VARNEY LOUIS (G5RV)

A genius.-

Contributed by: FERNANDO A. GONZALEZ (LU5DD)

Louis G5RV was a very good HAM - I QSO him 1 time in SSB and 3 time in CW, Louis liked chat, also in cw, all contact was confirmed. 73 Louis ciao from Flaviano I2MOV

Contributed by: Flaviano (I2MOV)

Have here about him and upon that I have useded this G5RV since I pass my Licence. Ever since this G5RV been up on the air I have made contact several out standing throughout the world And have made me fill the satisfaction. With this in my Hams heart giving a special solute to Louis G5RV Bye and for ever to remember of all the effort he has putting in the Hams Family 73’s Maidin Dan 9M2DU

Contributed by: Maidin (9M2DU)

Lou was a real good guy. The G5RV was my first antenna when I became a ham in 1985. Worked my first 200 countries on it. I ran across him on CW during my first year of hamming when he was winter vacationing in Chile (I *think* it was Chile). Several months later when he was back home in England from vacation, he mailed me a QSL card and copies of two articles he'd written on the G5RV antenna. These articles had been published long before I became a ham, and they explained the technical aspects of the antenna. That was a really nice gesture and I appreciated it. We had perhaps a dozen more qso's "by chance" in the following years. He seemed to be a genuinely nice person, and I'm sorry to learn that he's moved-on.

Contributed by: Phil Turcotte (VA3UX)

I had many great ragchews with Louis at his home as G5RV and at his winter home as CX5RV. He was a topnotch operator and a true gentleman. He will be missed.

Contributed by: Zack Widup (W9SZ)

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