Bob was my elmer back in 1977 when I
first became interested in getting my
ham ticket. I did my 5wpm code test on
his Collins KWM-2A with one of his
buddies on the other end. I was so
excited to have passed that test. Bob
also helped me through a difficult
time in my life and opened his home to
me to stay with his family for awhile.
I missed staying touch with you Bob
all these years.
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t-donald-parsons
I am sorry to hear about Bob. One fine Ham. Bob and that Collins was fun to operate my first Field Day in 1979. Bob held down a 40 Meter frequency and he worked enough to wear out a couple of pencils logging in a short timeframe. "K5SLD amongst the bugs". It gave me enough enthusiasm to make 40 Novice QSO's later that night and early morning on a Tempo One. Thanks for the lesson in operating Bob. RIP de K7DWI ex KA5DWI