[VHFcontesting] [Packrats] Re: [Mw] W3IY SK

[Paul Drexler W2PED]

We will surely miss Bill!

We enjoyed having Bill present at the Pack Rats conference two years ago and 
we recently named him an honorary Pack Rat for all the work he's done to 
promote microwave activity.  Darn it, I sure wish he could be with us again 
this year!

We always had a blast working the W3IY/R station in the various contests.  
Bill (and Christophe, of course) made the bands come alive with hard-to-find 
grids on the microwave bands.  We had a blast working W3IY/R as recently as 
this past June from W3CCX.

I had the chance to get to know Bill a little better over the past 5-6 years 
helping him with a few 24 GHz projects.  I enjoyed our many emails and 
telephone conversations.  It was always a pleasure to talk to Bill.

Bill was always enthusiastic and trying something new.  He was a wonderful 
encouragement to others and was always looking for ways to help others get 
on a new band or improve their operations.  Bill was a living wonderful 
example of traits that I admire and try my best to emulate.  I'm sure others 
do to.


73, Paul w2ped



>From: Christophe Huygens <Christophe.Huygens at cs.kuleuven.ac.be>
>
>There is a lot of good stuff to add to all the positive I have read
>about Bill on the reflectors. Rover extraordinaire, music lover, a
>true engineer, a family man and friend.
>Less than a week ago, we still discussed on-off keying on 47GHz and
>the need for more beacons in the area. He was happy to see the Jitney
>was still on the road and wanted to hear all details about the
>September rove. As usual, he was at peace with the Universe and
>thankful about his piece of the Puzzle. In his memory, let s get
>on the bands more often and make some noise!
>
>So long my friend, and thanks for all the fish,
>73 de xtof on4iy
>
>
>w4rx wrote:
> > 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.
> >
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