Wow! Met him at Dayton last time I was there. Nice Fellow. We talked quite a while about his stress and health issues. Purchased the 3 element portable beam he had for sale at that time right out of his hands. 73 OM…
George NE2I On Jun 4, 2015, at 2:53 PM, dyarnes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > It is with the deepest of regret that I am passing on the news that Vern > Wright, W6MMA, passed away yesterday. Vern, and his wife June, are very dear > friends, and I can't begin to express how sad it makes me to bring news like > this to the rest of you. I suppose this might not be the best place to > convey this, but I do know Vern had a wealth of good friends among this group. > > Vern's health has not been very good in recent years, but it was probably > made worse by a lot of stress he has had to endure in recent years. Only a > few short weeks ago he suffered an episode with his heart (not his first!), > and another, even more recent episode, is probably what was ultimately fatal. > > Vern was one of the most generous people I have ever known. He continually > supported many of the QRP activities, and never passed up an opportunity to > supply very nice door prizes, etc. Being a retired dentist, Vern was very > good with his hands. If anyone has seen some of the things he constructed > (not just antennas but radios too!), you know how highly skilled he was. Many > years back he began tinkering with antennas, mostly for portable use, and > that led to the formation of SuperAntennas. His model MP-1 is a classic, but > there were numerous variations of that, including a baby 12 V. screwdriver > version. He made several large screwdriver antennas as well, and I happen to > have one! Anyway, the list is pretty long, and each item he created was very > well made. > > Ham radio, and particularly the QRP community, has lost one of its very best > friends. I know I have! > > Dave W7AQK > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
