[VHFcontesting] W3IY Rover SK

[Ed Steeble]

 From the PVRC reflector.
73, Ed
K3IXD

Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:59:10 -0400
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Subject: [PVRC] W3IY SK
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W3IY, Bill Seabreeze, SK.  VHF and microwave enthusiasts lost a true friend 
and supporter today when Bill Seabreeze succumbed after a long struggle 
with cancer at 54.



Bill was first licensed as WN3EIY in 1965.  He quickly found his lifelong 
passion of VHF and microwave radio.  Virtually every VHF operator on the 
east coast knew Bill as a friend.  Throughout his life he Elmered 
up-and-coming VHF operators.  His laboratory was always available to help 
solve our technical problems and to get our equipment working.  His web 
site http//users.adelphia.net~w3iy/ was a treasure-trove of valuable vhf 
information, propagation data, and rover tips.  He was a member of the 
Potomac Valley Radio Club.



Bill's pride and joy was his rover, the official Intergalactic Roving 
Battle Jitney.  He never missed a VHF contest until this September, when he 
was confined to bed.  He didn't enter for score, but to give out rare grids 
to his friends.  He developed a circuit starting in FM15 and FM25 on the 
outer banks of North Carolina, and continuing up through the eastern shore, 
taking advantage of coastal tropo to give these rare grids to stations as 
far up the coast as Maine.  In recent years he was joined by his friend 
Christophe, ON4IY, who flew over from Belgium for each contest to rove with 
Bill.  I will always remember Bill's whispering yet reliable 10-GHz signal 
from the outer banks.  His perennial admonition, "don't forget to listen 
for the weak ones" is known to us all.



Bill was Vice President for Engineering of Microcube Corp. in Leesburg 
VA.  He is survived by his wife Kathy, his son Billy, and his daughter 
Kristine.  Viewing will be at the Loudoun Funeral Home and Chapel, Catoctin 
Circle, Leesburg, VA, to be followed by a brief service, date and time to 
be announced.



Well, 73, Bill.  I know from now on the propagation will be a bit more 
difficult.  But we will still be listening down in the noise for you, just 
like you taught us.



de W4RX