I heard him on the air a few weeks ago, and was going to contact him, but the YF called me for dinner, and I never got to talk with him. May you rest in peace, John. Jim
On 01/13/2011 09:01 PM, dan edwards wrote: > boy thats the truth. John also fathered the 'W5GI mystery antenna', and the > W5GI " D-3 plus ", which lives on at W5WMU, my favorite super-station. I > spoke with him about it within the last couple years... > > Its a glorious thing to behold, all 405' feet of it, all at 200'....a real > killer on 75m > > I bet John is looking down at it now, smiling... > > 73 John, good dx, W5XZ, dan > > --- On Thu, 1/13/11, Neal Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Neal Campbell <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] John Basilotto, W5GI > To: "Ed White" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 3:51 PM > > If its true that energy cannot be destroyed but just transferred, then there > is one huge ball of energy just released into the world. John was one of the > most positive, active and generous people I have come into contact with. The > words generous and brave are the ones I think of most. > > A real role model for truly living the rest of our lives. > RIP John! > > Neal Campbell > Abroham Neal Software > www.abrohamnealsoftware.com > (540) 645 5394 > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Ed White <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I know John from the early days of the SDR1000 and the Flex5000 He was >> always a pleasure to talk with as I have done many times on the phone and >> at various hamfest. I will miss him. I will say some prayers for his family, >> friends and the Flex Family he worked with. Flex has lost a great person. >> God I hate cancer it has taken a lot of my friends and almost my wife. >> Ed >> WA3BZT >> Delaware >> >> >> On 1/13/2011 8:07 AM, Ray - K9DUR wrote: >> >> >>> It is with a heavy heart that I report that I just learned that John >>> Basilotto, W5GI, became a silent key last evening. >>> >>> Arrangements are pending, but I was informed that there will be a mass in >>> Lakeway, TX, with eventual interment in Arlington National Cemetery. >>> >>> 73, Ray, K9DUR >>> http://k9dur.info >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >>> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >>> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: >>> http://www.flexradio.com/ >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> [email protected] >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: >> http://www.flexradio.com/ >> >> > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
