Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 215, Issue 11

Wed Nov 11 13:32:09 EST 2020

RIP Old friend.

73, Jim K7EG

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Today's Topics:

   1. John ON4UN silent key (ON4WW_pandora)
   2. Re: John ON4UN silent key (Chris G3SVL)
   3. Re: John ON4UN silent key (fmoeves)
   4. Re: John ON4UN silent key (Mike Waters)
   5. Re: John ON4UN silent key (Mike Smith VE9AA)
   6. Re: John ON4UN silent key (Sam Josuweit)
   7. Re: John ON4UN silent key (Hugh Valentine)
   8. On4UN - SK  Nov 10, 2020 (kliegle at myfairpoint.net)
   9. HG0R vertical - follow up (Steve HA0DU)
  10. Re: ON4UN - SK  Nov 9, 2020 (jh-mty at sbcglobal.net)
  11. John ON4UN silent key (Roger Kennedy)
  12. John ON4UN silent key (wa8wzg at wa8wzg.net)
  13. Re: John ON4UN silent key (Les Peters)
  14. Wednesday CW DX Activity Night (Roger Kennedy)
  15. Re: John ON4UN silent key (Ryszard Tymkiewicz)
  16. Re: John ON4UN silent key (Nagi)
  17. Sorry to hear of John's ON4UN passing (Terry Burge)
  18. Re: John ON4UN silent key -- please copy John's family
      (Arthur Delibert)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:21:31 +0100
From: "ON4WW_pandora" <on4ww at pandora.be>
To: <topband at contesting.com>, "'RRDXA-Reflektor'"
	<rrdxa at mailman.qth.net>,	<w1aw at arrl.org>, "'Mac -
JA3USA/WA3USA'"
	<mac at ja3usa.com>,	"'Bernie McClenny, W3UR'"
<bernie at dailydx.com>,
	<i1jqj at amsat.org>
Subject: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID: <005801d6b796$b2b03c80$1810b580$@be>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

My great friend and ham radio mentor John ON4UN has passed away.

Please find below a mail from his daughter Marleen, addressed to the ham
community.

Kindly forward this mail to friends of John who might not be subscribed to
reflectors nor news bulletins, thank you.

Mark - on4ww.

ps: as reflectors cannot receive attachments nor photos. a link is available
for Marleen's mail with extra photo at http://www.on4ww.be/ON4UN_SK.pdf

Dear amateur radio friends

It is with sadness, but also gratitude and pride, I have to let you know my
father John ON4UN, has become silent key. 

John's health has steadily deteriorated throughout the year, but in the last
few weeks he was home with us where he peacefully passed away yesterday
November 9.

Ham Radio, and especially Low Band DX-ing, were my father's lifelong passion
and always had a strong presence in our house. Sometimes literally, when
many of you paid us a visit or a group of DX'ers came over for a weekend of
contesting. At other times in the background, when my dad was working on a
project or experimenting with new equipment or antennas. 

Though I don't have a call-sign, I very much feel part of the big radio
family and always will. I am very proud of everything my father has
accomplished together with you, and I am grateful to the many of you who
have given him so much joy over the years. We will miss him dearly, but we
take comfort looking back on the beautiful life he lived as a member of the
wonderful Ham Radio community.

We are planning a digital farewell ceremony on Saturday Nov 21st and will
keep you updated on practicalities. 

If you would like to send us a message please mail to ON4UN.SK at gmail.com -
John's old e-mail account is not in use anymore.

In the meantime, you can pay him a visit at QRZ.com where he always kept his
resume up to date. 

Marleen Devoldere

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:43:19 +0000
From: Chris G3SVL <chris at G3SVL.com>
To: ON4WW_pandora <on4ww at pandora.be>
Cc: topband at contesting.com, RRDXA-Reflektor <rrdxa at mailman.qth.net>,
	w1aw at arrl.org, Mac - JA3USA/WA3USA <mac at ja3usa.com>,	"Bernie
McClenny,
	W3UR" <bernie at dailydx.com>, i1jqj at amsat.org
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID: <E599627B-264B-484B-85DB-AE54A3EBC315 at G3SVL.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset=us-ascii

Such sad, sad news. RIP John, your legacy lives on.

Condolences to his family.

73 Chris, G3SVL 

> On 10 Nov 2020, at 19:21, ON4WW_pandora <on4ww at pandora.be> wrote:
> 
> My great friend and ham radio mentor John ON4UN has passed away.
> 
> Please find below a mail from his daughter Marleen, addressed to the 
> ham community.
> 
> Kindly forward this mail to friends of John who might not be 
> subscribed to reflectors nor news bulletins, thank you.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark - on4ww.
> 
> ps: as reflectors cannot receive attachments nor photos. a link is 
> available for Marleen's mail with extra photo at 
> http://www.on4ww.be/ON4UN_SK.pdf
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Dear amateur radio friends
> 
> 
> 
> It is with sadness, but also gratitude and pride, I have to let you 
> know my father John ON4UN, has become silent key.
> 
> 
> 
> John's health has steadily deteriorated throughout the year, but in 
> the last few weeks he was home with us where he peacefully passed away 
> yesterday November 9.
> 
> 
> 
> Ham Radio, and especially Low Band DX-ing, were my father's lifelong 
> passion and always had a strong presence in our house. Sometimes 
> literally, when many of you paid us a visit or a group of DX'ers came 
> over for a weekend of contesting. At other times in the background, 
> when my dad was working on a project or experimenting with new equipment
or antennas.
> 
> 
> 
> Though I don't have a call-sign, I very much feel part of the big 
> radio family and always will. I am very proud of everything my father 
> has accomplished together with you, and I am grateful to the many of 
> you who have given him so much joy over the years. We will miss him 
> dearly, but we take comfort looking back on the beautiful life he 
> lived as a member of the wonderful Ham Radio community.
> 
> 
> 
> We are planning a digital farewell ceremony on Saturday Nov 21st and 
> will keep you updated on practicalities.
> 
> If you would like to send us a message please mail to 
> ON4UN.SK at gmail.com - John's old e-mail account is not in use anymore.
> 
> In the meantime, you can pay him a visit at QRZ.com where he always 
> kept his resume up to date.
> 
> 
> 
> Marleen Devoldere
> 
> 
> 
> _________________
> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband 
> Reflector

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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:45:54 -0500
From: fmoeves <fmoeves at twc.com>
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID: <mailman.21.1605114004.27143.topband at contesting.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

Yes very sad...?Rest in Peace John.......Fred KB4QZH?
-------- Original message --------From: ON4WW_pandora <on4ww at pandora.be>
Date: 11/10/20  2:27 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: topband at contesting.com,
'RRDXA-Reflektor' <rrdxa at mailman.qth.net>, w1aw at arrl.org, 'Mac -
JA3USA/WA3USA' <mac at ja3usa.com>, "'Bernie McClenny, W3UR'"
<bernie at dailydx.com>, i1jqj at amsat.org Subject: Topband: John ON4UN silent
key My great friend and ham radio mentor John ON4UN has passed away.Please
find below a mail from his daughter Marleen, addressed to the
hamcommunity.Kindly forward this mail to friends of John who might not be
subscribed toreflectors nor news bulletins, thank you. Mark - on4ww.ps: as
reflectors cannot receive attachments nor photos. a link is availablefor
Marleen's mail with extra photo at http://www.on4ww.be/ON4UN_SK.pdf  Dear
amateur radio friends It is with sadness, but also gratitude and pride, I
have to let you know myfather John ON4UN, has become silent key.  John's
health has steadily deteriorated throughout the year, but in the lastfew
weeks he  was home with us where he peacefully passed away yesterdayNovember
9. Ham Radio, and especially Low Band DX-ing, were my father's lifelong
passionand always had a strong presence in our house. Sometimes literally,
whenmany of you paid us a visit or a group of DX'ers came over for a weekend
ofcontesting. At other times in the background, when my dad was working on
aproject or experimenting with new equipment or antennas.  Though I don't
have a call-sign, I very much feel part of the big radiofamily and always
will. I am very proud of everything my father hasaccomplished together with
you, and I am grateful to the many of you whohave given him so much joy over
the years. We will miss him dearly, but wetake comfort looking back on the
beautiful life he lived as a member of thewonderful Ham Radio community. We
are planning a digital farewell ceremony on Saturday Nov 21st and willkeep
you updated on practicalities. If you would like to send us a message please
mail to ON4UN.SK at gmail.com  -John's old e-mail account is not in use
anymore.In the meantime, you can pay him a visit at QRZ.com where he always
kept hisresume up to date.  Marleen Devoldere _________________Searchable
Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:42:07 -0600
From: Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com>
To: topband at contesting.com, ON4WW_pandora <on4ww at pandora.be>
Cc: RRDXA-Reflektor <rrdxa at mailman.qth.net>, w1aw at arrl.org, 	"Mac -
	JA3USA/WA3USA" <mac at ja3usa.com>, "Bernie McClenny,	W3UR"
	<bernie at dailydx.com>, i1jqj at amsat.org
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID:
	<CA+FxYXjLut5jd8PfgKg8+9vwvUM_orHMVRBM-uAWvhe60+h9uQ at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

There were few experts like John. His latest *Low Band Dxing* book is the
most important amateur radio publication in my library.

He left us with a lot to be grateful for, and which will also greatly
benefit those starting out on 160m and higher.

Don't forget! John also used to be active on the Topband reflector, and we
can also benefit from reading his posts by searching the Topband Archives
for ON4UN. I am still grateful to be one among the many that he personally
helped there.

73, Mike - W0BTU
https://web.archive.org/web/20190827040547/http://w0btu.com

On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 1:26 PM ON4WW_pandora <on4ww at pandora.be> wrote:

> My great friend and ham radio mentor John ON4UN has passed away.
> ...

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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:55:10 -0400
From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID: <001201d6b7ac$2a437450$7eca5cf0$@nbnet.nb.ca>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

Sad.  Another one gone.  I have a couple of his books and found them quite
useful.

Like most of you, have worked John countless times on the low bands, and
more recently either casually on 20m from my MINI (mobile) just tuning
across him calling CQ randomly, or in a CWOps Wed CWT "1 hour test".

He always took the time to dig my weak mobile signal out and say "Hi Mike".

I'll miss that.

RIP John .

Mike VE9AA

Mike, Coreen & Corey

Keswick Ridge, NB

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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:53:25 -0500
From: "Sam Josuweit" <samjos at epix.net>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID: <00c301d6b7ab$eac99b60$c05cd220$@epix.net>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

I'm sorry I never got to meet him in person. His books taught me so much and
sparked my interest in Topband and Low Band Dxing.

RIP John

Sam(N3XZ)

Subject: Topband: John ON4UN silent key

My great friend and ham radio mentor John ON4UN has passed away.

Please find below a mail from his daughter Marleen, addressed to the ham
community.

Kindly forward this mail to friends of John who might not be subscribed to
reflectors nor news bulletins, thank you.

Mark - on4ww.

ps: as reflectors cannot receive attachments nor photos. a link is available
for Marleen's mail with extra photo at http://www.on4ww.be/ON4UN_SK.pdf

Dear amateur radio friends

It is with sadness, but also gratitude and pride, I have to let you know my
father John ON4UN, has become silent key. 

John's health has steadily deteriorated throughout the year, but in the last
few weeks he was home with us where he peacefully passed away yesterday
November 9.

Ham Radio, and especially Low Band DX-ing, were my father's lifelong passion
and always had a strong presence in our house. Sometimes literally, when
many of you paid us a visit or a group of DX'ers came over for a weekend of
contesting. At other times in the background, when my dad was working on a
project or experimenting with new equipment or antennas. 

Though I don't have a call-sign, I very much feel part of the big radio
family and always will. I am very proud of everything my father has
accomplished together with you, and I am grateful to the many of you who
have given him so much joy over the years. We will miss him dearly, but we
take comfort looking back on the beautiful life he lived as a member of the
wonderful Ham Radio community.

We are planning a digital farewell ceremony on Saturday Nov 21st and will
keep you updated on practicalities. 

If you would like to send us a message please mail to ON4UN.SK at gmail.com -
John's old e-mail account is not in use anymore.

In the meantime, you can pay him a visit at QRZ.com where he always kept his
resume up to date. 

Marleen Devoldere

_________________
Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:17:16 +0000
From: Hugh Valentine <HSVDDS at outlook.com>
To: fmoeves <fmoeves at twc.com>, "topband at contesting.com"
	<topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID:

Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"

We have lost an Icon.

RIP John.  Thanks for your many contributions to this ?Hobby?.

73/88

?Val?

N4RJ

Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows
10

From: fmoeves<mailto:fmoeves at twc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 3:49 PM
To: topband at contesting.com<mailto:topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key

Yes very sad... Rest in Peace John.......Fred KB4QZH
-------- Original message --------From: ON4WW_pandora <on4ww at pandora.be>
Date: 11/10/20  2:27 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: topband at contesting.com,
'RRDXA-Reflektor' <rrdxa at mailman.qth.net>, w1aw at arrl.org, 'Mac -
JA3USA/WA3USA' <mac at ja3usa.com>, "'Bernie McClenny, W3UR'"
<bernie at dailydx.com>, i1jqj at amsat.org Subject: Topband: John ON4UN silent
key My great friend and ham radio mentor John ON4UN has passed away.Please
find below a mail from his daughter Marleen, addressed to the
hamcommunity.Kindly forward this mail to friends of John who might not be
subscribed toreflectors nor news bulletins, thank you. Mark - on4ww.ps: as
reflectors cannot receive attachments nor photos. a link is availablefor
Marleen's mail with extra photo at http://www.on4ww.be/ON4UN_SK.pdf  Dear
amateur radio friends It is with sadness, but also gratitude and pride, I
have to let you know myfather John ON4UN, has become silent key.  John's
health has steadily deteriorated throughout the year, but in the lastfew
weeks he  was home with us where he peacefully passed away yesterdayNovember
9. Ham Radio, and especially Low Band DX-ing, were my father's lifelong
passionand always had a strong presence in our house. Sometimes literally,
whenmany of you paid us a visit or a group of DX'ers came over for a weekend
ofcontesting. At other times in the background, when my dad was working on
aproject or experimenting with new equipment or antennas.  Though I don't
have a call-sign, I very much feel part of the big radiofamily and always
will. I am very proud of everything my father hasaccomplished together with
you, and I am grateful to the many of you whohave given him so much joy over
the years. We will miss him dearly, but wetake comfort looking back on the
beautiful life he lived as a member of thewonderful Ham Radio community. We
are planning a digital farewell ceremony on Saturday Nov 21st and willkeep
you updated on practicalities. If you would like to send us a message please
mail to ON4UN.SK at gmail.com  -John's old e-mail account is not in use
anymore.In the meantime, you can pay him a visit at QRZ.com where he always
kept hisresume up to date.  Marleen Devoldere _________________Searchable
Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
_________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband -
Topband Reflector

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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:54:28 -0500
From: kliegle at myfairpoint.net
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Topband: On4UN - SK  Nov 10, 2020
Message-ID: <1605048868.3xkposcmosowscw8 at webmail.myfairpoint.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Details here:

https://www.dx-world.net/on4un-s-k/?fbclid=IwAR3a9WodDZLS--_ycb484H9vuZszZyX
CJX8er-UMI1LBnsJWNFZ27UZ_umw

73 Kriss KA1GJU

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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:10:02 +0100
From: Steve HA0DU <ha0du at dx.hu>
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Topband: HG0R vertical - follow up
Message-ID: <b6acc1ca-bf70-560d-cc30-75310867aaac at dx.hu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2; format=flowed

Hi All,

It seems one of the problems can be a break or short or whatever in the
100 meters of H1000 coax. When measured at the bottom of the antenna, the
resonance is at 1790 kHz, and impedance is 44 ohms.

Next we are going to shorten the top hat wires so that the resonance comes
to 1830 or so, I will update.

73/DX
Steve HA0DU

--
Ezt az e-mailt az Avast v?ruskeres? szoftver ?tvizsg?lta.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 23:10:52 +0000 (UTC)
From: "jh-mty at sbcglobal.net" <jh-mty at sbcglobal.net>
To: "topband at contesting.com" <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: ON4UN - SK  Nov 9, 2020
Message-ID: <1934210485.1326142.1605049852016 at mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

 A terrible loss of a fountain of knowledge.? Happy memories and excitement
working John on Top Band from my apartment QTH in Monterey with an inverted
L/9 radials and 600W.? He had great ears.? We owe him a debt of gratitude
and appreciation, and will miss him greatly.
73, and God's blessings and comfort to John and his family.
John, W6UQZ
    On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 05:01:23 PM CST, kliegle at myfairpoint.net
<kliegle at myfairpoint.net> wrote:  

??? 

Details here:

https://www.dx-world.net/on4un-s-k/?fbclid=IwAR3a9WodDZLS--_ycb484H9vuZszZyX
CJX8er-UMI1LBnsJWNFZ27UZ_umw

73 Kriss KA1GJU

_________________
Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 23:33:51 -0000
From: "Roger Kennedy" <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID: <FE811712F353435CA6DDC965E84F4839 at Packard>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

Yes, sadly we have lost another Top Band Legend . . .

R.I.P. John

Roger G3YRO

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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 23:13:46 +0000
From: wa8wzg at wa8wzg.net
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID: <e95a8648274f4536637bea84d9c62197 at wa8wzg.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed

His low Band Book was, and still is my bible that got me setup for 
Topband and low band Dxing,,
..
Rest in Peace John!!!

Tom
N7GP
ex WA8WZG

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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:30:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Les Peters <n1sv at comcast.net>
To: ON4WW_pandora <on4ww at pandora.be>, topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID: <506938967.124691.1605058251295 at connect.xfinity.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Like so many others who gravitated to the low bands, John's "Low-Band DXing"
books became my low-band bible with each subsequent volume adding new
insight.  I owe much of my low-band success over the years to John and his
comprehensive books.  It was also a pleasure to work John in so many DX
contests.  He left an indelible imprint on the low-band community!

Les, N1SV

> On 11/10/2020 2:21 PM ON4WW_pandora <on4ww at pandora.be> wrote:
> 
>  
> My great friend and ham radio mentor John ON4UN has passed away.
> 
> Please find below a mail from his daughter Marleen, addressed to the ham
> community.
> 
> Kindly forward this mail to friends of John who might not be subscribed to
> reflectors nor news bulletins, thank you.
> 
>  
> 
> Mark - on4ww.
> 
> ps: as reflectors cannot receive attachments nor photos. a link is
available
> for Marleen's mail with extra photo at http://www.on4ww.be/ON4UN_SK.pdf
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Dear amateur radio friends
> 
>  
> 
> It is with sadness, but also gratitude and pride, I have to let you know
my
> father John ON4UN, has become silent key. 
> 
>  
> 
> John's health has steadily deteriorated throughout the year, but in the
last
> few weeks he was home with us where he peacefully passed away yesterday
> November 9.
> 
>  
> 
> Ham Radio, and especially Low Band DX-ing, were my father's lifelong
passion
> and always had a strong presence in our house. Sometimes literally, when
> many of you paid us a visit or a group of DX'ers came over for a weekend
of
> contesting. At other times in the background, when my dad was working on a
> project or experimenting with new equipment or antennas. 
> 
>  
> 
> Though I don't have a call-sign, I very much feel part of the big radio
> family and always will. I am very proud of everything my father has
> accomplished together with you, and I am grateful to the many of you who
> have given him so much joy over the years. We will miss him dearly, but we
> take comfort looking back on the beautiful life he lived as a member of
the
> wonderful Ham Radio community.
> 
>  
> 
> We are planning a digital farewell ceremony on Saturday Nov 21st and will
> keep you updated on practicalities. 
> 
> If you would like to send us a message please mail to ON4UN.SK at gmail.com -
> John's old e-mail account is not in use anymore.
> 
> In the meantime, you can pay him a visit at QRZ.com where he always kept
his
> resume up to date. 
> 
>  
> 
> Marleen Devoldere
> 
>  
> 
> _________________
> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband
Reflector

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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 02:31:41 -0000
From: "Roger Kennedy" <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night
Message-ID: <805EF29C0B4E4280A7C5897286CA38E1 at Packard>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

Hope to see some of you on the band again tomorrow night, as 160M DX
conditions continue to be pretty good.

73 Roger G3YRO

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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 07:57:59 +0100
From: Ryszard Tymkiewicz <rtym at ippt.pan.pl>
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID: <900d007f-fc25-bcae-741e-b3059334d6a1 at ippt.pan.pl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

So sad news...
I met John many times in Friedriechshafen and I visited him in his 
house, he was very nice person
always eager to help. His books since a first edition have been always 
in my bookcase.

 ????????????????????????? R.I.P. John

 ?????????????????????????? Rys SP5EWY

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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:57:21 +0900
From: Nagi <nagi at nmt.ne.jp>
To: topband at contesting.com, ON4UN.SK at gmail.com
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
Message-ID: <cc037afc-51d6-282c-da2d-4dd5213f9747 at nmt.ne.jp>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

I am very sad to hear that John ON4UN passed away.
As a person who also loves the Low band and Contests like him,
I would like to write a memory of him.

I participated in the DX Pediction in 1985 as a Low band CW operator
of Kingman Reef K9AJ/KH5K and Palmyra Island W0RLX/KH5.

In very difficult conditions, I worked a few European on 80 meters.
He is the only European to QSO from both locations, KH5K and KH5.
He was really pleased that I gave him two new countries.

He had been waiting for 160M permissions in Belgium for many years.
And we, as well as the 160M man, had been waiting for it for a long time.
It was finally approved in January 1987, and he came out with a strong 
signal.
He made us happy. I still clearly remember that time.

Also he wrote ON4UN's Low Band DXing which is used by many people as a 
bible.
I'm just one of them.
I visited Mr.160M Stew W1BB in 1981.
And I am proud that he used my photo of Stew in the book.

Thank you everything, John. RIP

Aki  JA5DQH aka KH7A

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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 06:08:08 -0800
From: Terry Burge <ki7m.pcr123 at gmail.com>
To: "topband at contesting.com" <topband at contesting.com>,
	ki7m.pcr231 at gmail.com
Subject: Topband: Sorry to hear of John's ON4UN passing
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Hi folks,

I checked my log and see about 17 or so contacts on 20,15 and 10 for John.
Never on the lower bands 40,80 or 160 apparently. Was always nice to hear
him coming over the pole and he certainly was a regular out of Belgium. I
have two editions of his Low Band DXing books and have used it extensively.
He was always friendly and I never heard him say a bad word against anyone.
Just a nice, friendly ham with a lot of knowledge he enjoyed sharing.

Will be missed. But if there is a ham radio up there he will be a welcome
member.

Terry
KI7M

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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:11:45 +0000
From: Arthur Delibert <radio75a3 at msn.com>
To: Ryszard Tymkiewicz <rtym at ippt.pan.pl>, "topband at contesting.com"
	<topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key -- please copy John's
	family
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I think ON4UN's family would like to see these many messages about how
important he's been to so many people and how his legacy will live on.
Please be sure to copy the email address in his daughter's message:
ON4UNSK at gmail.com

-- Art, KB3FJO

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From: Topband <topband-bounces+radio75a3=msn.com at contesting.com> on behalf
of Ryszard Tymkiewicz <rtym at ippt.pan.pl>
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 1:57 AM
To: topband at contesting.com <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: John ON4UN silent key

So sad news...
I met John many times in Friedriechshafen and I visited him in his
house, he was very nice person
always eager to help. His books since a first edition have been always
in my bookcase.

                           R.I.P. John

                            Rys SP5EWY

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