Topband: VK3ZL SK today

2014-07-09 Thread Bob Garrett
Greetings, When I heard from my dear friend Sid K3SX about Bob's passing, I looked back at my log to determine when I first worked VK3ZL. The date was September 1, 1999. Over the next 14 years, Bob and I worked each other many many times. Like others have said, he was a fixture on Topband along

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2014-07-08 Thread Michael Tope
Topband List <topband@contesting.com> Verschickt: Di, 8 Jul 2014 5:44 am Betreff: Re: Topband: VK3ZL SK today Very sad news indeed. We will miss you Bob. Rest In Peace Eddie, LU2DKT -Mensaje original- De: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.co

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2014-07-08 Thread David Raymond
ty to look at them. 73. . . Dave, W0FLS - Original Message - From: "Charlie" To: "'Radio KH6O'" ; "'john'" Cc: ; "'John Harden, D.M.D.'" Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 10:16 PM Subject: Re: Topband: VK3ZL SK today

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2014-07-08 Thread Charlie
Great idea, Jeff! 73, Charlie, K4OTV -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Radio KH6O Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 10:32 PM To: john Cc: topband@contesting.com; John Harden, D.M.D. Subject: Re: Topband: VK3ZL SK today May I respectfully

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2014-07-08 Thread Mike Waters
That's a great idea. If she only knew just how happy that he made so many different people all over the planet. Just hearing him call CQ, or even just seeing his CQ spotted on a DX cluster always made me smile. He will go down in Topband history and long be remembered. Send her this link, too, pe

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2014-07-08 Thread Radio KH6O
May I respectfully suggest that someone collect all these condolence messages and forward them to his XYL? I'm sure it would provide some comfort to her to know how far his friendship extended across the world. 73, Jeff KH6O _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/

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2014-07-08 Thread john
What a loss. Early mornings will never be the same. RIP Bob. John K9dx > Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 10:40:47 -0400 > From: jh...@bellsouth.net > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: VK3ZL SK today > > On 7/8/2014 8:42 AM, Cal Jeanroy wrote: > > >exchanging

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2014-07-08 Thread John Harden, D.M.D.
On 7/8/2014 8:42 AM, Cal Jeanroy wrote: >exchanging emails. I will surely miss his friendship and his signal on I will miss Bobby. He was a nice person. Many days during the summer of 2013 he was the only signal on top band. We had quite a few 160 contacts back then... It is a tragedy to los

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2014-07-08 Thread Dan Edward Dba East edwards
OB > Best wishesyou was a great operator... > vy 73 > Frank > > > > > > > -Ursprüngliche Mitteilung- > Von: Eduardo Araujo via Topband <topband@contesting.com> > An: Topband List <topband@contesting.com> > Verschickt: Di, 8

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2014-07-08 Thread W2PM via Topband
> vy 73 > Frank > > > > > > > -Ursprüngliche Mitteilung- > Von: Eduardo Araujo via Topband <topband@contesting.com> > An: Topband List <topband@contesting.com> > Verschickt: Di, 8 Jul 2014 5:44 am > Betreff: Re: Topband: VK3ZL SK today > > > > >

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2014-07-08 Thread Cal Jeanroy
Truly a sad day. Remarkable individual, fellow ham and friend whose heart and soul was always shining brightly on topband. Like many, I will miss the early morning Q's on topband. Hopefully Bob is in a better place and at peace now. 73 and God Bless Bob, you will not be forgotten Cal W1IZL ( W0

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2014-07-08 Thread dl8yhrfrank--- via Topband
RIP BOB Best wishesyou was a great operator... vy 73 Frank -Ursprüngliche Mitteilung- Von: Eduardo Araujo via Topband <topband@contesting.com> An: Topband List <topband@contesting.com> Verschickt: Di, 8 Jul 2014 5:44 am Betreff: Re: Topband: VK3ZL SK today

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2014-07-07 Thread Eduardo Araujo via Topband
: David Raymond CC: topband@contesting.com; SidShusterman; robert briggs; Jean Briggs; K3JJG; t...@kkn.net; Bob Garrett; Bernie McClenny, W3UR Asunto: Re: Topband: VK3ZL SK today Sad to hear this.He was always on the topband and made it clear that the band was open, he will be missed. 73s SK

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2014-07-07 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
; robert briggs; Jean Briggs; K3JJG; t...@kkn.net; Bob Garrett; Bernie McClenny, W3UR Asunto: Re: Topband: VK3ZL SK today Sad to hear this.He was always on the topband and made it clear that the band was open, he will be missed. 73s SK ---Sent by iphoneLB3RE LJ3RE K3RAG ex: LA6FJAwww.lb3re.com

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2014-07-07 Thread LB3RE LJ3RE Stein-Roar Brobakken
Sad to hear this.He was always on the topband and made it clear that the band was open, he will be missed. 73s SK ---Sent by iphoneLB3RE LJ3RE K3RAG ex: LA6FJAwww.lb3re.com ~ Rag ~ Stein Roar Brobakken e-mail:post@lb3re.comhttp://la5o.wordpress.comwww.contesting.no Bob was truly a remarkabl

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2014-07-07 Thread David Raymond
Bob was truly a remarkable person. Not only did his homebrew skills far surpass the vast majority of us but he also put out a remarkable signal with a modest station. A lot of topbanders may be unaware that Bob's signal came from a homebrew 42' vertical (yes, forty two foot) . Capped off with