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Re: [CQ-Contest] N6ZZ SK

To: James Cain <jamesdavidcain@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] N6ZZ SK
From: Eric Rosenberg <wd3q@starpower.net>
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:23:28 -0500
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Jim et al,

I first saw this presentation at Visalia, I believe in 2007. It would 
have been about one month before Dayton.

N6TJ may have been the the presenter. Someone with a better memory than 
mine would know the details.

Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC

On 2:59 PM, James Cain wrote:
> Thanks to N2ZN for the tip on the Hamvention slide show about N6ZZ, Phil 
> Goetz. Was the 2007 Hamvention the first time it had been presented? N6ZZ 
> died on February 27, 2007.
>
> In the fall of 2004 I talked to Phil about writing a book about his 
> adventures and offered to help. He was either not interested or too busy. So 
> I never had the chance to interview him at length.
>
> As far as I know (to answer someone's question) he operated CQ WW from all 40 
> zones, some CW weekends and some SSB. As the slide show mentions, it's easier 
> to find an unused station for CW and to join a team for SSB multi-op, often 
> with local operators.
>
> One of the many, many questions I would have asked him was "Did you consider 
> operating other major contests from needed zones to pick up the pace?"
>
> The slide show really, really needs some background, filling out, commentary, 
> and, yes, closure. If anyone who was close to Phil would like to take that 
> on, I'd be glad to help (reply off line).
>
> Jim Cain
> At The K1TN Superstation
> Atlantic City
>
> http://www.kkn.net/dayton2007/N6ZZ_40_zones-dayton-2007.pdf
>
>
>
>    
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