Re: [BVARC] Robert Polinski, KD5YVQ - SK

Mike Hardwick via BVARC Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:53:52 -0800

As soon as I hear something about any services, I will pass it around to everybody.

Mike Hardwick.

On Feb 11, 2026, at 8:53 PM, Pat Cameron via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:

Mike,
Very sad news... I am shocked. Dianne and I send our deepest condolences and prayers to his family... He will be sorely missed. Great ham and person... one of the people that make the fabric of a great land we live in... Robert made it better. I just got my antenna fixed and had been listening for Robert. We always had great conversations on the repeater. Just not enough eyeball QSO's. 72 is not old! We lost a great friend... 😢 73, Pat KJ5Y

On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM Gokhan KORALTURK via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
It's sad news. Condolences to all his friends and family. May he rest in peace.

On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM s.c.flowers via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
Mike,
Our deepest condolences to his family.

73,
Stephen (OA4/W2WF)

On Feb 5, 2026, at 08:25, Mike Hardwick via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:

I would like to inform the club of Robert Polinski, KD5YVQ, passing on Monday, February 2^nd, 2026. Robert was 72 and lived in Kingwood and was a life-long resident of the Houston area.

For those who only know Robert by name and call sign, he was truly a “jack of all trades”. I looked the phrase up and found the rest of it truly matched Robert – “A jack of all trades, master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one". Robert’s career took him from computer networking to electronics repair to industrial construction to automotive maintenance. His hobbies covered an even bigger area from motorcycle riding to fire-truck restoration to amateur radio. Robert was a multi-talented individual that will truly be missed.

As most of you know, Robert was the trustee of the 146.94 repeater. Robert took the reins of 94 in the 2000’s from WA5CYI. He then over saw the new transmission line and antenna installation in 2013. Robert maintained the 94 repeater for nearly 20 years and worked tirelessly to make sure it stayed on the air during that time. Robert was a person that not only took care of the equipment he took care of the hams that used it.

As more information is known about surviving family and memorial services, I will pass it along to the club.

Please keep Robert’s family in your thoughts.

Mike Hardwick, N5VCX

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