So sorry to hear we've lost another great op. My QSO with Len was in March of
1972!
73 Steve K0SR
-----Original Message-----
From: Chip at Heil [mailto:chip@heilsound.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 12:07 AM
To: cq-contest@contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] KH0AC SK
I am deeply saddened to report that Dr. Len Kaufer, KH0AC, became a Silent Key
today in his home on beautiful Saipan. Len, formerly KG6SW, went out to the
Trust Territory of Saipan in the 1960s as a Jesuit priest. He brought his
longtime love of Amateur Radio with him, and eventually met an island girl
named Connie Tenorio. Connie won out over the priesthood, and they eventually
got married after a personal letter from the Pope (!) convinced Connie's strict
father that it really would be OK if she married a "former" priest. Len was
everyone's Saipan multiplier for many years. I met him, for the first time, in
1976 in Honolulu, where we met up with Katashi Nose and Johnny Johnston, and
then Len and I flew together on Air Micronesia from Honolulu to Johnston to
Kwajalein to Majuro to Ponape to Truk to Guam and finally to Saipan on the
famous island-hopper. The 17-hour flight was an incredible adventure for a
young K7VPF, as was the experience of working the All Asia DX Contest
as KG6SW in '76, one hop away from Tokyo. Len was an incredible gentleman,
excited about DX and Ham Radio in general until the last. I am so very sad at
the passing of a real Ham and a very close friend. 73, Dr. Len. We love ya!
Chip Margelli, K7JA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest
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