Topband: Very sad news...W4OWJ SK

[K8MFO at aol.com]

Bill and several others will also  remember Jack's tireless efforts in 
maintaining a "needed list" for about  12 Top Band devotees in the 1980s.     
This was before  packet clusters, skimmers, dimmers, reverse beacons, and 
other newfangled  methods of finding DX.    Ma Bell was the benefactor of many  
calls that we all made among the group.   Sadly, you don't replace  guys 
like Jack.   RIP OM.
 
73
 
Don K8MFO
 
 
In a message dated 10/4/2012 12:22:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
btippett at alum.mit.edu writes:

>From The  Daily DX:

W4OWJ (ex W3DPA), John “Jack” S. Matthews, “passed away in  his sleep
on Monday night”, reports N8PR, Pete Rimmel.  Jack was  96.  He was a
member of the South Florida DX Association and had 362  confirmed in
the ARRL Mixed DXCC standings.  Jack was a member of the  A1 Club and
had 242 countries confirmed on 160  meters.
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