In December 2015, I worked Norm - 8R1/N3YKF in Guyana - via satellite on SO-50, FO-29, and AO-7 - all on the same day. Awesome, dedicated SAT DXP OP.
Rest in peace Norm. 73 / ..
Paul - W2HRO
On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 2:06 PM B J [email protected] wrote:
On 12/13/18, John Papay [email protected] wrote:
Norm, N3YKF, became a Silent Key on 12December2018 after a long battle with a rare form of cancer. He underwent many operations and treatments, spending months in and out of the hospital.
Norm was an experimenter and satellite dxpeditioner. He was constantly working on his "portable" setup which included az/el rotors and CP antennas. He operated from Peru, Guyana, Suriname, San Andres Island, Tobago Island and other rare places. I remember that he took cavities on his second trip to Peru to fight the RF pollution there.
Norm would often post on the amsat-bb in response to requests for help with antenna and rotor problems. He spent most of his time working on his portable setup rather than operating. He will be missed.
I worked N3YKF over AO-51 in 2011-11. He was in EL99 at the time, making him one of my furthest contacts, around 3700 km from DO33. He was not only a new station for me but also provided me with a new grid square.
Thank you, Norm.
73s
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