his immense 
contribution to the Dxing hobby.
He was a very gracious person and sadly missed by everyone who knew him.



Andrew Ikin
Wales UK

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Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2019 2:55 AM
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Subject: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman.Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
A John Bryant article on any subject was always a great read.

Not only was the level of knowledge and research always first rate but his 
style was always enthusiastic and down to earth as well, even when the subject 
was a complex one.

Unlike some other hobby writing I've run across, there was no air of 
superiority or sense that most other DXers were "peons" or "plebeians" who 
could not possibly comprehend the esoteric concepts of electromagnetic 
communications phenomena.

Rather John got right to business with a clever, easy-going, and sometimes 
humorous style that got the ideas across to beginners and experts alike. There 
was no belittling of others' efforts (as we've seen elsewhere) even when some 
of those others were clearly barking up the wrong tree.

His articles in the Fine Tuning Proceedings books were legendary. His knowledge 
in other realms (architecture, art, cars / industrial design, workshop tools / 
practices, world cultures, languages, books, music, food, etc.) informed his 
writings about exotic DX and high-tech receivers. This cross-pollination of 
knowledge bases was vastly enriching, the stuff of top shelf novelists.

John is missed for sure. At least we can take some solace in that he inspired 
Gary and numerous others to carry on with similar dedication, expertise, and 
helping-hands mentoring that avoids pomposity and 'snark'. This is true whether 
today's DX keepers of the flame use ultralights, SDRs, or traditional desktop 
radios with knobs.

Fortunately some of John's writing is still online. 

This one about the Kaz antenna is quite useful:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/kaz_bryant.dx

To the best of my knowledge, he never got to test-drive Neil's next 
development, the DKAZ. If he had, it would have been a great article.

R.I.P. John

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA

<<
The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK. I still
think of John often. He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer. Rest in Peace, John. Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman.   Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
---
Thanks Walt,
John was a co-Founder of our Ultralight Radio group, and we lost a major part 
of our leadership with his untimely accident.
We still miss him greatly, especially as an ocean coast DXer willing to push 
his luck with Ultralight radios. He did set in motion a very creative trend, 
though, with experimental breakthroughs in FSL antennas, ocean cliff 
propagation discoveries and "Frequent Flyer" travel DXing. John probably would 
have been an eager participant in all these activities.
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[James Renfrew]

Walt, today, out of the blue, I happened to be thinking about John's trip
to Easter Island while I was driving around in Rochester wind and snow.
Not sure why, but maybe in your post you have supplied the answer!  Jim
Renfrew


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On Fri, Feb 8, 2019, 21:55 Volodya S  The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
> following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
> think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
> DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
> this amazing gentleman.Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Gary DeBock]

<<< The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK. I still
think of John often. He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer. Rest in Peace, John. Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman. Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC. >>>

Thanks Walt,

John was a co-Founder of our Ultralight Radio group, and we lost a major part 
of our leadership with his untimely accident.

We still miss him greatly, especially as an ocean coast DXer willing to push 
his luck with Ultralight radios. He did set in motion a very creative trend, 
though, with experimental breakthroughs in FSL antennas, ocean cliff 
propagation discoveries and "Frequent Flyer" travel DXing. John probably would 
have been an eager participant in all these activities.

Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)

> On February 8, 2019 at 6:55 PM Volodya S  mailto:can...@gmail.com > wrote:
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> 
> The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
> following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK. I still
> think of John often. He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
> DXer. Rest in Peace, John. Please take a moment for some thoughts for
> this amazing gentleman. Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[R. Colin Newell]

Well said - DXERS are increasingly rare and precious commodity. 

Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA -

> On Feb 8, 2019, at 6:55 PM, Volodya S  wrote:
> 
> The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
> following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
> think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
> DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
> this amazing gentleman.Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Gary DeBock via IRCA]

--- Begin Message ---
<<<    The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman.    Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.   >>>
Thanks Walt,
John was a co-Founder of our Ultralight Radio group, and we lost a major part 
of our leadership with his untimely accident.
We still miss him greatly, especially as an ocean coast DXer willing to push 
his luck with Ultralight radios. He did set in motion a very creative trend, 
though, with experimental breakthroughs in FSL antennas, ocean cliff 
propagation discoveries and "Frequent Flyer" travel DXing. John probably would 
have been an eager participant in all these activities.
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
   


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Subject: [IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman.    Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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[IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Volodya S]

The 9th of February is the 9th anniversary of John's untimely death,
following a fall from a ladder at his home in Stillwater, OK.  I still
think of John often.  He was a good friend, mentor, teacher, and first rate
DXer.  Rest in Peace, John.  Please take a moment for some thoughts for
this amazing gentleman.Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC.
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[IRCA] John Bryant R.I.P

[Walter Salmaniw]

My wife and I sat over a cup of tea talking about John tonight.  As some of you 
may know, my wife Wanda is Haida and has a very Native American spirituality.  
She offered this thought about John:  People like John don't ever die.  They 
remain with us, enriching our lives long after they leave this world.  She 
then referred me to a Native American (likely Navajo) poem (although when I 
Googled it, it's been attributed to many different people).  I know that John 
was deeply proud of his own Native American roots (Chippewa, I believe), and so 
in tribute to this wonderful man:


Native American Prayer 

I give you this one thought to keep - 
I am with you still - I do not sleep. 
I am a thousand winds that blow, 
I am the diamond glints on snow, 
I am sunlight on ripened grain, 
I am the gentle autumn rain. 
When you awake in the morning's hush 
I am the swift, uplifting rush 
Of quiet birds in circled flight. 
I am the soft stars that shine at night. 
Do not think of me as gone - 
I am with you still - in each new dawn. 


We'll never forget you, my dear friend..Walt and Wanda Salmaniw, Victoria, 
BC 

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