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Re: Topband: Earl SK

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Subject: Re: Topband: Earl SK
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 06:39:41 -0400
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> Hi Tom and all,
> during the 1970 CQ 160 contest I worked W5RTQ on Jan-24 
> upon which I received a long letter from Earl. He was 
> enthused about his first EU QSO with only homebrew 50w in 
> his 75 ft T.L. vertical. In fact, I was his 2nd EU, the 
> first being G3RCB from W8DGP. He was aware of me flying 
> over KL7FRY (Shemya) ever so often on the run ANC-TYO, 
> too, and continued about his future plans. If there was a 
> dyed-in-the-wool topbander, it certainly was Earl. It was 
> with great pleasure and interest that I followed his many 
> publications and comments. Typically, he invited me to his 
> W5 QTH stating his phone number. But layovers in Houston 
> were too short to allow for a visit.
> Earl's passing is a severe loss for our 160 community.
> RIP Earl and BCNU in the multiverse!

Speaking of dye-in-wool topbanders, Jan was a first DL for 
many USA stations in the earlier years. I believe his DL9KRA 
call from a special alternate location where he had a better 
antenna. The other very active German station who gave many 
a first DL was DL1FF Armin.

If you worked a DL in the 60's or 70's on 160 it was either 
Jan or Armin.

73 Tom 


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