[TenTec] W8KEB

[Toby Pennington]

Ken,  W8KEB,  passed away last December 23rd as I recall.  Ken did not have a store,  but enjoyed ham radio very much.  He loved Ten Tec radios and used them for many years.

I had a daily sched with Ken up to the last several months before his passing,   and considered him a good friend.  

Ken fought a battle with pulmonary hypertension for a number of years,  and I always admired his strength of character to keep on going under difficult circumstances with his health.  Ken was a real trooper.  IF you went to Ten Tec hamfests you always saw Ken who always had his oxygen hose hooked up,  sometimes he pulled a tank behind him and sometimes he carried it over his shoulder.   He was very proud of his 100% attendance record at the Ten Tec hamfests.  

I miss our daily chats very much.

Toby  W4CAK