I am very sad to hear this. 50 confirmed RTTY qso's, last one was 10/17/09
His call was one of those I got used to seeing on the screen.
He will be missed.
73 John wa5zup
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From: rtty-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Greg Rauch
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:43 PM
To: Peter Laws; RTTY Reflector
Cc: Maza JA1BHK
Subject: Re: [RTTY] VE6YR Bob SK
I too will miss Bob. 32 confirmed RTTY q's in LoTW since March '05....
Probably more prior to then.
73. N6CK
________________________________
From: Peter Laws <plaws0@gmail.com>
To: RTTY Reflector <rtty@contesting.com>
Cc: Maza JA1BHK <ja1bhk@jarl.com>
Sent: Wed, January 6, 2010 6:13:57 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] VE6YR Bob SK
Yes, very sad. Thirteen QSOs here since I got back on RTTY in 2004.
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 20:07, Glenn Wyant <va3dx@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Very sad to hear this news .
> We had over 80 contest RTTY qsos , the last
> being November 27 , 2009 ...
>
> Glenn VA3DX
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maza JA1BHK" <ja1bhk@jarl.com>
> To: <rtty@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 8:52 PM
> Subject: [RTTY] VE6YR Bob SK
>
>
>>
>> It is sad to convey the information that Bob VE6YR (Robert F McCarthy)
>> passed away on December 22.
>>
>> My last QSO with him was at the time of JARTS contest on October 17 2009.
>> I
>> still remember his concern of my absence from his screen. He was 75 years
>> old at that time.
>>
>> He was a big brother to me in the field of RTTY contest. I missed him.
>>
>> My condolence to his beloved wife Margaret VE6MPM and family.
>>
>>
>> 73
>> de Maza JA1BHK
>>
>>
>> (Print copy of the last QSO)
>>
>> VE6YR QRZ YCRP JA"
>> [Tx 2009/10/17 00:49:10 RTTY]
>>
>> VE6YR DE JA1BHK JA1BHK PLS K
>>
>> [Rx 2009/10/17 00:49:17 RTTY]
>> ELLH
>> SDUPT WHER HAVE YOU BEEN MAZA?
>> JA1BHK 599 75 75 75 VE6YR YO
>>
>> (Print copy End)
>>
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