Hey Tracy. I never met Don, but you really typed a nice note about him and your friendship. Great stuff.
So how are you doing? We haven't chatted in a long time. You may remember visiting me here in Atlanta once? Great visit. I haven't been to an SWL Fest in a while. Mostly lazy, and partially cost. I should probably consider attending again soon before you write a nice note about ME - he he.. Tim, WK4U On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 8:26 AM TRACY WOOD <[email protected]> wrote: > Fellow DXers and Friends of the SWL Winterfest: > > > We lost a good friend of the radio hobby this past week with the passing > of Don Ruokonen, K3PRN, on Saturday (12 Jan). Don resided with his wife > Donna, in Annapolis, Maryland. Don was a long-time ham radio enthusiast, > achieved DXCC, and became very proficient with PSK31 to raise his country > counts. > > > On the shortwave front despite that traditional fondness for the vacuum > tube radios of youth that many of us retain, Don sought out those modern > digital technologies that enhance today’s hobby. He really enjoyed hunting > down stations on his Elad DSP spectrum display, ran a fully digital SWL/Ham > station and expertly sought out those few extra dB’s despite his urban RF > surroundings. > > > I first met Don at the Winterfest several years ago after giving my talk > on Ku TVRO satellites. He drilled me afterwards to learn some more subtle > points. When I later moved to Maryland, he approached on continuing that > TVRO project. I quickly became good friends with Don and Donna. We did get > that small dish set up to receive Hispasat despite the many neighborhood > trees. Don, in turn, showed me the finer points of amateur radio such as > different software programs to run and how to successfully operate through > limited antenna-space restrictions. > > > Don had a refreshing, straight-forward, perspective about him. You quickly > knew where he stood on an issue whether it was technology or politics. He > proved to be a true “Elmer” (radio teacher) that we all seek out in the > hobby. Don Ruokonen will be truly missed as part of the Winterfest, the > greater shortwave listening hobby, and indeed as a friend. > > > The obituary with photo is here: > > https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/capitalgazette/obituary.aspx?n=donald-ruokonen&pid=191272904 > > > Tracy Wood (K7UO) > Odenton, Maryland. > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com >
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