Topband: VK3ZL SK today

[Cal Jeanroy]

Truly a sad day. Remarkable individual, fellow ham and friend whose heart
and soul was always shining brightly on topband. Like many, I will miss the
early morning Q's on topband. Hopefully Bob is in a better place and at
peace now.

73 and God Bless Bob, you will not be forgotten

Cal  W1IZL  ( W0IZL > W7IZL > WA2IZL )


On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:53 PM, David Raymond <daraymond at iowatelecom.net>
wrote:

> Bob was truly a remarkable person.  Not only did his homebrew skills far
> surpass the vast majority of us but he also put out a remarkable signal
> with a modest station.  A lot of topbanders may be unaware that Bob's
> signal came from a homebrew 42' vertical (yes, forty two foot) .  Capped
> off with a hefty top hat and a very good ground radial system, he was able
> to work the world daily.  He and I had other shared interests and enjoyed
> exchanging emails.  I will surely miss his friendship and his signal on
> 1824.5 on those cold, winter morns.
>
> 73 Bob. . .rest in peace OM.
>
> Dave, W0FLS
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: SidShusterman
>   To: topband at contesting.com ; Jean Briggs ; robert briggs ; Bernie
> McClenny, W3UR ; Bob Garrett ; K3JJG ; David Raymond ; tree at kkn.net
>   Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 6:23 PM
>   Subject: VK3ZL SK today
>
>
>   I received an email from Jeannie this afternoon. Bob succumbed to the
> effects of bladder cancer today. Bob was  many things. He was one heck of a
> builder.  His amplifiers won the SERG homebrew competition so many times
> that they finally gave him a lifetime achievement award.  He was a fixture
> on TopBand and gave many their first VK QSO. He was also a beacon until
> recently.  If there was any propagation at all Bob was there to work it.
>   Over the years Bob and I and I am sure some others developed a
> relationship that transcended ham radio. I found that Bob was a fire
> communications officer who provided essential communications and control
> for the intense fires that happen in that part of Australia amongst other
> interests.
>   Above all Bob was our friend.
>   Bob told Jeannie his wife  he wanted the following on his grave marker:
>   Robert William Briggs..
>   ..loving husband of Jeannie..
>   ..17 Oct 1942 ---7 July 2014..
>   .......vk3zl   s k......
>   and that is what she will do.
>   Jeannie can receive your emails at both her email address: Jean Briggs <
> jabi77 at bigpond.com>
>   and also she is keeping Bob's account open: VK3ZL at bigpond.com
>   Sid K3SX
>
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