dale had a club call....W7NQ...but he rarely used it for obvious
reaspms!!......dale's present club call was W7GOD !!! only my
old friend dale would have the audacity........
he will be missed.....de bob w7gg
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From: JBaumgarte@aol.com <JBaumgarte@aol.com>
To: cq-contest@contesting.com <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] K5MM - Silent Key
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>Really sad to hear about our old friend, Dale Jones.
>
>Gator was correct, Dale's call in CA was W6GEN--that's the time I got to
know
>him. He was there working for General Dynamics as an RF Design engineer
for
>guided missel work. I met him through a life-long friend of mine from
Duluth
>who went to GD, also. My pal said he often got QSL's from exotic locations
>with only a fuzzy recollection of working the guy! It seems Dale had so
much
>fun getting the good ones, he often threw in a few extra calls just for
good
>measure.
>
>Had a nice chat with him during the last phone SS (I think)--he was QRP,
but
>that great radio voice came through beautifully.
>
>I always thought, as a cw op, he rated right up there with the very best.
>
>John, N0IJ
>Duluth, MN
>
>
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