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To: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] K4VX SK
From: Andy Melanin via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Andy Melanin <ua3dpx@mail.ru>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:34:49 +0300
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It's a sad news. Met in person lust time in Slovenia during the WRTC. I 
interviewed Lew for the film for the young contesters in Russia like a legend 
of the World contesters !!!
R.I.P. Old friend. We'll misse You..
UA3DPX

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> 27 февр. 2017 г., в 7:21, Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com> написал(а):
> 
> Never had opportunity to operate his Station in Hannibal  Mo. But I did get 
> the opportunity to visit him  in the early 90's .
> 
> Was visiting my Brother in-law  in St Louis. Mo.   Gave him a phone call   
> B-4 the trip and  he invited me over.....
> 
> Extremely gracious  both him and his wife.   Had a tour  of  his antenna farm 
>  and shack  he then hosted  a lite lunch.....
> 
> A true gentlemen  and asset to the Hobby .\
> 
> 
> RIP Lew
> 
> 
> Wayne W3EA
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Stan 
> Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2017 9:44 PM
> To: Valeri Stefanov
> Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] K4VX SK
> 
> I operated at K4VX/0 four times in a five year period beginning 1994.  Missed 
> 1995 but took my son and others the next three years.
> 
> A lot was learned from Lew.
> 
> Lew had an opinion regarding packet spotting.  He didn't like it and even 
> though it put him at a disadvantage we tuned the radio to find needed 
> multipliers in the M/M category.
> 
> Lew had an opinion regarding the rules...they were to be followed.  I 
> remember a heated discussion regarding a logged exchange with a UA9 that 
> resulted in an "attempted" correction to the exchange field for an earlier 
> contact with the same station on another band.
> 
> Lew went to great lengths to make sure every amplifier was tuned up to 
> EXACTLY 1500 watts and not 1499 and not 1501.  That was a little tricky with 
> what I believe was a 3CX-3000 on 10M.
> 
> RIP, Lew Gordon.
> 
> Stan, K5GO
> 
>> On Feb 26, 2017, at 1:41 PM, Valeri Stefanov <stefanov.valeri@abv.bg> wrote:
>> 
>> Sad to report that Lew has passed:
>> K4VX, Lew Gordon, died at 3:57 this afternoon, February 25.
>> Funeral arrangements will be from Smith Funeral Home, Hannibal, MO.
>> 
>> 
>> GregK9IG
>> 
>> These are really bad news.  I knew Lew since 1978 when I went to LZ1KDP 
>> during my first year at Dental School. He was my TEACHER / mentor in 
>> contesting back then.  Learn a LOT from him  about contesting. Due to 
>> socialism / communist ruling in these years in Bulgaria we were able to meet 
>> each other only about 30 years later when he visited me and LZ9W.  R.I.P. 
>> Lew.  You will not be forgotten !  Wally LZ2CJ
>> 
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