Topband: Fw: [SCCC] Fw: [NCCC] KL7H SK

[Michael Tope]

Sad news regarding Dick Wolf N6FF.

RIP Freddie Freddie

Mike W4EF..............................



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Neiger" <n6tj at sbcglobal.net>
To: <sccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 3:27 PM
Subject: [SCCC] Fw: [NCCC] KL7H SK


> fyi.
>
> N6TJ
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jon Kimball, KL2A" <kl2a at yahoo.com>
> To: <nccc at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:31 PM
> Subject: [NCCC] KL7H SK
>
>
>> To: wwdxc at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: Re: [wwdxc] Silent Key KL7H
>>
>> At 01:41 PM 8/3/2007, you wrote:
>>
>>> To All:
>>> Yesterday 1 August we lost a great DXer, Dick Wolf/N6FF ex KL7H. Thetop
>>> west coast topbander-228 confirmed #111 worldwide.
>>> A great op, technician, and friend of many. He traveled on many
>>> DXpeditions and gave many top banders a new one. He was 68 , butcancer
>>> ended his life. His family-wife, Kay and 2 sons and so manyrelatives
>>> are currently gathering in Los Molinos ,CA for the memorial ofan
>>> outstanding person.
>>> 73
>>> Bud/W6PBI
>>>
>>> HisE-mail>N6FF at theskybeam.com<
>>
>> I didn't know Dick personally, but I know a lot of club membersdid.
>>
>> 73, Ward N0AX
>> ......
>>
>> Kilometros Leandros Siete Havana   -(not sure of somespelling)
>>
>> The HW-1 I believe, with 1 watt, my tiny heathkit was completely
>> togetherand connected to a wire out my bedroom window.  Almost instantly
>> thecrackle from KL7H was found.  KL7H lived just a few blocks away witha
>> 120' rohn tower and a TH7 on top.  I'll never forget thinking hewas the
>> king kong of radio and I spent many days and hours at his placeunder the
>> lights over his radios and under the large world map withcolored thumb
>> tacks denoting his friends around the world.
>>
>> He was the first big gun I was to meet.
>>
>> RIP Dick and thanks for the boost in my beginnings.
>>
>> 73 OM and SK de WL7BEK, NL7GP, KL2A
>>
>>