[SEDXC] Curt George, W4SSU

[Paul Newberry]

Dave:
I called John, K4BAI, as soon as I got my QST. Shows my age for sure when 
the
"Silent Keys" is where I go first. It's always a shock when I see someone 
who has
touched my life in some way thru ham radio. Curt did.
We made several trips together along with his buddy, Bob, (W4MCM) W4HR.
It was always nice to have a couple of, and sometimes more, captains with 
the
airlines. Bob and Curt were both captains with Delta. We never worried about
overrage charges with the equipment. John, W4NU, mentioned the "big signals" 
out
of Atlanta back in the days, but there was another one on West Paces Ferry 
Road,
that would light up your radio - Wally Carpenter, K4TJL. He was President of
the SEDXC back in the early days. Meetings were held in downtown Atlanta
in the old Fulton National Bank building, where Wally was the president, I 
think.
Again, as I saw that call in QST, it brought back nothing but great memories 
of
those "good ole days". Sure these guys are having their own hamfest - W4SSU,
W4HR, K4RPK, W4BFR, K4EZ and other OT's.
RIP Curt,
73, Paul



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Thompson" <thompson at mindspring.com>
To: <sedxc at contesting.com>; <sedxc at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Curt George, W4SSU


> John W4NU advised SEDXC that Curt W4SSU (listed in the January 2012 QST
> silent keys) passed away probably last fall.
>
> Curt as John noted was an early SEDXC DXer and perhaps a Charter SEDXC
> member.  I only met him one time at a 1969 Hamfest held at Northlake Mall
> when I was working between Atlanta and Jackson, MS.  He had moved into
> county hunting
> along with Paul N4PN and John K4BAI.  He worked all counties (maybe 
> several
> times) and kept his DXCC score up to date at least through the late 
> 1980's.
>
> I remember his loud signal on 20 while in Natchez and Jackson.
>
> RIP Curt
> Dave K4JRB
>
>
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