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Subject: Topband: GU3MBS - Top Band Legend Now Silent Key
From: K8MFO@aol.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:41:46 EDT
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Today's "The Daily DX" notes the passing of Steven Gibbs -  GU3MBS.
 
Those of us with ham histories extending back into the 1950s  remember him 
well.
 
Steve Gibbs had a very extensive  DXpedition history, beginning in the 
early 60s when he was an operator at club  station ZC4AK.     He provided the 
elusive Asian QSO for the  first of the 160 meter WAC awards.   Back in those 
days 160 DXCC was  of course unheard of, and 160 WAC was a tremendous 
achievement.  

Steve was also 5A3CJ in Libya, MP4BEQ in  Bahrain, and while in Mauritius 
as VQ8CC (later 3B8CC) he DXpeditioned to  various other islands.   In fact 
Steve was the only guy to accompany  both Don Miller - W9WNV and Gus Browning 
- W4BPD on DX trips.   He was  e quite proud of that.    While in the  
Indian Ocean Steve  also provided some 160 meter "Firsts".
 
Steve also operated as GM3MBS/W0 from  Colorado for some time, and I 
believe he then moved to Guernsey.    While there he built several Elecraft K2 
radios.   A few years back  Steve suffered a stroke which severely curtailed 
his ham  activity.
 
Some years ago Steve came to the Dayton  Hamvention.   He carried a little 
book with him, which listed each and  every QSO that he ever had in his ham 
career.   He very deliberately  marked EYEBALL QSO in that book when you met 
him!
 
Sadly we lose legends like this all too  often.
 
RIP Steve
 
73
 
Don  K8MFO

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