Truly a sad day. Remarkable individual, fellow ham and friend whose heart and soul was always shining brightly on topband. Like many, I will miss the early morning Q's on topband. Hopefully Bob is in a better place and at peace now.
73 and God Bless Bob, you will not be forgotten Cal W1IZL ( W0IZL > W7IZL > WA2IZL ) On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:53 PM, David Raymond <[email protected]> wrote: > Bob was truly a remarkable person. Not only did his homebrew skills far > surpass the vast majority of us but he also put out a remarkable signal > with a modest station. A lot of topbanders may be unaware that Bob's > signal came from a homebrew 42' vertical (yes, forty two foot) . Capped > off with a hefty top hat and a very good ground radial system, he was able > to work the world daily. He and I had other shared interests and enjoyed > exchanging emails. I will surely miss his friendship and his signal on > 1824.5 on those cold, winter morns. > > 73 Bob. . .rest in peace OM. > > Dave, W0FLS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: SidShusterman > To: [email protected] ; Jean Briggs ; robert briggs ; Bernie > McClenny, W3UR ; Bob Garrett ; K3JJG ; David Raymond ; [email protected] > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 6:23 PM > Subject: VK3ZL SK today > > > I received an email from Jeannie this afternoon. Bob succumbed to the > effects of bladder cancer today. Bob was many things. He was one heck of a > builder. His amplifiers won the SERG homebrew competition so many times > that they finally gave him a lifetime achievement award. He was a fixture > on TopBand and gave many their first VK QSO. He was also a beacon until > recently. If there was any propagation at all Bob was there to work it. > Over the years Bob and I and I am sure some others developed a > relationship that transcended ham radio. I found that Bob was a fire > communications officer who provided essential communications and control > for the intense fires that happen in that part of Australia amongst other > interests. > Above all Bob was our friend. > Bob told Jeannie his wife he wanted the following on his grave marker: > Robert William Briggs.. > ..loving husband of Jeannie.. > ..17 Oct 1942 ---7 July 2014.. > .......vk3zl s k...... > and that is what she will do. > Jeannie can receive your emails at both her email address: Jean Briggs < > [email protected]> > and also she is keeping Bob's account open: [email protected] > Sid K3SX > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > -- Cal Jeanroy W1IZL P.O. Box 85 84 Steam Mill Road Robbinston, ME 04671 _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
