Tho I never met Rod personally, we did
have an exchange of communications in the 1960's. I started reading his
DX columns in QST in the 1950's and
continued until they were discontinued
in the 1970's. Always an enjoyable
read. I still miss an essential part
of QST that he contributed. My
condolences to Rod's family.
I was first licensed in 1960 as WN4AZR and am now WU5T/DJ0RD. I have always looked forward to his columns over the many years, and of course the standard greeting to a HAM friend is still "How's DX". We miss all the good guys.
Vy 73 de Bob DJ0RD/WU5T
It was back in the 60's when I first met Rod and Elmer P. “Bud” Frohardt Jr, W9DY (SK) (ex-W9GFF ) at the Illinois state police radio stations at Harlem and Irving in Chicago IL. I was a young novice -WN9TYT- needless to say I was impressed with all of the radio's and other hi tech stuff they had back then. We would stop by often when there was nothing going on just to say Hi and see what they were up too. In the evenings they would get on the air and show off their skills. I was impressed and some where I was marked in the back of my head to become a Radioman. I got my good skills by working cw only as a young novice and was copying broadcasts at nights from NSS. I did become a Navy Radioman. The rest is history! Gary WD9DUI