[CCF] ARRL: NOTED CONTESTER PHIL GOETZ, N6ZZ, SK

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73, Olli HP1WW

> ==>NOTED CONTESTER PHIL GOETZ, N6ZZ, SK
>
> World-class Amateur Radio contester Phil Goetz, N6ZZ, of Alto, New Mexico,
> died unexpectedly February 27. He was 64. Goetz reportedly suffered a
> cerebral hemorrhage while playing racquetball. Past ARRL Southwestern
> Division Director Art Goddard, W6XD, called Goetz, who competed on phone
> and
> CW, HF and VHF/UHF, "a consummate contester."
>
> "The contest community has lost one of its most outstanding practitioners
> and Amateur Radio has lost a fine gentleman," he said this week.
>
> Goddard said, "Phil always kept his composure on the air, even when
> dealing
> with unruly pileups after 40+ hours of nonstop contest operation. He was
> most thoughtful of other members of his contest team and was ready to
> apply
> his quick wit and sense of humor to any situation."
>
> ARRL Southwestern Division Director Dick Norton, N6AA -- himself an active
> contester and DXer -- said he and Goetz were best friends and had operated
> contests together since 1965. Norton said he'd miss Goetz's assistance
> with
> CQ World Wide DX Contest log checking and as a good friend.
>
> An ARRL member, Goetz had the distinction of being one of only two radio
> amateurs to operate the CQ World Wide DX Contest from all 40 CQ zones.
> ARRL
> CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, said Goetz operated Zone 5 -- saving the easiest
> zone for last -- from his station in 2004.
>
> "He did a great job, placing in the US top 10 from an unfamiliar station,
> and he taught me a thing or two about SO2R [single operator/two radio] and
> staying in the chair," Sumner recounted.
>
> Goetz was a key member of the judging committee at the World Radiosport
> Team
> Championship (WRTC 2006) in Brazil last July. He was a member of the
> Sierra
> Blanca Amateur Radio Club and the A-1 Operator Club.