[CQ-Contest] W7RM SK

[Richard DiDonna NN3W]

I completely agree with Pete.

When I was living in California and was a active 
member with the San Diego DX Club in the late 80s and 
early 90s, the chit-chat before our club meetings that 
were held around the time of the big contest season 
would invariably turn to discussions of the west 
coast "heavy weights".  Invariably, that discussion 
would almost always lead to a discussion of Rush W7RM, 
his incredible station, and the records that he posted 
and set.

During the annual trips to Visalia, K6NA, W6YA, some 
of the other club members and I would carpool up 
together and we'd always talk about who'd be there and 
who wouldn't be there.  We'd always talk about Rush, 
the mastery of his operation, the twinkle in his eyes, 
and the friendship that beamed from his presence.  It 
was a terrific inspiration for a 17-year old contester 
and DXer back then.

I'm certain that Visalia and the other big to-dos will 
be very much different from this point forward...

73 OM

Rich NN3W (ex KI6ZH)
--- Original Message ---
From: "Peter Grillo" <ah3c at frii.com>
To: "'Charles Margelli'" <cmandjm at earthlink.net>, <cq-
contest at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] W7RM SK

>Although I never visited Foul Weather Bluff, I will 
always remember the
>twinkle in Rush's eyes when he described it at one of 
the DX convention
>meetings...
>
>RIP Rush,
>Pete
>W0RTT, Ex-W6RTT, etc.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf 
Of Charles Margelli
>Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 8:18 PM
>To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>Subject: [CQ-Contest] W7RM SK
>
>I am very saddened to report that Contest Hall of 
Fame member Rush Drake,
>W7RM, passed away peacefully this afternoon at 3 PM, 
with his son Bruce at
>his side.
>
>I am sure many tributes will follow, but as one who 
knew Rush very well
>during his glory years at Foul Weather Bluff, I must 
say that it was an
>honor to have grown up in contesting at the helm of 
his station, and at his
>side on many a tower. He put together a potent 
antenna farm at one of the
>premier locations in North America, and re-shaped 
contesting in the USA for
>many years. Big Yagis up high and four-vertical 
arrays on Puget Sound. .
>.what an effort! The first-place finishes his station 
made in DX contests
>were among the last ever recorded from the West 
Coast, and may turn out to
>be the last ever.
>
>Thanks, Rush, for many a good time. . .lots of cheers 
and tears, and above
>all plenty of Dozos on 15 meters!
>
>73 W7RM de Chip Margelli, K7JA, ex K7VPF
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