[TenTec] ADMIN: Paul Valko, W8KC - SK

[Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales]

What a surprise.  Paul was someone I always very much enjoyed talking 
with and who visited the factory in Sevierville numerous times over the 
years.  His endless search for the perfect oddball items that Ten-Tec 
had built in the 1960's and 1970's never ceased to amaze me.  He would 
call up and say things like "you'll never believe this one!  A 
Signalizer S-30 unopened in the original box!  The holy grail!"

At Dayton in 2002 we nominated Paul as our "official non-employee show 
representative" and had a great time spinning yarns with him at our 
hotel Thursday night before the Hamvention started.   I gave him an 
exhibitor pass with his callsign and Ten-Tec, Inc. stamped on it - he 
was one happy, happy guy that weekend.  A few of us here at Ten-Tec saw 
the posts on the reflector this morning about Paul and were reminiscing 
some about that weekend.....not so long ago.

Quite a loss for the hobby.  Our condolences to the Valko family.

73
Scott Robbins, W4PA


Jim Lowman wrote:
> It is with sadness that I report the passing of 
> Paul Valko, W8KC, a member of this list and
> host to the Virtual Ten-Tec museum.
> 
> I received word this morning that Paul had passed
> this weekend at the young age of 49.
> 
> Paul also provided a valuable service to the QRP
> community, with his streaming of the 40m QRP
> watering hole, 7040 kHz.  Additionally, Paul
> took on the task of providing membership numbers
> to the members of the QRP-L list after that list
> was transferred from Lehigh University to QTH.net
> 
> He will be greatly missed.
> 
> 73 de Jim - AD6CW
> 
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