[RTTY] g0azt Eddie

[Robb Webb. Photographer]

Not the news about Eddie that any of us were hoping for

I had the pleasure of meeting up with Eddie when he returned here to the U.K. to see his elderly mother. It turns out we lived in the same town. We spent a great evening sharing stories and a few beers. A really great guy for stories and he loved his rtty contesting. 
I for one have always missed seeing his call on my screen and will miss him. 
I will be contesting this weekend in the Jarts and Eddie will be on my mind throughout my time on the air. 

I hope he's watching each of us get on the air and having a good laugh. 

Rip Eddie, 

Robb

G0URR 


> On 12 Oct 2016, at 21:20, Mike <k4gmh at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Certainly echo many of the sentiments regarding Eddie.
> 
> Ray, you need to get back on RTTY.  You would be surprised at how many of
> us "old timers" still know how to spell "Ortgiesen" from having it burned
> into our minds from staring at it on your RTTY contest S/W during a contest.
> 
> Thanks, Tony, for passing on all the information about two of the guys that
> made RTTY and RTTY contesting interesting and fun way back when.
> 
>  73,
>  Mike, K4GMH
> 
>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 12:02 PM, Neal Campbell <nealk3nc at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Boy thats a punch in the chest! Eddie was one of my favorite "rtty
>> characters", definitely shifted!
>> 
>> I have searched for Ray on the internet without success, although I haven't
>> done it recently. I would love for his software to become open source, it
>> would be great fun to port it to windows (boy that makes me feel old to
>> say, like going from 16 bit to 32 bit).
>> 
>> Eddie, you made a difference to this ham and I have missed you since you
>> disappeared. I used to send 'Whats happening with Eddie?" emails every few
>> years. Sad to learn this however.
>> 
>> Ray is such a wonderful guy and his legacy lives on, he was the inventor of
>> ADIF (along with some others but he was the organizing force) I hope he
>> comes back into the rtty world, I suspect he would love a brand new SDR!
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> 
>> Neal Campbell
>> Abroham Neal LLC
>> 
>> 
>>