I was on an Air Force trip to Anchorage in 1993 and called Dan about the
possibility of joining him for CWSS. He was delighted to have me join Jon
NL7GP (now KL2A) and him for the contest.
When I arrived at his place, he and Jon had just finished the tower work,
performed in subzero weather. I found Dan to be a unique individual -- a
tough and determined competitor, but also a warm and gregarious person.
I was overwhelmed by his generosity as he opened his station to this complete
stranger. Alaska nights provide long hours with little to do when conditions
are bad.
Dan filled the hours with laughter and war stories about his contesting
experience.
Dan's station reflected his commitment to the hobby. I hope that somehow
there will be someone to fill the huge pair of shoes that Dan leaves behind.
He is a true contesting legend and an exemplary contesting mentor.
Thank you, Dan, we will all miss you.
Paul R. Schaffenberger, K5AF
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>From J. Allen" <jallen@internorth.com Mon Nov 4 14:31:57 2002
From: J. Allen" <jallen@internorth.com (J. Allen)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] An SS Solution de VY1JA
Message-ID: <002401c2840e$ee61a360$e4096cd8@jallen>
I agree with Pete, N4ZR, and think that no one was being malicious, but just
aggressive because of an overly large desire to get that mug.
What I do not understand is how THAT contest turns some of my good friends
into Mr.Hyde's. SS is the only one that does it.
Say, perhaps the idea of increasing the sections will do it. If each
section has the same population as Yukon, 30,000... 300,000,000 divided by
30,000... that would make it about 10,000 sections... That is the answer! I
hope ARRL is reading cq-contest, just imagine how much paperwork it will
save not having to order mugs.
Please remember in the phone SS contest to treat VY1MB well, as I do not
want him discouraged... He has become a reliable source to draw on for YT
multipliers.
To all of the contesting community, thanks for your friendship.
J.
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