I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side.
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73'..Ed WA7ETH
That is sure sad to hear. I have had many satellite QSOs over the years with Frank. Thanks Hugh for letting the AMSAT community know.
73 John AF5CC
On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 9:22 PM, HUGH EMPEY WA7ETH@frontier.com wrote:
I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side.
.
73'..Ed WA7ETH
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Hugh,
Wow-thanks for making us aware we’ve lost Frank.
My experience has been that I’d give my call on a quiet transponder many many times and Frank would say “Well hello Mike”... followed by a nice QSO that made getting on the birds feel to me like you’re “Where everybody knows your name” (to steal an old TV show theme) which was enjoyable to me.
K4FEG 73 FRIEND DE W4UOO SK
Thanks, Mike
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On Sep 13, 2018, at 1:02 AM, John Geiger af5cc2@gmail.com wrote:
That is sure sad to hear. I have had many satellite QSOs over the years with Frank. Thanks Hugh for letting the AMSAT community know.
73 John AF5CC
On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 9:22 PM, HUGH EMPEY WA7ETH@frontier.com wrote:
I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side.
.
73'..Ed WA7ETH
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Sad to learn of Frank's passing. Always a friendly voice on the downlink. -- Mark D. Johns KØJM / MØGZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-KØMDJ Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain
On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM Mike Sprenger mikesprenger@gmail.com wrote:
Hugh,
Wow-thanks for making us aware we’ve lost Frank.
My experience has been that I’d give my call on a quiet transponder many many times and Frank would say “Well hello Mike”... followed by a nice QSO that made getting on the birds feel to me like you’re “Where everybody knows your name” (to steal an old TV show theme) which was enjoyable to me.
K4FEG 73 FRIEND DE W4UOO SK
Thanks, Mike
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On Sep 13, 2018, at 1:02 AM, John Geiger af5cc2@gmail.com wrote:
That is sure sad to hear. I have had many satellite QSOs over the years with Frank. Thanks Hugh for letting the AMSAT community know.
73 John AF5CC
On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 9:22 PM, HUGH EMPEY WA7ETH@frontier.com
wrote:
I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will
miss
him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this
most
difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side.
.
73'..Ed WA7ETH
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I always got a smile when I'd run into fox echo golf. Many qso's as well as land line chats. He will be missed. RIP Frank 73 Bob W7LRD
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I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side.
.
73'..Ed WA7ETH
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Love you Frank. On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 1:34 AM Bob- W7LRD w7lrd@comcast.net wrote:
I always got a smile when I'd run into fox echo golf. Many qso's as well as land line chats. He will be missed. RIP Frank 73 Bob W7LRD
On September 12, 2018 at 7:22 PM HUGH EMPEY WA7ETH@FRONTIER.COM wrote:
I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side.
.
73'..Ed WA7ETH
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Frank will be dearly missed. Spent many memorable time's with him on the air and phone discussing the operation of our Flex VU5K's.
God Bless and God speed Frank... 73 Jeff kb2m
Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK Importance: High
I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side.
.
73'..Ed WA7ETH
May Frank rest in peace and may Martha rest realizing Frank was indeed doing God's will by his concern and elmering so many folks. He and I (as I'm sure many of you) spent much time on the air and on the landline together discussing our great hobby. 73 George WA5KBH PS He sure enjoyed my Flex!!!
On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 7:38 AM jeff griffin kb2m@arrl.net wrote:
Frank will be dearly missed. Spent many memorable time's with him on the air and phone discussing the operation of our Flex VU5K's.
God Bless and God speed Frank... 73 Jeff kb2m
Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK Importance: High
I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side.
.
73'..Ed WA7ETH
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Friends
Very sad today.
Lots of contacts with Frank. Many times when I thought there was no one in the birds. Frank would appear ... "Hello Paulo .... Here Kilo Four, Fox echo Golf or (Germany)". Daily. He has a contribution when starting AMSAT-BR in 2015. And recently searched 4 GRIDs here in my state. R.I.P.
Wrote:
Hello Paulo,
I was looking at your area and I see a place for a possible 4 grid square operation. Have you looked at FJ90xx, near the town of Sao Luiz? There is a 4 grid intersection about 500 meters off of the Road #210. It might be a possible place to operate a portable "rover" operation.
It was very nice to hear you on the satellite today, I hope to hear you again soon my friend.
73,
Frank; K4FEG
73 de Paulo PV8DX mobile
Em qua, 12 de set de 2018 às 22:34, HUGH EMPEY WA7ETH@frontier.com escreveu:
I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side.
.
73'..Ed WA7ETH
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George Carr -
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Norm n3ykf -
Paulo PV8DX