[SECC] [Fwd: [W4AN] Remembering my friend Bill Fisher, W4AN]

[ku8e at bellsouth.net]

I read this today. AA6TT will be at the service this Saturday....


> 
> From: "William H. Hein" <williamhein at starband.net>
> Date: 2004/04/06 Tue PM 05:57:22 EDT
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> 	<towertalk at contesting.com>
> CC: "William H. Hein" <Bill at AA6TT.com>,  Charlie Carroll K1XX <k1xx at ptcnh.net>, 
> 	Matt Atwood WE1H <matwood at sover.net>, 
> 	'Paul Blumhardt K5RT' <k5rt at comcast.net>, 
> 	'Bruce Van Houten KB1IIX' <capvan at adelphia.net>, 
> 	'Paul Gentry K9PG' <paul at k9pg.com>,  Bruce Clark K0YW <k0yw at frontier.net>, 
> 	Scott Robbins W4PA <w4pa at yahoo.com>, 
> 	'Craig Clark K1QX' <radware at radio-ware.com>, 
> 	Mark Beckwith N5OT <mark at concertart.com>, 
> 	Michael McAmis W1ECT <m.mcamis at valley.net>, 
> 	"'Christine Hein \(Christine Hein'" <princesslaleee at yahoo.com>, 
> 	Jay Terleski WX0B <jayt at arraysolutions.com>, 
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> 	'Chip Margelli K7JA' <c.margelli at vxstdusa.com>, 
> 	'Dan Martin K1DAN' <k1dan at profirefighter.com>, 
> 	Jon Kimball KL2A <KL2A at yahoo.com>,  'Micky Corrow K1XH' <opus at vermontel.net>
> Subject: [W4AN] Remembering my friend Bill Fisher, W4AN
> 
> The best thing about our hobby is not the radios, the QSLs, or the QSOs,
> it's the great friends you make.  I am deeply saddened the untimely passing
> of my friend Bill Fisher, W4AN.
> 
> I know of only two people in the world with my odd mix of passions--radio
> contesting, bicycle racing and, new for me in 2003, parenthood: Bill W4AN
> and Mark N5OT (if you saw a photo of a bicycle mounted high up on a Rohn
> tower in QST, that's Mark).
> 
> Bill and I first met thru radio contesting and kept in touch even when I
> took a hiatus from ham radio '96 - '01.  During this time, both Bill and I
> launched Dot Com companies and frequently compared notes.  Bill & his Spoke
> Technologies colleague Garth once flew down from Seattle to visit the Enigma
> Digital office in Santa Monica.  After a couple of hours talking e-biz shop
> at my office, we hit a 3rd Street bar and talked contesting for a few more
> hours.  This conversation was the main catalyst for getting me back on the
> air--Bill's enthusiasm was contagious and it rekindled my ham radio flame.
> 
> Bill and I also shared an interest in bicycle racing.  Bill had started
> riding again recently and I frequently got IM messages from him that said
> "just got back from a 50 miler" or similar.  Not too a long ago, he did one
> of these marathon rides thru very bad weather and ended up half-frozen.
> Just like Bill not to let something like freezing rain get in the way of
> something was determined to do.
> 
> My personal Website (www.AA6TT.com, don't bother checking it, it's way out
> of date) and personal email account are hosted by Akorn.  I always made
> contributions to eHam, but Bill wouldn't take my money for Website hosting.
> 
> When I started rebuilding my contest station last year, I spent hours and
> hours and hours talking strategy and technique with Bill via IM, email and
> phone.  Lots of W4AN ideas have been and will be incorporated into my
> station.  I can never hope to be as good an operator as Bill (he's contest
> Hall of Fame bound, I'm sure), but some W4AN DNA will be in my station
> design.
> 
> Bill was happy when I told him last year my wife was pregnant.  He said this
> will be the greatest thing that ever happens to you.  Bill was right.
> 
> What a great friend Bill was.  Always had time to chat or help with a
> problem despite a busy life.  Always aimed for excellence in everything he
> did.
> 
> I will be at the memorial service in Georgia Saturday morning.  If anyone
> would like to have a contester's wake afterwards and swap W4AN anecdotes,
> I'm game.
> 
> I also want to remember my friend Joe Clement W6MR (ex-KF6OG).  Joe died in
> a car crash recently while driving to a drag race (he was a pro racer).  Joe
> was an incredible rigger who installed all of my Malibu and Colorado towers
> and antennas.
> 
> Bill NT1Y (ex-AA6TT)
> 
> 
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