I first met Dave in 1975/6 when I was invited up to K2GL's?M/M. We operatedat
K2GL's?several times per year until 1986 when Buz?passed.At that time ('76?),
we were voting on which callsign?to use in the contest. I votedto NOT use K2GM
cuz?it might get confused with 3GM. Apparently, the otherops?didn't agree; my
vote sunk and, well, I don't think Dave ever forgot how I voted.Dave was
certainly a real character. Some of the things I remember....Showing up for
one contest and finding Racal?receivers all over the place, somehowdiverted
from their intended DX?destination (clearly marked on the boxes...no
comment).Dave connecting a zillion $ 'scope to the IF of some rig (?) to "look
for band openings" on 40 meters. Guess he was way ahead of his time. Too bad
it didn't work.Dave undoing all the station wiring on 40m after we had
completed it, inserting his Drakereceiver and other "stuff" (???). Then
K2TT?called me over and complained that he couldn't drive the Alpha 77
correctly. I tried - it was "weird." I grabbed the Bird slugand found where
the 1.5kw?was going. I just remember screaming at the top of mylungs and then
feeling horrible; I collapsed in a chair for at least 30 minutes. One ofthe
other op's?said that all he heard was hamburger frying (me). Soon thereafter,
Iwent back to figure out the problem and found that Dave had used a jumper from
hishome. When I backed off the shell of the PL259, the shield was never
soldered! Thatis one that I never forgot!Dave trying to convince Buz?(K2GL)
that he could put up a pair of stacked 40's androtate the tower at high
rpm?(60rpm?) to be loud everywhere all the time. Dave toldBuz?that he even had
the "radome?connector" to do it.Being told of Dave's bedroom goals...to work
DXCC?in the sack. I just starred and said, "really?" The reply comment was,
"Well, maybe he doesn't have DXCC?yet, butI know that he has Worked All Europe
several times over." Who knew?Never knowing what he did for a living, yet
knowing that he traveled all over the world.Finding Dave on the phone in the
wee hours, talking to some VE2, trying to convince himto work us on [some?]
band. We needed zone 2. After 15 minutes, the VE?hung up on him.Telling
Buz?how he needed an antenna tuner right now for the contest and Buz?sayingthat
if he could get it here, Buz?would buy it. Later that afternoon, a limo?shows
upwith the top-end antenna tuner (driven in from NYC). Of course, nobody could
findDave and all the op's?had to pony up to cover the driver. Just classic
Dave. I amsmiling broadly as I write this.Well, all good things come to an
end...and so one more piece of M/M history hits the dust.While I have lots of
fond memories of Dave, I am certainly not fond of remembering them dueto an
occasion such as this.de Doug KR2Q
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