Having been away on holiday, I've only just learned of Don's
passing.As others have said, a real shock, and a loss to the
hobby. I never had the privelege of meeting Don in person, and my
direct contact with him was limited to a number of e-mails, but I always
appreciated his
Thank you for forwarding this Kevin.
I didn't know Don personally but his name is familiar from postings and
a couple of emails about antennas. A great loss for the hobby and to
many personally.
My condolences to his family.
Tim Hills
Sioux Falls, SD
On 2/19/2013 14:14, kevin redding
I met Don twice: (1) NRC Wheeling convention (1953 I think) and (2) at a
Sacramento area IRCA convention (1971?). After I moved to Tacoma from SF in
1996, we communicated from time to time on the ever-changing SF radio scene. He
was a solid DXer and a fine person and will be missed.
Pete
Gang,
On 2/19/13 2:14 PM, kevin redding wrote:
It is with great regret and sadness that I got a phone call from
Don Kaskey's wife telling me he has passed away recently on his birthday due to
a heart attack.
I know many of us loved Don as a brother in our hobby and that he was a
very good man
Sad to read the news of Don Kaskey's death. I never met Don, but enjoyed his
postings on the IRCA reflector. Don sent me a log of some of his DX receptions
from the hotel he managed in Union Square, San Francisco during the 1970's.
Many TP receptions along with domestics catches. Enjoyed
It is with great regret and sadness that I got a phone call from Don Kaskey's
wife telling me he has passed away recently on his birthday due to a heart
attack.
I know many of us loved Don as a brother in our hobby and that he was a very
good man and great friend to me. I will miss him
I'm absolutely stunned by this. He was a fellow Iowan, and I always enjoyed
e-mailing him about the common DXploits that he and I shared from our years in
the Hawkeye State. I think he logged close to 4000 AM stations over the years,
and that feat certainly puts him up there among the
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--- On Tue, 2/19/13, Rick Dau drummer1965...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Rick Dau drummer1965...@yahoo.com
Subject: [IRCA] Don Kaskey - SK
To: a...@nrcdxas.org a...@nrcdxas.org, irca@hard-core-dx.com
irca@hard-core-dx.com
This is the saddest news I've heard in a long, long time. Don Kaskey was one
of the few survivors among the DX'ers who were members of the National Radio
Club when I joined in 1956. His love of the hobby and the friendships he
established during the subsequent 57 years were part of the
Sad news indeed. I enjoyed talking with Don a few times via e-mail. He will be
missed.
KI4SYC
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On Feb 19, 2013, at 3:15 PM, kevin redding big_h00...@yahoo.com wrote:
It is with great regret and sadness that I got a phone call from Don Kaskey's
wife telling me he has
I am sorry to learn the news of Don's passing. I never met him but I have fond
memories
of getting copies of DX Monitor back in the 80's and reading the exploits of
the ERBA
gang (The El Rancho Bar Association) It seems that the Bay Area DXers always
had the
greatest stories to tell. RIP Don.
Although I never met him personally, I enjoyed seeing his logs and musings.
Thoughts and prayers to his family.
Dave
Albany, NJ
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RIP Don.
I was fortunate to meet him at one of his DXer get togethers, held at
his place in San Francisco.
Steve
On 2/19/2013 12:14 PM, kevin redding wrote:
It is with great regret and sadness that I got a phone call from Don Kaskey's
wife telling me he has passed away recently on his
My oh my. The news is a shock. RIP, Don. I never met Don in-person, but
did have a number of email exchanges. He'll be missed indeed.Walt
Salmaniw, Victoria, BC
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:14 PM, kevin redding big_h00...@yahoo.comwrote:
It is with great regret and sadness that I got a
This hurts!
Since I was local to Don, I called him quite a few times and was a guest at
his house once. He and his wife were both very nice people and very
gracious. I really enjoyed talking with Don and I'm feeling a big
emptiness right now with this news. Likely nothing compared to the
I'm very sad to read about Dons passing. Condolences to his family and friends.
--Mike Sanburn
From: big_h00...@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:14:23 -0600
To: a...@yahoogroups.com
CC: a...@lists.wtfda.info; IRCA@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [IRCA] Don Kaskey - SK
It is with great
to his family and
friends. --Mike Sanburn
From: big_h00...@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:14:23 -0600
To: a...@yahoogroups.com
CC: a...@lists.wtfda.info; IRCA@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [IRCA] Don Kaskey - SK
It is with great regret and sadness that I got a phone call from Don
Kevin and all,
Wow! I am very sad to hear this. Don was a neat guy. I had known him
since we met in 1968 at a convention in Portland. I was 19 at the time.
Rest in peace my friend. You will really be missed.
Patrick
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Like everyone else, I was saddened to hear of Don's passing. I've known
him since the late 60s, and met him a few times in the 1970s. He was
always a great conversationalist, never taking himself or life too
seriously. He will definitely be missed by the DX community.
Bruce
On 2/19/2013
Damn. Don and I almost crossed paths many many times, but we never did meet. We
did keep up a lively email exchange about DXing, northern California things and
a football pool that he co-moderated. Wish I could safely retell some of the
stories he had. Don was the perpetual bridesmaid in the
While thinking of Don, I realized that it's also been three years since
John Bryants' passing9 February, 2010. RIP!Walt Salmaniw,
Victoria, BC
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Bob Coomler w7...@yahoo.com wrote:
Damn. Don and I almost crossed paths many many times, but we never did
Salmaniw can...@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Don Kaskey - SK
While thinking of Don, I realized that it's also been three years since
John Bryants' passing9 February, 2010. RIP!Walt
Walt,
It has been 3 years since John's passing? Where does the time go? We
have lost so many. As a good friend, Alan Roycroft, CE at many Hawaiian
stations for years used to say. Before long we will be all history.
Alan passed away in about 2002.
73,
Patrick
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL
Don was also a great supporter of the club in his day as well, I
know he was involved in the production of DX Monitor (editor?) , and
hosted the 1976 IRCA convention in San Francisco in the hotel that he
managed at the time, if my memory banks are firing on all
cylinders.There was
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