RIP OM VE1ZZ Sent from my iPad
> On Oct 20, 2018, at 11:13, Yuri Blanarovich <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry to hear about Jack's QSY to radio heaven. > > I had privilege to visit him few times and tried to shake few low band > records, one is still there as VA1A on 80m CQ WPX CW for NA. It was like > driving into Eu 160 radio tunnel. Getting smacked by hearing piles of > Europeans starting around 3 pm, waiting for them to respond for 2 hours. > > > Jack was the icon/beacon on Top band, from days when the band was muddy, very > few bothered to mess with that noisy band, needing big stuff antennas. He > found his hill QTH by the ocean, on the edge of NS, next door to Eu, made > Head of Jeddore known to the radio world. > > > Jack scrounged, scavenged parts, towers, cables, ropes (yes, even coke > bottles) to populate the hill with antennas that had all terrain tires > (base/insulators). Modest rig in the shack and the home brewed "vertical" PA. > His life was 160, up during the nights for openings, handing out points and > multiplier in contests. He enjoyed being "first" and happy to nail the new > one for his DXCC. > > > He was my first NA when I was OK3BU, thrilled to get him with 10W and piece > of wire. I never dreamed that one day I would visit him, operate from his > station, or be "home" for my VE1BY call. I enjoyed every moment being with > Jack, there is a special bond between the serious topbanders, it is like > finding the long lost brother, sometime no words are needed. Jack had > understanding and support from his wife Opel. > > > Oh well, we are getting old, inevitable is around the corner. Looking back, > we lived during the exciting period of radio, gave us fun, expanded horizons, > foundation for carriers, knowing some special people. I thought when I > retire, I would do some writing, do photo/video and play with radios. Wanted > to write about record chasing operations from VE1ZZ, W8LRL. TF4M and others, > but life keeps us busy with family and business "stuff". Now that contesting > and hamming is "advanced" to the stage, when you do not need station > (rentastations), you do not need operator (Internet will serve you), or you > don't even need to hear the station (FT8), I can retire from old fashion > contesting and do the neglected. Go through the boxes of photo/video material > and sketch some good old days of radio contesting. > > > RIP Jack! Say Hello to W1BB! > > > Yuri, K3BU.us, VE1VY, VE3BMV > > > > Good idea, to rename preStew to "Jack" > > > > > > > > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
