Topband: Herbert Schoenbohm, KV4FZ: Silent Key

[Chris G3SVL]

Such sad news. Herb was always there in contests.  Often struggling with static at his end he always stayed with it to try to pull stations through.

I remember working him from the T32C DXpedition in 2011. Having worked us on 160m CW and Phone he said he’d got all the slots. I cheekily suggested he hadn’t got us on data so we went to RTTY and then PSK and made those slots too. The PSK QSO was almost certainly a first T32 to KV4 - and might be the only one too.

RIP Herb, Topband is poorer without you.

73 Chris, G3SVL 

> On 29 Apr 2020, at 19:21, dan at np2j.com wrote:
> 
> It is with great regret that I have been informed that Herb Schoenbohm KV4FZ has passed away this morning at his home.
> Herb was 84 years of age.
> 
> Herb has been a fixture on Topband since the very beginning, having 160 DXCC #2 (I believe) and has been active in all 160 Meter contests over the years setting many records.
> 
> I personally have been amazed at his stamina in contests, even recently, he would stay up all night CQing long after this 62 year old called it quits...I hope I live as long as Herbie, and be able to put half the rare ones in the log as he did routinely
> 
> 73 Herb
> 
> Best wishes to Herbs wife of over 50 years Monica and Sons Tom, Timmy and Eric
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