Topband: List of 160m silent keys

k3bu at optimum.net k3bu at optimum.net
Fri Feb 4 09:57:31 PST 2011


Sorry to hear about passing of John, W2JB, Top Gentleman, neighbor up on the hill and frequent top bander since the early days.

For those wishing to see picture of John and few other topbanders please see
http://www.k3bu.us/radio_pics.htm
and third picture down:

(L to R) John Devoldere, ON4UN; Forrest Gehrke, K2BT; Yuri Blanarovich, K3BU; Gustav Hellman, NA2M and John Burgio, W2JB

RIP John, and you will be missed!

73  Yuri, VE3BMV, K3BU.us
I can offer space on my web site,
also please see updated top band records there.


> 
> Dear reflectees !
> 
> As i just read about the passing of W2JB, with whom I had my 
> first 160m
> DX-QSO, i feel like after a few weeks nobody really cares any 
> more. But many
> of us have fond memories, regarding operating on 160, which 
> should be saved
> and shared with others and passed on in time. Wouldn`t it be 
> nice to have a
> kind of electronic history book where people could enter 
> information and
> simple stories about specific hams that are no longer with us. 
> This way a
> part of the persons personality will be saved and it even would 
> add a taste
> of immortality to the spirit of the deceased.
> What say ?
> --... ...-- df2py
> 


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