[SCCC] Art Goddard, wagonmaster

[Andre Hansen]

Yep.  He was a great leader.  I'm sure sorry to hear of his passing.

Andre, K6AH

On Sun, Feb 14, 2021 at 2:41 PM Wayne Overbeck via SCCC <sccc at contesting.com>
wrote:

> I was as horrified as anyone when we learned of Art Goddard's passing
> yesterday.  We're all grieving this enormous loss.
>
> Let me tell about another aspect of Art's long and distinguished career:
> yes, he was an aerospace executive, a book author, a 65-year radio amateur,
> an ARRL director, and a world-traveling contester.  But he was also the
> wagonmaster of our VHF-UHF roving groups.
>
> In the 2000s and 2010s Art joined in our VHF roves where as many as 15
> operators took 10 or 12 stations and roved together (while operating
> separately).  It became obvious right away that someone had to coordinate
> everything or it would descend into chaos.  It also became obvious that I
> wasn't the best field marshal or quarterback.  Art stepped in and took
> charge.  We came to call him our wagonmaster.  On his watch, SCCC won about
> 12 or our 14 club gavels in VHF contests.  With Art calling the signals,
> SCCC often left the likes of the Potomac Valley Radio Club and the Mt. Airy
> Packrats far behind.  Not even Tom Brady had a winning streak as a
> signal-caller like Art Goddard.
>
> Art Goddard was the best wagonmaster I ever met.
>
> 73, Wayne Overbeck, N6NB
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