So sorry to hear about Tom... I began the Elecraft experience by building K2 1188 in May 2000 while living in the Shetland Islands UK. I have been licensed for many years and this totally revitalised Ham radio for me, together with the Elecraft reflector and all the good and knowledgeable people on there.
This is where I came across Tom Hammond of course and he was indeed one of the best. Always helpful and positive, personally producing some excellent supplementary small kits for the the Elecraft equipment. Today I still have my K2 now alongside K3 325 and my interest is as keen as ever, thanks to Elecraft and people like Tom. Tom was really officially or unofficially a true member of the Elecraft Team. I am sad to hear the news. My condolences to his family and many friends, he will be really missed. Deni F5VJC On 5 August 2011 23:48, Kevin Rock <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't worry Joe, I am sure my Pat is right now introducing him around so > he gets to know everyone. She never met him but I am sure the two would > have been fast buds. Now is her chance to get to know him as well as you > did. > 73, > Kevin. KD5ONS > > > On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:46:12 -0700, Joe Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> Tom was relentlessly positive and giving ... I've had the pleasure of >> knowing him for 35+ years ... back to the early days of the FT-101 and >> the Fox-Tango group. We exchanged many mail and e-mail messages in >> those years and worked the FoxTango booth with Milt and Ida Lowens at >> Dayton for a few years in '76/'77/'78 time frame. >> >> Tom was always interested in making things better but never concerned >> about calling attention to himself or claiming credit. Amateur radio >> and those of us fortunate to know him are better for Tom. He will >> surely be missed. >> >> 73, >> >> ... Joe, W4TV >> >> >> On 8/5/2011 1:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >>> Elecraft is fortunate to have some of the best customers--and friends-- >>> a small company could hope for. And then there was Tom Hammond. >>> >>> Tom was there nearly from the beginning, in 1999, gently but firmly >>> pushing us in the right direction. He helped us test and refine K2 and >>> K3 hardware, firmware, and documentation. He wrote or edited many of >>> our early application notes. Helped specify parts and tools. Spent >>> countless hours volunteering in our booth, demonstrating radios. He >>> celebrated our victories, and felt our pain. >>> >>> Tom was relentlessly positive. He drank the Kool-Aid, but if it was >>> sour, he'd spit it out, then smile and tell you how much sugar to add. >>> >>> Many of us have felt Tom's pain over the past few years. He was always >>> a survivor, but by the time Dayton, 2011 rolled around, he was little >>> more than a friendly ghost. We knew he was suffering. Now, we're >>> counting our blessings that we were able to see him one last time. >>> >>> About ten years ago, Tom and I drove together to the Ft. Tuthill QRP >>> gathering in Flagstaff, Arizona. We were in a small pickup truck >>> without air conditioning, and when we left Phoenix, it was a >>> blistering 122 degrees in the shade. But we made the best of it, >>> rolling the windows down, sailing along the freeway at 75 MPH, >>> cracking jokes and powering through bottled water. I never had a >>> better road trip. >>> >>> That's how I'll remember him: taking the heat, in style. >>> >>> Here's to Tom, N0SS/M, wherever he may be. >>> >>> 73, >>> Wayne >>> N6KR >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
