Topband: JW5NM - Silent Key

[Tree]

All - some of us heard this rumor yesterday and KL7RA was able to confirm
the sad news that JW5NM is a silent key.  We will all miss Mathias on 
Topband.  He was so often on the band putting up with the long QSB.  

A sad day for all topbanders.

Tree

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----- Original Message -----
From: "vlbi" <vlbi at statkart.no>
To: "KL7RA" <kl7ra at ptialaska.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 11:08 PM
Subject: SV: Math Bjerrang


Hello Rich

I am sorry to say that Mathias died yesterday.

He was in a very good mood last week, looking forward to his son visiting him. On Saturday he was dancing and drinking on
'Mellageret' here in Ny Ålesund.  On Sunday morning he was found lying on the tundra dressed for a morning walk, which he often did.
He was cold and unable to communicate in understandable language so we brought him inside and put him to bed.  A little later his
hart stopped.  We tried to resuscitate him, but without success.  When the helicopter came an hour later he was pronounced dead by
the doctor.

Best regards
Carl Petter

-----Opprinnelig melding-----
Fra: KL7RA [mailto:kl7ra at ptialaska.net]
Sendt: 11. oktober 2009 23:46
Til: vlbi
Kopi: Patton, David NN1N
Emne: Math Bjerrang

Ole Bjorn

We heard that Math a friend of mine may have had an accident. He is in Longyearbyen,
any chance you heard anything?

Rich Strand   Kenai Alaska