[CQ-Contest] W4AN SK

[Steve Root]

I never had a chance to meet Bill.  I never shook his hand, I never heard
him laugh, I never sat down and had a cold one with him.

I did work him hundreds of times in contests.  I did have inumerable 4
minute Q's before a contest, those 2350Z "How's my signal, hope you do well,
see you all three" type contacts.  On several occasions we did have a nice
chat low in the CW band somewhere.  I heard him a lot ragchewing with DX on
80 meters, DX that I could never hear.  We exchanged e-mails over the years,
messages I should have carefully saved as Bill always was willing to help
and share what he knew.  I knew it was Bill by his fist, that nice crisp way
he had of sending CW.

I never had a chance to meet Bill.  But I knew him, and he knew me.

I guess that's one of those things that makes this hobby  so very special.

RIP Bill.  I'll be thinkiing of you at 2350Z.

73 Steve K0SR


----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Smith <n4zr at contesting.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 2:24 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] W4AN SK


> I'm stunned by this news.  Like many of us, I never met Bill face-to-face,
> but we used to chase DX together on 80m CW, and I frequently found myself
> near him during contests.  He was always a gentleman and a competitor,
> never just a competitor.
>
> My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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