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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