[SCCC] Remembering Alan Brubaker

[Ray Benny]

Dick & All,

Seems we all had our times and experiences with Alan.

Mine started with QSOs with KH6EVT in the 60's while he was in the Navy. Then later when he lived in San Pedro, I think, when met at SCDXC meetings. I do remember traveling to Int'l DX in Fresno and sharing rooms with him. He loved to drink and stay up until 3 - 4am. Remember, we all did that back then...

Later when my wife and I moved to Ventura, I got to know him and his family well. Both Kris and Daryl played with my two daughters, even though they were a few years older. And Dick, W6TKF then, I remember his big Quad. Do you remember too when it came down during a hard winter storm? During one CQWW contest, Alan took me up to the N6DX station which started a 15 years involvement with the guys there.

After Alan and family moved to the Bay area, we visited a few times on vacation, but never saw them in UT or WY. Two years ago however, Alan wanted to attend the Visalia DX Convention and needed a room. Like old times, we buddy up. He still enjoyed staying up into the early morning, and came in hours after I had gone to bed.

Bet Alan is looking down at us with his big grin and saying, see you all later...

RIP Alan, we all miss you, and your WY mult!

Ray,
N6VR
Chino Valley, AZ
15 miles north of Prescott

PS, I don't do facebook. Does anyone have an email or phone number for his son Kris? I'd like to let them know that we enjoyed knowing his father, and mother too.


----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Stepanian <dickw6tk at gmail.com>
To: Wayne Overbeck <overbeck6 at yahoo.com>
Cc: Marty Woll <n6vi at socal.rr.com>, Jim Price <jnprice at pacbell.net>, sddxcnews at yahoogroups.com, reflector SCCC <sccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:43:23 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [SCCC] Remembering Alan Brubaker

Wow - sure sorry to hear about Alan's passing.  I first met Alan when he
lived in Montalvo - Ventura area.  We lived a few blocks from each other
and I would go over and get tutored regarding contesting.  I was just
getting into contesting in those days - late 70's.  Always friendly and
ready to help.  Alan had a hugh 2 Ele quad up at the time if I recall
correctly.  And as several mentioned always ready to pass along a greeting
in the contests!

RIP my friend,

Dick - W6TK

On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 5:28 PM, Wayne Overbeck via SCCC <
sccc at contesting.com> wrote:

> There have been many messages and photos posted on Facebook
> since the news of Alan's passing first appeared there two days ago.
>
> Some of his friends from as far back as Cleveland High School have
> posted photos on Facebook.  I first met Alan at a meeting of the Southern
> California VHF Club in 1968.  In the mid-1970s, he lived in Montalvo, on
> a hilltop near Ventura.  Yes, he did host a meeting of SCCC there.  He
> also operated VHF as well as HF contests there and guest-operated my
> VHF contest station in those days.
>
> Later he moved to Northern Calfornia and on to Utah and then Wyoming.
> After his wife Eileen passed away, he began to travel more.  A highlight
> was a trip to China with a group including his sister.  There are many
> wonderful photos on Alan's Facebook timeline.
>
> 73, Wayne, N6NB
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Mon, 8/17/15, Leigh S. Jones, KR6X <kr6x at kr6x.com> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [SCCC] KO7X SK
>  To: "Marty Woll" <n6vi at socal.rr.com>
>  Cc: "Jim Price" <jnprice at pacbell.net>, "sddxcnews at yahoogroups.com" <
> sddxcnews at yahoogroups.com>, "reflector SCCC" <sccc at contesting.com>
>  Date: Monday, August 17, 2015, 3:22 PM
>
>  That's K6QPH with
>  modern call signs.  I operated a county hunter's
>  contest alongside Alan from the Paramount ARC club station
>  in a police station basement during my very young years.
>
>
>  Leigh S. Jones KR6X
>
>  > On Aug 17, 2015, at
>  14:31, Marty Woll <n6vi at socal.rr.com>
>  wrote:
>  >
>  > Very sorry
>  to hear that!  I remember talking radio with Alan in person
>  in
>  > his K6XO days and, like Jim, getting
>  a personal greeting during contests and
>  >
>  other QSOs.
>  >
>  > Jim,
>  thanks for letting us know.
>  >
>  > Marty N6VI
>  >
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: SCCC [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com]
>  On Behalf Of Jim Price
>  > Sent: Monday,
>  August 17, 2015 1:34 PM
>  > To: sddxcnews at yahoogroups.com
>  > Cc: 'reflector SCCC'
>  > Subject: [SCCC] KO7X SK
>  >
>  > Just saw in the
>  "Weekly DX" newsletter that Alan, KO7X, has become
>  a Silent
>  > Key - heart attack.  Alan has
>  been a "rock stable" multiplier from WY for
>  > several years in SS and other contests,
>  and before that UT (I think it was).
>  > I
>  never met him in person, but he always gave me a cheery
>  "Hi Jim" on either
>  > CW or SSB
>  during whatever contest it was.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > RIP, ol' buddy.  73 - Jim K6ZH
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
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Ray,
N6VR