[UK-CONTEST] ly4u SK

[Regwoolley at aol.com]

I guess many of the HF guys will know him from WRTC etc. I myself remember  
him as an active VHF dx'er
 
Reg G8VHI  
Rytis Zumbakis, LY4U (ex  UP2BIL, LY2BIL etc) 
The most active Lithuanian VHF OP of well  known LY2WR club 
1957 - 2011 

Rytis got interested in Ham Radio in 1973,  at the age of 15. Participated 
in first contest in the same year, since then  nearly every contest until 
1990s and bit slower after. Mostly as member of Multi  OP teams at club 
stations UK2BBB, R2B, UK2BAS, UK2PAP, UK2PRC, UP1BZZ, UP1BWR,  UP4A, UP7A, UP8A, 
UP9A, LY2WR, LY3MR, LY8X. More notable #1 World and World  Record in CQ WW CW 
1980 M/S as RG6G, #1 World in CQ WPX CW 1988 M/M as UP4A,  several #1 in 
WAE CW/SSB, numerous top 6 in CQ WW & WPX, numerous #1  finishes in many other 
contests. More recent #1 World SO (A) 80m in CQ WPX CW  2008. Considers 
himself an earnest advocate of fair play principles in Ham Radio  Contesting. 
Likely pioneer of real time computer logging and CW keying in LY in  1991 
using early version of CT. Likely pioneer of SO2R in LY in 1999, a member  of 
LY2W & IU9T multi teams and LY2WR VHF contest club. Loved VHF DX and  
contesting as well.

One of the most active VHF operator in LY under  LY2WR's club callsign via 
Meteor Scatter, EME and tropo on 2m - 10 GHz. He was  true pioneer of Meteor 
Scatter on 432 MHz and holder of 70cm MS IARU Region 1  record for 1931km 
HSCW QSO with UA9FAD achieved during Perseids  1998.

He become silent key on 30th August 2011 in age of  54...