[TowerTalk] Rod N5HV (W5HVV) SK

Michael kh6nd@lava.net
Tue, 15 Sep 1998 03:42:22 -1000


> Rod (N5HV) got me interested in Amateur Radio when he and his family moved in
> across the street from me in Arizona. He gave me my novice exam when I was 12
> years old, and one heckuva role model.
>
> Our respective families left several years later, mine to California, then
> Hawaii. And Rod to Thailand, England, Florida, then Tennessee. We kept in touch
> only via ham radio throughout those 26 years. In 1993, I went to Tennessee and
> spent three weeks with him and his lovely wife Jerry (K5KRN) at their beautiful
> home in TN. We spent our time getting re-aquainted, and working on, and from, his
> marvelous station.
>
> A finer, more gracious gentleman I have never known. I hate to think what my life
> might have been like had I never met him. You will be sorely missed, old friend.
> Vaya con Dios.
>
> Mike
> KH6ND
>
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> > >To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
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> > >Subject: [TowerTalk] Rod N5HV (W5HVV)  SK
> > >Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 11:23:33 -0400
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> > >I was as shocked as Steve K7LXC at the news that Rod N5HV (EX W5HVV) passed
> > >away on Sept 9, 1998.
> > >
> > >Rod was active in Arizona in 1966 (as W5HVV/7) when he wrote a popular QST
> > >article on a 4 el tri-band quad.  The article was well received and many
> > >built the quad or a close version to it.   Rod was acive from Florida for a
> > >few years and the past several years has been active from Jackson, TN as
> > >W5HVV and now N5HV.  He was active to the end in antenna experimentation and
> > >contesting.   His CQ 160 SSB log is the high score for Tennessee and one of
> > >the top scores for the contest in 1998.
> > >
> > >RIP es 74 Rod,
> > >
> > >Dave K4JRB
> > >
> > >
> > >
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