[SEDXC] ZL1AMO,Ron Wright - SK

[Neal Sulmeyer]

I am saddened too by this new.  Ron was my first ever ZL contact as a
novice (WN6PXP) in 1969.   After my upgrade, Ron often found me on 10m
phone and  continually urged me to improve my CW skills.  Many 40 & 80 m
cw QSO's later I had the pleasure meeting Ron f2f at a Visalia DX
Conventions (actually, it was in Fresno back then). We stayed in touch
over the years mostly on CW, sometimes on phone, and occasionally on
RTTY.  I will miss him.

Neal, K4EA

On Tue, 2012-03-06 at 16:31 -0500, Ralph wrote:
> Sad news about a great guy and well known DX'er.  Forwarded with 
> permission - Bernie @ The Daily DX
> 
> 
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>                       *** The Daily DX (TM) ***
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>                                     March 6, 2012
>                 Editor/Publisher Bernie McClenny, W3UR
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
>               Silent Key – Tribute to ZL1AMO, Ron Wright
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
> It is with great sadness that I report the passing of the legendary
> DXpeditioner ZL1AMO, Ron Wright.  He was 75.  Ron was admitted to
> North Shore Hospital last week after he had a collapsed lung and was
> in stable condition at the time.  He became a Silent Key earlier
> today.
> 
> My first QSO with Mr. Wright was ZL3HI/C in 1978 in the 10 meter
> Novice Band and as corny as it might sound he would later become one
> of my DX heroes.  Ron was a serious CW op and would visit the US
> Novice bands late in his DXpeditions.  He had probably well over 100
> DXpeditions throughout the Pacific including 3D2RW, 3D2RW/R, 5W1CW,
> A35EA, C21/ZL1AMO, FW0BX, H44RW, T28RW, T28RW, T30BH, VR6HI, YJ0RW,
> ZK1CQ (South), ZK1CQ, (North), ZK1MB (North), ZK2RW, ZK3RW, ZL7AMO,
> ZL8AMO and ZL9AMO just to name a few!  Many of these locations he
> visited multiple times between the late 70’s and 2002.
> 
> Some will remember his last DXpedition where he was emergently air
> lifted back home to New Zealand from Fiji back in late 2002.  After
> his recovery he went back home and continued to give back to the
> hobby as QSL manager for his good friend ZL3CW, Jacky Calvo.  For
> many years he was also a BOD member of INDEXA and a member of the A1
> Club.  Ron was the 23rd Amateur Radio operator inducted into the CQ
> DX Hall of Fame in 1985, as well as recently (2009) the “2nd inductee
> to the NZ DX Hall of Fame”.
> 
> AMO was one of the best CW ops and operated most of his DXpeditions
> exclusively on his favorite mode.  His CW DXCC count was 339/346
> (current/total), only needing one country to have them all on Code!
> That one ironically was 3C0 – Annobon!
> 
> I had the pleasure of meeting Ron as a young man in the early 80’s
> (http://www.dailydx.com/images/ZL1AMO-WB3JRU.jpg) at a National
> Capitol DX Association (NCDXA) meeting in Virginia.  Throughout the
> years we had many QSOs on CW.  One evening I found AMO at home on SSB
> on 20 meters.  Knowing Ron always enjoyed life and had a great sense
> of humor I broke in and said “Hello Mr. Wright, you’re on the wrong
> mode”.  His quick witted response was “I guess you can call me Mr.
> Wrong”!  So from that point on when I found him on SSB during his
> DXpeditions I would give him reports of “59 Mr. Wrong!”  In all
> seriousness I wish the Wright family (his wife Jeanette and daughters
> Karen and Terri) my sincere condolences.  Amateur Radio and the DXing
> Community have lost an extraordinary man and DXpeditioner!  Today’s
> issue is dedicated to ZL1AMO.
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
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