Re: [Elecraft] Ken Kopp K0PP

2021-07-03 Thread Jim Brown
On 7/2/2021 10:26 PM, Vic Rosenthal wrote: What a beautiful tribute. I too had a lot of help from 20-something hams when I was an annoying teenager. As a teenager wanting to be a ham, and later with my license, I got lots of help from guys who seemed old to me at the time. I'm guessing most

Re: [Elecraft] Ken Kopp K0PP

2021-07-02 Thread Vic Rosenthal
What a beautiful tribute. I too had a lot of help from 20-something hams when I was an annoying teenager. Victor 4X6GP > On 3 Jul 2021, at 2:46, Taylor Monfort wrote: > > Ken (then W5TKI/4) and Rose Kopp, and Al Fizz (K4QEO) were my mentors. I > say mentors, because "Elmers" doesn't cover

[Elecraft] Ken Kopp K0PP

2021-07-02 Thread Taylor Monfort
Ken (then W5TKI/4) and Rose Kopp, and Al Fizz (K4QEO) were my mentors. I say mentors, because "Elmers" doesn't cover it. My mother worked at the St. Petersburg public library with Rose. I was 13, had an avid interest in broadcasting radio. I saw a listing in Sears catalog for a "shortwave"