Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered

[Mark Connelly via IRCA]

re left will be well served by re-reading the massive amount of John's 
material out there on the Web and in printed form that can be obtained through 
various clubs. We should take things from John's work to help us be keepers of 
the flame - not just expertise (which he had in spades) but the more visceral 
thrills to be had in the pursuit of each tidbit of culture that comes through 
our headphones and speakers from places quite different from home.


I know that just before his death he had hosted a 50th high school reunion 
celebration that was especially important to him. How sad that it was the last 
time most of his former classmates would see him.


My sincere condolences go out to his family and to his many, many friends.


Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA


<<
Guy,


That is really a great pic of John. He is really missed. We have lost a lot of 
great fellow DXers in the past few years.


Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager


> From: d...@guyatkins.com
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 21:00:16 -0800
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] ?John Bryant remembered
> 
> ?Like many of you I also have many fond memories of John, and had such
> admiration for him. He and I first met in 1987 when I was publishing the
> Cascade Mountain DX Club bulletin, and he joined so that he could keep on
> top of shortwave DX heard from the Pacific Northwest (he and his wife Linda
> would later spend most summers on Orcas Island, WA).
> 
> 
> ?Many of my memories of John revolve around the fun times and hard work of
> editing & producing the "Proceedings" series of books for DXers,
> "underwritten" by the Numero Uno/Fine Tuning group that John and I were a
> part of. Proceedings was John's "baby" and his vision from start to finish
> (from the 1988 edition to the final 1994-96 book). ?We would work together
> on the layout and final editing of the books during my summer weekend trips
> to Orcas Island. For the early Proceedings editions, desktop publishing as
> a publication technique was at "that awkward age", and we made so many
> printing and layout blunders, often churning through multiple dot matrix
> printer ribbons (remember them?) as we worked late into the night. The
> fade-ins of Papua New Guinea and Indonesian stations on 90 & 60 meters
> would be our entertainment as we worked.
> 
> ?Some of you know that both designed and built the home that he and Linda
> were to retire to on Orcas. He was eminently qualified, as in 1997 John was
> chosen as a "Fellow - American Institute of Architecture" (FAIA), perhaps
> the highest honor in his field.
> 
> The home is perched on a dramatic rock outcropping 800 feet above the
> water, and has an incredible sweeping view of the San Juan Islands, the
> Strait of San Juan de Fuca, and even the shipping lanes across from
> Victoria BC. This picture I took of John in his Orcas Island home is one of
> my favorites and how I remember him:
> 
> https://app.box.com/s/asdsv7kp5a33wnpi64kn8qe7ub0xmh5l
> 
> ?You are very missed, my friend!
> 
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
>>
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[d1028gary]

Thanks for the generous comments, John, but John B. was pretty much in a class 
by himself as far as hobby accomplishments. Without him (and Rob Ross, Allen 
Willie and Colin Newell) the Ultralight niche group would probably have never 
gotten off of the ground. 
73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
  

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From: "John Callarman" <johncallar...@msn.com> 
To: "IRCA" <irca@hard-core-dx.com> 
Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 7:57:04 PM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered. 

You, too, have been an inspirational hobby leader for sharing your research in 
a way that enables hobbyists to duplicate the equipment you've produced. The 
key word, in my book: Share. 

John Callarman, KA9SPA, Family Genealogist, Retired Newspaper Editor, 
DX-oyente, Krum TX (AKA Qal R. Mann, Krumudgeon) 
  
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 03:44:20 + 
> From: d1028g...@comcast.net 
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered. 
> 
> During the last couple of years of John's exceptional life his primary hobby 
> focus was on developing the all-new Ultralight Radio niche of the AM-DXing 
> hobby. As such, he and I developed a pretty close relationship as DXpedition 
> partners, experimental cohorts and pocket radio fanatics. 
> John had superb organizational skills, which we desperately needed at the 
> time (we had wild enthusiasm, but no organization). John set up our 
> Ultralight Radio Yahoo group (ultralightdx), Awards Program and Ultralight 
> Classification System-- all of which have been primary factors in our booming 
> growth over 8 years. While fanatics like Rob Ross, Allen Willie and me 
> supplied the enthusiasm John provided the organization-- although John 
> himself frequently shared with me how Ultralight Radio provided some of his 
> most thrilling hobby fun in many years. 
>   
> Shortly before John's unfortunate accident he shared with me how proud he was 
> to have played a major part in rejuvenating the hobby interest of hundreds of 
> hobbyists-- and in providing a thrilling new challenge for both domestic and 
> transoceanic DXers. Although I had nowhere near John's DXing experience, like 
> John I was a hard-charging transoceanic DXer who would always push my luck 
> with huge external antennas on ocean beaches, boosting the performance of my 
> humble pocket radios up to absurd levels. He and I really enjoyed trying to 
> outdo each other in this friendly competition-- and there is no telling what 
> John could have accomplished if he had continued in the hobby until the 
> current FSL antenna craze. 
>   
> It's probably obvious that John's untimely accident hit me pretty hard, but 
> his stellar accomplishments live on in many aspects of our hobby, especially 
> in the Ultralight Radio niche group. His leadership, insight and 
> organizational skills will never be forgotten! 
>   
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
> Ultralight Radio Group Co-Founder 
>        
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[Robert Ross]

On 2016-02-09, at 9:47 AM, d1028g...@comcast.net wrote:

> Thanks for the generous comments, John, but John B. was pretty much in a 
> class by himself as far as hobby accomplishments. Without him (and Rob Ross, 
> Allen Willie and Colin Newell) the Ultralight niche group would probably have 
> never gotten off of the ground. 
> 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
>   


The most important thing John taught us about the Radio Hobby was to have Fun 
and set Personal Goals!! He was real big about having something to strive for, 
and was never happy with mediocre or not quite there yet.  John had a way of 
making you want to reach the next level, and would be the first one there to 
assist you in attaining that goal. 

Today we all raise a glass in John's honour……….

RIP my Friend…….. we're doing our best to continue what you started!! 

ROB VA3SW

Robert S. Ross
London, Ontario CANADA



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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[Stewart, Joseph R]

In all the reminiscences I'm not sure if anybody has mentioned (and if someone 
already did, forgive me) another way John tried to "spark" the AM DXing hobby a 
number of years ago: the formation of a little group he called "Corazon DX" to 
foster DXing and IDing of Mexican AMs.

Randy Stewart
Arts Producer
KSMU
901 S. National
Springfield MO 65897

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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[Walter Salmaniw]

Just goes to show that John was a multi-dimensional fellow, with an
incredible array of interests!  And, an outstanding author.  I treasure the
Proceedings series, and his Zenith books, the latter co-authored with
Harold Cones.  Walt Salmaniw

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 9:10 PM, Stewart, Joseph R <
randystew...@missouristate.edu> wrote:

> In all the reminiscences I'm not sure if anybody has mentioned (and if
> someone already did, forgive me) another way John tried to "spark" the AM
> DXing hobby a number of years ago: the formation of a little group he
> called "Corazon DX" to foster DXing and IDing of Mexican AMs.
>
> Randy Stewart
> Arts Producer
> KSMU
> 901 S. National
> Springfield MO 65897
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Re: [IRCA] ​John Bryant remembered

[Guy Atkins]

​Like many of you I also have many fond memories of John, and had such
admiration for him. He and I first met in 1987 when I was publishing the
Cascade Mountain DX Club bulletin, and he joined so that he could keep on
top of shortwave DX heard from the Pacific Northwest (he and his wife Linda
would later spend most summers on Orcas Island, WA).


​Many of my memories of John revolve around the fun times and hard work of
editing & producing the "Proceedings" series of books for DXers,
"underwritten" by the Numero Uno/Fine Tuning group that John and I were a
part of. Proceedings was John's "baby" and his vision from start to finish
(from the 1988 edition to the final 1994-96 book). ​We would work together
on the layout and final editing of the books during my summer weekend trips
to Orcas Island. For the early Proceedings editions, desktop publishing as
a publication technique was at "that awkward age", and we made so many
printing and layout blunders, often churning through multiple dot matrix
printer ribbons (remember them?) as we worked late into the night. The
fade-ins of Papua New Guinea and Indonesian stations on 90 & 60 meters
would be our entertainment as we worked.

​Some of you know that both designed and built the home that he and Linda
were to retire to on Orcas. He was eminently qualified, as in 1997 John was
chosen as a "Fellow - American Institute of Architecture" (FAIA), perhaps
the highest honor in his field.

The home is perched on a dramatic rock outcropping 800 feet above the
water, and has an incredible sweeping view of the San Juan Islands, the
Strait of San Juan de Fuca, and even the shipping lanes across from
Victoria BC. This picture I took of John in his Orcas Island home is one of
my favorites and how I remember him:

https://app.box.com/s/asdsv7kp5a33wnpi64kn8qe7ub0xmh5l

​You are very missed, my friend!

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA
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Re: [IRCA] ​John Bryant remembered

[Patrick Martin]

Guy,

That is really a great pic of John.  He is really missed. We have lost a lot of 
great fellow DXers  in the past few years.

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> From: d...@guyatkins.com
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 21:00:16 -0800
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] ​John Bryant remembered
> 
> ​Like many of you I also have many fond memories of John, and had such
> admiration for him. He and I first met in 1987 when I was publishing the
> Cascade Mountain DX Club bulletin, and he joined so that he could keep on
> top of shortwave DX heard from the Pacific Northwest (he and his wife Linda
> would later spend most summers on Orcas Island, WA).
> 
> 
> ​Many of my memories of John revolve around the fun times and hard work of
> editing & producing the "Proceedings" series of books for DXers,
> "underwritten" by the Numero Uno/Fine Tuning group that John and I were a
> part of. Proceedings was John's "baby" and his vision from start to finish
> (from the 1988 edition to the final 1994-96 book). ​We would work together
> on the layout and final editing of the books during my summer weekend trips
> to Orcas Island. For the early Proceedings editions, desktop publishing as
> a publication technique was at "that awkward age", and we made so many
> printing and layout blunders, often churning through multiple dot matrix
> printer ribbons (remember them?) as we worked late into the night. The
> fade-ins of Papua New Guinea and Indonesian stations on 90 & 60 meters
> would be our entertainment as we worked.
> 
> ​Some of you know that both designed and built the home that he and Linda
> were to retire to on Orcas. He was eminently qualified, as in 1997 John was
> chosen as a "Fellow - American Institute of Architecture" (FAIA), perhaps
> the highest honor in his field.
> 
> The home is perched on a dramatic rock outcropping 800 feet above the
> water, and has an incredible sweeping view of the San Juan Islands, the
> Strait of San Juan de Fuca, and even the shipping lanes across from
> Victoria BC. This picture I took of John in his Orcas Island home is one of
> my favorites and how I remember him:
> 
> https://app.box.com/s/asdsv7kp5a33wnpi64kn8qe7ub0xmh5l
> 
> ​You are very missed, my friend!
> 
> Guy Atkins
> Puyallup, WA
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[John Callarman]

I first met John Bryant in December 1956, when he was still in high school in 
Stillwater, Oklahoma, and I was preparing to go from Canyon, Texas to Germany 
after finishing Army basic training and the Army Information School. 
John learned a lot about DX'ing in those early days, took time out to get his 
college degree, then concentrated on his teaching career, following his dad's 
footsteps in architecture at Oklahoma State, and amplifying on DX research on 
both shortwave and BCB bands.
I visited with John in Stillwater... he visited me in Krum ... and his work 
with antennas plus his interest in ultra-light DX helped keep the DX'ing hobby 
alive. 
The most important legacy John left was his eagerness to share the knowledge 
he'd accumulated with other DX'ers. I detected, in my relationship with John, 
no sign of personal ego -- "I'm the greatest DX'er" -- that, fortunately, 
plagued only a handful of those of us who were active in the hobby.

John Callarman, KA9SPA, Family Genealogist, Retired Newspaper Editor, 
DX-oyente, Krum TX (AKA Qal R. Mann, Krumudgeon)
 
> From: can...@gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 00:46:53 +
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.
> 
> Brandon, I thought of John listening to some old cassette tapes that I'm
> now digitizing.  It was an old DXPL from 1990 describing the publication
> Proceedings, available from John in Stillwater, OK.  Weren't they the glory
> days of DXing!  John was really special.  Always the professor, we'd have a
> mandatory Saturday afternoon "classroom" at Grayland, where we all had to
> give a mini-lecture on a topic of interest.  Of course, some were superb
> (like John's and Guy Atkins, and Nick Hall-Patch), while others such as
> myself were a little more mediocre!  John had the wonderful ability to make
> a complex subject very understandable.  His script was superb and beautiful
> to behold.  DX targets were either prominently displayed on cardboard, or
> in the form of handouts to all those attending.  73,...Walt Salmaniw
> 
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:46 PM, Brandon Jordan <swl.tn@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Wow 6 years. I never had to pleasure to meet John in person, much less
> > DXpedition with him. I sure enjoyed our lengthy email conversations and his
> > DX related articles online and in Proceedings. One of the great ones.
> >
> > --
> > 73,
> > Brandon Jordan, KM4PBQ
> > Fayette County, TN EM55gc
> > http://www.swldx.us
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[Walter Salmaniw]

Thanks for those memories, John.   You probably knew John the longest among
today's DX fraternity.  73,   Walt Salmaniw

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 2:38 AM, John Callarman <johncallar...@msn.com>
wrote:

> I first met John Bryant in December 1956, when he was still in high school
> in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and I was preparing to go from Canyon, Texas to
> Germany after finishing Army basic training and the Army Information School.
> John learned a lot about DX'ing in those early days, took time out to get
> his college degree, then concentrated on his teaching career, following his
> dad's footsteps in architecture at Oklahoma State, and amplifying on DX
> research on both shortwave and BCB bands.
> I visited with John in Stillwater... he visited me in Krum ... and his
> work with antennas plus his interest in ultra-light DX helped keep the
> DX'ing hobby alive.
> The most important legacy John left was his eagerness to share the
> knowledge he'd accumulated with other DX'ers. I detected, in my
> relationship with John, no sign of personal ego -- "I'm the greatest DX'er"
> -- that, fortunately, plagued only a handful of those of us who were active
> in the hobby.
>
> John Callarman, KA9SPA, Family Genealogist, Retired Newspaper Editor,
> DX-oyente, Krum TX (AKA Qal R. Mann, Krumudgeon)
>
> > From: can...@gmail.com
> > Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 00:46:53 +
> > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.
> >
> > Brandon, I thought of John listening to some old cassette tapes that I'm
> > now digitizing.  It was an old DXPL from 1990 describing the publication
> > Proceedings, available from John in Stillwater, OK.  Weren't they the
> glory
> > days of DXing!  John was really special.  Always the professor, we'd
> have a
> > mandatory Saturday afternoon "classroom" at Grayland, where we all had to
> > give a mini-lecture on a topic of interest.  Of course, some were superb
> > (like John's and Guy Atkins, and Nick Hall-Patch), while others such as
> > myself were a little more mediocre!  John had the wonderful ability to
> make
> > a complex subject very understandable.  His script was superb and
> beautiful
> > to behold.  DX targets were either prominently displayed on cardboard, or
> > in the form of handouts to all those attending.  73,...Walt Salmaniw
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:46 PM, Brandon Jordan <swl.tn@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Wow 6 years. I never had to pleasure to meet John in person, much less
> > > DXpedition with him. I sure enjoyed our lengthy email conversations
> and his
> > > DX related articles online and in Proceedings. One of the great ones.
> > >
> > > --
> > > 73,
> > > Brandon Jordan, KM4PBQ
> > > Fayette County, TN EM55gc
> > > http://www.swldx.us
> > >
> > > WinRadio G33DDC G313-e | RFSpace SDR-IQ NetSDR | Elad FDM-S2 | Icom
> IC-7200
> > > Array Solutions SAL-30 Shared Apex Loop
> > > Clifton Labs Z1501F Active Whip
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[d1028gary]

During the last couple of years of John's exceptional life his primary hobby 
focus was on developing the all-new Ultralight Radio niche of the AM-DXing 
hobby. As such, he and I developed a pretty close relationship as DXpedition 
partners, experimental cohorts and pocket radio fanatics. 
John had superb organizational skills, which we desperately needed at the time 
(we had wild enthusiasm, but no organization). John set up our Ultralight Radio 
Yahoo group (ultralightdx), Awards Program and Ultralight Classification 
System-- all of which have been primary factors in our booming growth over 8 
years. While fanatics like Rob Ross, Allen Willie and me supplied the 
enthusiasm John provided the organization-- although John himself frequently 
shared with me how Ultralight Radio provided some of his most thrilling hobby 
fun in many years. 
  
Shortly before John's unfortunate accident he shared with me how proud he was 
to have played a major part in rejuvenating the hobby interest of hundreds of 
hobbyists-- and in providing a thrilling new challenge for both domestic and 
transoceanic DXers. Although I had nowhere near John's DXing experience, like 
John I was a hard-charging transoceanic DXer who would always push my luck with 
huge external antennas on ocean beaches, boosting the performance of my humble 
pocket radios up to absurd levels. He and I really enjoyed trying to outdo each 
other in this friendly competition-- and there is no telling what John could 
have accomplished if he had continued in the hobby until the current FSL 
antenna craze. 
  
It's probably obvious that John's untimely accident hit me pretty hard, but his 
stellar accomplishments live on in many aspects of our hobby, especially in the 
Ultralight Radio niche group. His leadership, insight and organizational skills 
will never be forgotten! 
  
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
Ultralight Radio Group Co-Founder 
  
  
  

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From: "Walter Salmaniw" <can...@gmail.com> 
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered. 

Thanks for those memories, John.   You probably knew John the longest among 
today's DX fraternity.  73,   Walt Salmaniw 

On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 2:38 AM, John Callarman <johncallar...@msn.com> 
wrote: 

> I first met John Bryant in December 1956, when he was still in high school 
> in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and I was preparing to go from Canyon, Texas to 
> Germany after finishing Army basic training and the Army Information School. 
> John learned a lot about DX'ing in those early days, took time out to get 
> his college degree, then concentrated on his teaching career, following his 
> dad's footsteps in architecture at Oklahoma State, and amplifying on DX 
> research on both shortwave and BCB bands. 
> I visited with John in Stillwater... he visited me in Krum ... and his 
> work with antennas plus his interest in ultra-light DX helped keep the 
> DX'ing hobby alive. 
> The most important legacy John left was his eagerness to share the 
> knowledge he'd accumulated with other DX'ers. I detected, in my 
> relationship with John, no sign of personal ego -- "I'm the greatest DX'er" 
> -- that, fortunately, plagued only a handful of those of us who were active 
> in the hobby. 
> 
> John Callarman, KA9SPA, Family Genealogist, Retired Newspaper Editor, 
> DX-oyente, Krum TX (AKA Qal R. Mann, Krumudgeon) 
> 
> > From: can...@gmail.com 
> > Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 00:46:53 + 
> > To: irca@hard-core-dx.com 
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered. 
> > 
> > Brandon, I thought of John listening to some old cassette tapes that I'm 
> > now digitizing.  It was an old DXPL from 1990 describing the publication 
> > Proceedings, available from John in Stillwater, OK.  Weren't they the 
> glory 
> > days of DXing!  John was really special.  Always the professor, we'd 
> have a 
> > mandatory Saturday afternoon "classroom" at Grayland, where we all had to 
> > give a mini-lecture on a topic of interest.  Of course, some were superb 
> > (like John's and Guy Atkins, and Nick Hall-Patch), while others such as 
> > myself were a little more mediocre!  John had the wonderful ability to 
> make 
> > a complex subject very understandable.  His script was superb and 
> beautiful 
> > to behold.  DX targets were either prominently displayed on cardboard, or 
> > in the form of handouts to all those attending.  73,...Walt Salmaniw 
> > 
> > On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:46 PM, Brandon Jordan <swl.tn@gmail.com> 
> > wrote: 
> > 
> > > Wow 6 years. I never had to pleasure to meet John in person, much less 
&g

Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[John Callarman]

You, too, have been an inspirational hobby leader for sharing your research in 
a way that enables hobbyists to duplicate the equipment you've produced. The 
key word, in my book: Share.

John Callarman, KA9SPA, Family Genealogist, Retired Newspaper Editor, 
DX-oyente, Krum TX (AKA Qal R. Mann, Krumudgeon)
 
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 03:44:20 +
> From: d1028g...@comcast.net
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.
> 
> During the last couple of years of John's exceptional life his primary hobby 
> focus was on developing the all-new Ultralight Radio niche of the AM-DXing 
> hobby. As such, he and I developed a pretty close relationship as DXpedition 
> partners, experimental cohorts and pocket radio fanatics. 
> John had superb organizational skills, which we desperately needed at the 
> time (we had wild enthusiasm, but no organization). John set up our 
> Ultralight Radio Yahoo group (ultralightdx), Awards Program and Ultralight 
> Classification System-- all of which have been primary factors in our booming 
> growth over 8 years. While fanatics like Rob Ross, Allen Willie and me 
> supplied the enthusiasm John provided the organization-- although John 
> himself frequently shared with me how Ultralight Radio provided some of his 
> most thrilling hobby fun in many years. 
>   
> Shortly before John's unfortunate accident he shared with me how proud he was 
> to have played a major part in rejuvenating the hobby interest of hundreds of 
> hobbyists-- and in providing a thrilling new challenge for both domestic and 
> transoceanic DXers. Although I had nowhere near John's DXing experience, like 
> John I was a hard-charging transoceanic DXer who would always push my luck 
> with huge external antennas on ocean beaches, boosting the performance of my 
> humble pocket radios up to absurd levels. He and I really enjoyed trying to 
> outdo each other in this friendly competition-- and there is no telling what 
> John could have accomplished if he had continued in the hobby until the 
> current FSL antenna craze. 
>   
> It's probably obvious that John's untimely accident hit me pretty hard, but 
> his stellar accomplishments live on in many aspects of our hobby, especially 
> in the Ultralight Radio niche group. His leadership, insight and 
> organizational skills will never be forgotten! 
>   
> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 
> Ultralight Radio Group Co-Founder 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[Patrick Martin]

Thanks Colin.

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 11:32:28 -0800
> From: coffeecan...@gmail.com
> To: irca@hard-core-dx.com
> Subject: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.
> 
> http://www.dxer.ca/index.php/our-stuff/79-john-bryant-remembered
> 
> 
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[Walter Salmaniw]

Wonderful obituary, Colin.  Thanks for saving it!  Walt

On Monday, February 8, 2016, R. Colin Newell  wrote:

> http://www.dxer.ca/index.php/our-stuff/79-john-bryant-remembered
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[Walter Salmaniw]

Brandon, I thought of John listening to some old cassette tapes that I'm
now digitizing.  It was an old DXPL from 1990 describing the publication
Proceedings, available from John in Stillwater, OK.  Weren't they the glory
days of DXing!  John was really special.  Always the professor, we'd have a
mandatory Saturday afternoon "classroom" at Grayland, where we all had to
give a mini-lecture on a topic of interest.  Of course, some were superb
(like John's and Guy Atkins, and Nick Hall-Patch), while others such as
myself were a little more mediocre!  John had the wonderful ability to make
a complex subject very understandable.  His script was superb and beautiful
to behold.  DX targets were either prominently displayed on cardboard, or
in the form of handouts to all those attending.  73,...Walt Salmaniw

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:46 PM, Brandon Jordan 
wrote:

> Wow 6 years. I never had to pleasure to meet John in person, much less
> DXpedition with him. I sure enjoyed our lengthy email conversations and his
> DX related articles online and in Proceedings. One of the great ones.
>
> --
> 73,
> Brandon Jordan, KM4PBQ
> Fayette County, TN EM55gc
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered.

[Brandon Jordan]

Wow 6 years. I never had to pleasure to meet John in person, much less
DXpedition with him. I sure enjoyed our lengthy email conversations and his
DX related articles online and in Proceedings. One of the great ones.

-- 
73,
Brandon Jordan, KM4PBQ
Fayette County, TN EM55gc
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered

[Nick Hall-Patch]

At 04:05 2/10/2010, you wrote:

This is, indeed, a loss that we cannot measure, that
we cannot comprehend - losing a big man... a smart man.


I'm not sure I can add anything to Colin's and Gary's words. I had the 
privilege of knowing John for somewhat longer,  to well over 20 years ago, when 
a Sunday afternoon phone call  came out of the blue, asking about details on a 
Beverage matching transformer that had been publicized in DX Monitor.   He took 
that ball and ran with it, writing a big article about his adventures with 
it.and ever since, he had been trying new things, sharing his findings in 
many articles in the club bulletins, and then on the Internet, organizing 
DXpeditions, the Proceedings of fine tuning, a least a couple of specialist 
Yahoo groups, and just generally being a spark plug for the hobby.

I don't think that anyone can replace him.   

Nick



*
Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada 

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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered

[Patrick Martin]

Colin, Nick, Gary and all,

It is indeed a rough night for all of us. I just came online a bit ago
and I am shocked by John's death.  I remember all of the times I visited
with John at Grayland and when he stopped by the house with his wife. We
talked hours about antennas, DX, and QSLs.  I just came from the DX Room
where I have the MW550P proudly sitting there that I bought from John a
few years back. What a terrible loss. It is rough to even type this, and
it is going to be rough night sleeping too.  

Patrick

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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered

[Patrick Martin]

Nick wrote

I don't think that anyone can replace him. 

No one can, Nick. A really wonderful warm considerate person, and one of
the great DXers. The stuff he heard.. Wow!
He sure will be missed. Just think, I got an e mail from him a few weeks
ago, saying, he would be at the 2010 Seaside convention. I remember in
2006 when he organized the talk sessons at the convention. One amazing
man.
Life just doesn't seen fair at times, does it?

Patrick

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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered

[cafe]

Just opened a 25 year old bottle of Scotch.
Have been looking at it for some time.
And the time was right - to toast a man who
left us all way to soon.

I share the thoughts, grief and pain of those
he loved, those he shared his life with,
his family and friends.

John's reportage was as integral to the hobby
and our environment as the very components that
made up our hobby; the Earth, wind, and sky...

And now part of our hobby is gone.

We move forward even though today we feel 
an irreparable loss.

Thoughts and prayers to you John.


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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered

[Patrick Martin]

Colin wrote  

Just opened a 25 year old bottle of Scotch. Have been looking at it
for some time. 
And the time was right - to toast a man who left us all way to soon.

If I was there, I would help you with the toast. 
John was a man that loved life. He did what he wanted to and enjoyed it.
His DXpeditions are priceless. How many DXers out there make to to
Easter Island? Even though he left us all to soon, his legacy will live
on.  I have several of his Precedings that were printed in the 80s 
90s. 

Patrick

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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered

[Mike Sanburn]

Perhaps an appropriate project would be to gather and compile many of his 
writings/articles into a book that we could all remember him byI indeed 
remember his presentation at the 2006 Seaside convention.  ms
 
 From: mwd...@webtv.net
 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:38:25 -0800
 To: c...@islandnet.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com
 Subject: Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered
 
 Colin wrote 
 
 Just opened a 25 year old bottle of Scotch. Have been looking at it
 for some time. 
 And the time was right - to toast a man who left us all way to soon.
 
 If I was there, I would help you with the toast. 
 John was a man that loved life. He did what he wanted to and enjoyed it.
 His DXpeditions are priceless. How many DXers out there make to to
 Easter Island? Even though he left us all to soon, his legacy will live
 on. I have several of his Precedings that were printed in the 80s 
 90s. 
 
 Patrick
 
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Re: [IRCA] John Bryant remembered

[vroomski]

I'm so very sad to hear of John's passing. A few months back, he sent me an 
e-mail because I hadn't been posting -- he wanted to know if everything was 
okay. It was,I told him, I was just taking a break from the dials.  Then a few 
years before that, out of the blue, he sent me a wealth of information about TP 
DXing. It was sorely needed as I'd been away from the hobby for so long. I 
can't say I knew John as well as those of you who are posting so eloquently 
here in his memory. But I can say that his steady presence in the club made a 
difference to me...just as it has to you. Thanks John for your hard work in 
promoting our MW Dxing hobby. I'll keep your family in my thoughts and prayers. 

Dennis,
Salmon Creek, WA
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