[CQ-Contest] GW4BLE SK

[Mike]

Steve was also active in many of the RTTY contests.  I even had an out of a
contest RTTY QSO with Steve.

Rest In Peace, Steve.

  73,
  Mike, K4GMH

On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Ian Pritchard via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest at contesting.com> wrote:

> Hello all.
> I'm sure you'll be sad to hear the news that Steve GW4BLE passed away in
> the early hours of Friday the 2nd of December, his wife Mandy was with him
> to the end.
> He was born in South Wales in 1952.  He grew up in what was probably the
> hey-day of Amateur Radio.  As a teenager he was a member of the local
>  Blackwood Amateur Radio club, where he  rapidly progressed from SWL to
> fully licensed Amateur.  He became a keen DX'er but what really motivated
> him was contesting.  He simply loved it.  His favourite was, of course,
> CQWW SSB.
> Anyone around the world who has ever taken part in an SSB contest will
> recognise his callsign.  Steve was one of the good guys, fiercely
> competitive but always ready to offer help and encouragement.  Scrupulously
> honest in every respect he was an excellent operator who was always ready
> to adopt new practices and squeeze the most out of his station.  He crammed
> more antennas into his small garden than one might have thought possible!
> Steve had been diagnosed with cancer a while back.  It seemed as though
> the surgery had been successful in eliminating it.  He was a a fighter and
> always positive. Unfortunately, over time, complications developed and in
> the end his cancer returned with a vengeance.
>
> Amazingly , even in very poor health, Steve managed to put in an entry for
> this year's CQWW SSB contest.  He simply said he wanted to be a part of the
> greatest contest in the calendar.   Many of us have lost a dear friend and
> the world of Amateur Radio will be a poorer place without him.
>
> 73 Ian G3WVG
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