Indeed. It was the first place I went to with the arrival of each new
edition. RIP, Rod.
73,
Ian, K5ZM
www.k5zm.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> James Cain
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 2:45 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] W9BRD SK
>
> Rod Newkirk, W9BRD, died on Monday, November 19, in Ontario. For many of
us
> in the 1960s and 1970s, reading his QST "How's DX?" column was *the*
reason to
> open QST.
>
> An obit is on the ARRL web site.
>
> I visited Rod for a couple of days in the fall of 1990 and published a
profile of him
> in March, 1991, QST. Rod sent me a beautiful letter thanking me for the
profile
> and I think he'd like for you to read it.
>
> Jim Cain, K1TN
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