So sad to hear. Herb was the first top band dx from a new qth in MD. The thing that made it special was that it was qrp using a random length long wire that was lucky to be 10 feet above ground level during a Stew Perry several years back.
The qso was all his skills in being able to hear my puny weak signal. RIP OM 73 K3OQ Jeff Embry Sent from a smallish quadrilateral piece of aluminosilicate glass. Please excuse my brevity and typos as my mobile device auto corrects like carp. On Wed, Apr 29, 2020, 17:46 Greg - ZL3IX <[email protected]> wrote: > Herb was the first real DX I ever heard on Topband. I was a student at > Brunel University (G3UBR) back in the early 70s, and KV4FZ had an > astounding signal into Eu, both on CW and SSB. 30 years later he gave me > my first TB Q with KV4 from ZL. I also remember working him an hour > before my sunset a couple of years back. > > Greg ZL3IX > > On 2020-04-30 07:56, [email protected] wrote: > > Oh, so sad! > > During all my years om 160, my favorite band, Herb has been the man > behind > > thosea consistent and loud signals! > > > > REST IN PEACE dear Herb > > > > Len Michaelsson > > SM7BIC > > > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > > Från: Topband <topband-bounces+lennart.michaelsson= > [email protected]> > > För [email protected] > > Skickat: den 29 april 2020 20:21 > > Till: [email protected] > > Ämne: Topband: Herbert Schoenbohm, KV4FZ: Silent Key > > > > It is with great regret that I have been informed that Herb Schoenbohm > KV4FZ > > has passed away this morning at his home. > > Herb was 84 years of age. > > > > Herb has been a fixture on Topband since the very beginning, having 160 > DXCC > > #2 (I believe) and has been active in all 160 Meter contests over the > years > > setting many records. > > > > I personally have been amazed at his stamina in contests, even recently, > he > > would stay up all night CQing long after this 62 year old called it > > quits...I hope I live as long as Herbie, and be able to put half the rare > > ones in the log as he did routinely > > > > 73 Herb > > > > Best wishes to Herbs wife of over 50 years Monica and Sons Tom, Timmy and > > Eric _________________ Searchable Archives: > > http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector > > > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
