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Edward A. Dauer

W3FPR

I want to acknowledge publicly someone who is one of the principal pillars
of this reflector. This may embarrass Don, whose modesty is utterly
graceful, though my purpose is not to embarrass but to thank.

This past weekend I was in 4-land visiting my son and his family. Sonny
surprised me by taking his Old Man to the Richmond (VA) Hamfest, a
selfless filial act if there ever was one. But there was the Elecraft
booth; and manning it was Don, W3FPR. When I saw his name/call tag I had
to introduce myself. What followed was a memorable, helpful, and
altogether delightful "eyeball QSO" with a truly First Class ham.

Thanks, Don; here¹s to you.

Ted, KN1CBR

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Phil Wheeler-2

Re: W3FPR

Aside from the social skills Ted has lauded in
Don, he's also one of the most valuable "fix-it"
resources for Elecraft transceiver owners. He's
sure been a help to me several times over the
years (1999 to present) I've been working on and
with Elecraft gear.

Kudos to Don :-)

73, Phil W7OX

On 2/8/15 7:57 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:

ktalbott

Re: W3FPR

In reply to this post by Edward A. Dauer

Thanks to Ed for pointing this out! I too was caught by surprise when I saw
the familiar call. I introduced myself and had a very pleasant QSO with
Don. I was whining a bit about the complexity of the KDSP2 filter board to
which Don's advice was "Why change it. Use the defaults." Great advice.
Those are working great, and by the time I feel the need for better I will
have mastered the UI.

I don't want to waif too philosophical, but Don is certainly one of the
Producers that make this reflector so useful to us moochers and looters (my
apologies to John Galt).

Ken - ke4rg

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Dauer,
Edward
Sent: Sunday, February 8, 2015 10:57 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [Elecraft] W3FPR

I want to acknowledge publicly someone who is one of the principal pillars
of this reflector. This may embarrass Don, whose modesty is utterly
graceful, though my purpose is not to embarrass but to thank.

This past weekend I was in 4-land visiting my son and his family. Sonny
surprised me by taking his Old Man to the Richmond (VA) Hamfest, a selfless
filial act if there ever was one. But there was the Elecraft booth; and
manning it was Don, W3FPR. When I saw his name/call tag I had to introduce
myself. What followed was a memorable, helpful, and altogether delightful
"eyeball QSO" with a truly First Class ham.

Thanks, Don; here¹s to you.

Ted, KN1CBR

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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: W3FPR

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Thank you Ted, but I have to give great thanks to Bill, Willy, Tom, and
Rob for organizing the booth at Frostfest. I just "came along for the
ride". Those folks are 'locals' in the Richmond, VA area while I had a
2 1/2 hour drive to get there. I arrived shortly after the gates
opened. But I do thank those loyal locals who man the volunteer
Elecraft booth at Frostfest year after year.

For me, it was a great event - my first time at Frostfest, and I was
delighted to meet many new faces as well as seeing many familiar ones.

My next "big" hamfest will be RARSfest (April 4, 2015) which is local
for me, followed by my annual trip to Dayton for FDIM and that 'small
hamfest down the road:-) ' from the FDIM location.

BTW, for those who are local to the Raleigh, NC area, Elecraft will be
officially at RARS this year with a full-time Elecraft employee, which
means we will be offering show specials and the capability to take
product orders. See you at the RARS hamfest.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/8/2015 10:57 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:

Eric Norris-2

Re: W3FPR

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Hear, Hear! Don embodies the best of what the ham community can be. His knowledge of all things Elecraft is just plain scary. Thank you Don, for all the help you've given me over the years.

73

Eric WD6DBM

"Dauer, Edward" <[hidden email]> wrote:

>I want to acknowledge publicly someone who is one of the principal pillars
>of this reflector. This may embarrass Don, whose modesty is utterly
>graceful, though my purpose is not to embarrass but to thank.
>
>This past weekend I was in 4-land visiting my son and his family. Sonny
>surprised me by taking his Old Man to the Richmond (VA) Hamfest, a
>selfless filial act if there ever was one. But there was the Elecraft
>booth; and manning it was Don, W3FPR. When I saw his name/call tag I had
>to introduce myself. What followed was a memorable, helpful, and
>altogether delightful "eyeball QSO" with a truly First Class ham.
>
>Thanks, Don; here¹s to you.
>
>Ted, KN1CBR
>
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Phil Hystad-3

Re: W3FPR

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Another kudos report...

I have always been impressed by Don's comments and his wealth of knowledge and his absolute encyclopedia knowledge of not only the innards and design of the K2 but knowledge of most problems that happen to the K2 and their solutions. Now, I don't
have a K2 but every now and then I think of buying the K2 kit knowing that there is safety in having Don around to answer
questions that likely would arise.

73, phil, K7PEH

> On Feb 8, 2015, at 8:16 PM, Phil Wheeler <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Aside from the social skills Ted has lauded in Don, he's also one of the most valuable "fix-it" resources for Elecraft transceiver owners. He's sure been a help to me several times over the years (1999 to present) I've been working on and with Elecraft gear.
>
> Kudos to Don :-)
>
> 73, Phil W7OX
>
> On 2/8/15 7:57 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
>> I want to acknowledge publicly someone who is one of the principal pillars
>> of this reflector. This may embarrass Don, whose modesty is utterly
>> graceful, though my purpose is not to embarrass but to thank.
>>
>> This past weekend I was in 4-land visiting my son and his family. Sonny
>> surprised me by taking his Old Man to the Richmond (VA) Hamfest, a
>> selfless filial act if there ever was one. But there was the Elecraft
>> booth; and manning it was Don, W3FPR. When I saw his name/call tag I had
>> to introduce myself. What followed was a memorable, helpful, and
>> altogether delightful "eyeball QSO" with a truly First Class ham.
>>
>> Thanks, Don; here¹s to you.
>>
>> Ted, KN1CBR
>
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jwin2485

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I may be the only one that has done this, but over the past dozen years or so that I've been on this list, I have printed out many of Don's troubleshooting suggestions and solutions, punched them and put them in a 3-ring binder. I have two binders right now that are full, and have started on a third. They are almost like having a service manual when and if I ever need them. Don is definitely a treasure!

73 de WB4GLJ

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From: Phil Hystad <[hidden email]>
To: Phil Wheeler <[hidden email]>
Cc: [hidden email]
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W3FPR

Another kudos report...

I have always been impressed by Don's comments and his wealth of knowledge and his absolute encyclopedia knowledge of not only the innards and design of the K2 but knowledge of most problems that happen to the K2 and their solutions. Now, I don't
have a K2 but every now and then I think of buying the K2 kit knowing that there is safety in having Don around to answer
questions that likely would arise.

73, phil, K7PEH

Bill Frantz

Re: W3FPR

Because this is such a high volume list, I have developed the
habit of copying emails that impress me as being useful in the
future into a "Elecraft Keepers" folder. Don is frequently the
author of those emails. Wayne, Eric, Jim, Dick, Ron, and Joe
also appear frequently.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 2/9/15 at 9:22 AM, [hidden email] (John Wingard) wrote:

>I may be the only one that has done this, but over the past
>dozen years or so that I've been on this list, I have printed
>out many of Don's troubleshooting suggestions and solutions,
>punched them and put them in a 3-ring binder. I have two
>binders right now that are full, and have started on a third.
>They are almost like having a service manual when and if I ever
>need them. Don is definitely a treasure!

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Re: W3FPR

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This reflector is a wealth of information and extremely useful. I just wish that it is not used for wild off topic subjects.
George, W6GF

On Monday, February 9, 2015 9:22 AM, John Wingard <[hidden email]> wrote:

I may be the only one that has done this, but over the past dozen years or so that I've been on this list, I have printed out many of Don's troubleshooting suggestions and solutions, punched them and put them in a 3-ring binder. I have two binders right now that are full, and have started on a third. They are almost like having a service manual when and if I ever need them. Don is definitely a treasure!

73 de WB4GLJ

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From: Phil Hystad <[hidden email]>
To: Phil Wheeler <[hidden email]>
Cc: [hidden email]
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W3FPR

Another kudos report...

I have always been impressed by Don's comments and his wealth of knowledge and his absolute encyclopedia knowledge of not only the innards and design of the K2 but knowledge of most problems that happen to the K2 and their solutions. Now, I don't
have a K2 but every now and then I think of buying the K2 kit knowing that there is safety in having Don around to answer
questions that likely would arise.

73, phil, K7PEH

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Richard Fjeld-2

Re: W3FPR

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By chance, is it possible that they are indexed and downloadable?

Dick, n0ce

> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 09:22:49 -0800
> From: [hidden email]
> To: [hidden email]; [hidden email]
> CC: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W3FPR
>
> I may be the only one that has done this, but over the past dozen years or so that I've been on this list, I have printed out many of Don's troubleshooting suggestions and solutions, punched them and put them in a 3-ring binder. I have two binders right now that are full, and have started on a third. They are almost like having a service manual when and if I ever need them. Don is definitely a treasure!
>
>
> 73 de WB4GLJ
>
>

Tom McCulloch

Re: [Bulk] Re: W3FPR

In reply to this post by Phil Wheeler-2

Absolutely! Whenever I've had any questions/problems with my K2, Don
has been there with the solution. It's amazing how much he knows about
these rigs and how willing he is to share that knowledge with the rest
of us.

A true ham in all aspects.

Thanks Don

Tom
WB2QDG
K2 #1163

On 2/8/2015 11:16 PM, Phil Wheeler wrote:

> Aside from the social skills Ted has lauded in Don, he's also one of
> the most valuable "fix-it" resources for Elecraft transceiver owners.
> He's sure been a help to me several times over the years (1999 to
> present) I've been working on and with Elecraft gear.
>
> Kudos to Don :-)
>
> 73, Phil W7OX
>
> On 2/8/15 7:57 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
>> I want to acknowledge publicly someone who is one of the principal
>> pillars
>> of this reflector. This may embarrass Don, whose modesty is utterly
>> graceful, though my purpose is not to embarrass but to thank.
>>
>> This past weekend I was in 4-land visiting my son and his family. Sonny
>> surprised me by taking his Old Man to the Richmond (VA) Hamfest, a
>> selfless filial act if there ever was one. But there was the Elecraft
>> booth; and manning it was Don, W3FPR. When I saw his name/call tag I
>> had
>> to introduce myself. What followed was a memorable, helpful, and
>> altogether delightful "eyeball QSO" with a truly First Class ham.
>>
>> Thanks, Don; here¹s to you.
>>
>> Ted, KN1CBR
>
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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: [Bulk] Re: W3FPR

I have to tell you that "hams helping hams" was the way I grew up in ham
radio. I was a teenager when I started, and the East Palestine Radio
Club members (about 20 hams) extended their expertise and suggestions to
this new ham - I was 15 years old at that time.

They shared their knowledge and experience with me and helped me along
the way. That led me to a rewarding career in electronics and
specifically 30 years with IBM. My early lessons with RF phenomenon
gave me an advantage over my peers who were steeped in digital stuff, so
I enjoyed the advantage of having both digital and analog experience.

I owe a lot to those East Palestine, Ohio hams who gave so much to me
helping me along with not only the fundamentals, but encouraging me
toward an exciting and rewarding career.

My help on this reflector (and others) is part of the "payback" to those
hams who have helped me along the way. Most of them are SK and I cannot
personally thank them, but I can certainly pay them back by continuing
the assistance they gave to me. "Pay it forward" and "hams helping
hams" is what I learned from them, and I intend to continue that until I
can do it no more. It is my way of thanking those who so unselfishly
helped me along many years ago.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/9/2015 8:46 PM, Tom McCulloch wrote:
> Absolutely! Whenever I've had any questions/problems with my K2, Don
> has been there with the solution. It's amazing how much he knows
> about these rigs and how willing he is to share that knowledge with
> the rest of us.
>
> A true ham in all aspects.
>
> Thanks Don
>

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ktalbott

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(Sorry for the bandwidth. I don't know the name of the Memory Lane
Reflector.)
I lived in Greensboro, NC when first licensed. In all my travels since, I
have never encountered a more generous collection of people interested in
expanding the hobby and helping ME! My first QSO was with Mires Zett, W4TU.
Wayne Williams of SERA fame sold me my first radio. SERA was at the
Frostfest this past weekend but I did not recognize anyone. A crowd of us
met on Friday nights at the Shoney's restaurant on south side of town. The
staff refused to let us pay for coffee! We all carried HT's and they
thought we were NARC's!

-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Don
Wilhelm
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 9:19 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Bulk] Re: W3FPR

I have to tell you that "hams helping hams" was the way I grew up in ham
radio. I was a teenager when I started, and the East Palestine Radio Club
members (about 20 hams) extended their expertise and suggestions to this new
ham - I was 15 years old at that time.

They shared their knowledge and experience with me and <snip>

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Eric Buggee; VK3AX

Re: [Bulk] Re: W3FPR

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Amen to that Don!

This is an example to all!

Thank you Don.

Eric VK3AX.

On 2/10/2015 1:19 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> I have to tell you that "hams helping hams" was the way I grew up in
> ham radio. I was a teenager when I started, and the East Palestine
> Radio Club members (about 20 hams) extended their expertise and
> suggestions to this new ham - I was 15 years old at that time.
>
> They shared their knowledge and experience with me and helped me along
> the way. That led me to a rewarding career in electronics and
> specifically 30 years with IBM. My early lessons with RF phenomenon
> gave me an advantage over my peers who were steeped in digital stuff,
> so I enjoyed the advantage of having both digital and analog experience.
>
> I owe a lot to those East Palestine, Ohio hams who gave so much to me
> helping me along with not only the fundamentals, but encouraging me
> toward an exciting and rewarding career.
>
> My help on this reflector (and others) is part of the "payback" to
> those hams who have helped me along the way. Most of them are SK and
> I cannot personally thank them, but I can certainly pay them back by
> continuing the assistance they gave to me. "Pay it forward" and "hams
> helping hams" is what I learned from them, and I intend to continue
> that until I can do it no more. It is my way of thanking those who so
> unselfishly helped me along many years ago.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>
> On 2/9/2015 8:46 PM, Tom McCulloch wrote:
>> Absolutely! Whenever I've had any questions/problems with my K2, Don
>> has been there with the solution. It's amazing how much he knows
>> about these rigs and how willing he is to share that knowledge with
>> the rest of us.
>>
>> A true ham in all aspects.
>>
>> Thanks Don
>>
>
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Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT

Re: [Bulk] Re: W3FPR

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Oh, I don't know.

I carefully packed the power supply for my KX3 when I moved, and Don has
been no help at all finding it.

Seriously though, I read all of Don's posts with great interest, even on
the radios I do not own.

73 -- Lynn

On 2/9/2015 5:46 PM, Tom McCulloch wrote:

> Absolutely! Whenever I've had any questions/problems with my K2, Don
> has been there with the solution. It's amazing how much he knows
> about these rigs and how willing he is to share that knowledge with
> the rest of us.
>
> A true ham in all aspects.
>
> Thanks Don
>
> Tom
> WB2QDG
> K2 #1163
>
>

Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT

Re: [Bulk] Re: W3FPR

Of course, if Don said it was behind the sofa, I'd look.

On 2/9/2015 6:53 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:

> Oh, I don't know.
>
> I carefully packed the power supply for my KX3 when I moved, and Don
> has been no help at all finding it.
>
> Seriously though, I read all of Don's posts with great interest, even
> on the radios I do not own.
>
> 73 -- Lynn
>

Nr4c

Re: W3FPR

In reply to this post by Don Wilhelm-4

Don.

On behalf of Tom, Rob, Willy and myself, I want to thank you for making the trip up to Frostfest on Saturday. Your knowledge and expertise added a new dimension to our Frostfest experience. We hope you will consider making the trip again.

And thanks to all our friends who stopped by to chat with us. It's a real treat to see so many people so happy with their equipment. They don't drop by to complain but praise both the radios and the company. And the representatives such as Don, Eric and Wayne. Where else can you post a question on the reflector and get an answer quickly and from one of the owners or the programmer himself.

Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill

> On Feb 9, 2015, at 12:48 AM, Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Thank you Ted, but I have to give great thanks to Bill, Willy, Tom, and Rob for organizing the booth at Frostfest. I just "came along for the ride". Those folks are 'locals' in the Richmond, VA area while I had a 2 1/2 hour drive to get there. I arrived shortly after the gates opened. But I do thank those loyal locals who man the volunteer Elecraft booth at Frostfest year after year.
>
> For me, it was a great event - my first time at Frostfest, and I was delighted to meet many new faces as well as seeing many familiar ones.
>
> My next "big" hamfest will be RARSfest (April 4, 2015) which is local for me, followed by my annual trip to Dayton for FDIM and that 'small hamfest down the road:-) ' from the FDIM location.
>
> BTW, for those who are local to the Raleigh, NC area, Elecraft will be officially at RARS this year with a full-time Elecraft employee, which means we will be offering show specials and the capability to take product orders. See you at the RARS hamfest.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>> On 2/8/2015 10:57 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
>> I want to acknowledge publicly someone who is one of the principal pillars
>> of this reflector. This may embarrass Don, whose modesty is utterly
>> graceful, though my purpose is not to embarrass but to thank.
>>
>> This past weekend I was in 4-land visiting my son and his family. Sonny
>> surprised me by taking his Old Man to the Richmond (VA) Hamfest, a
>> selfless filial act if there ever was one. But there was the Elecraft
>> booth; and manning it was Don, W3FPR. When I saw his name/call tag I had
>> to introduce myself. What followed was a memorable, helpful, and
>> altogether delightful "eyeball QSO" with a truly First Class ham.
>>
>> Thanks, Don; here¹s to you.
>>
>> Ted, KN1CBR
>>
>
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Don Wilhelm-4

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Lynn,

You will find it someplace you have not yet looked:-) . Happy hunting.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/9/2015 9:53 PM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT wrote:
> Oh, I don't know.
>
> I carefully packed the power supply for my KX3 when I moved, and Don
> has been no help at all finding it.
>
> Seriously though, I read all of Don's posts with great interest, even
> on the radios I do not own.
>

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Don Wilhelm-4

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It was my pleasure to be at Frostfest. I thank those who regularly
organize the Elecraft booth at that event. I did meet many friends that
I have corresponded with via email and several that I have never met
before. The entire experience was wonderful. Again, thank you to Tom,
Willy, Rob and Bill for planning and operating the Elecraft booth at
Frostfest. I plan to do it again next year.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/9/2015 11:19 PM, Nr4c wrote:

> Don.
>
> On behalf of Tom, Rob, Willy and myself, I want to thank you for making the trip up to Frostfest on Saturday. Your knowledge and expertise added a new dimension to our Frostfest experience. We hope you will consider making the trip again.
>
> And thanks to all our friends who stopped by to chat with us. It's a real treat to see so many people so happy with their equipment. They don't drop by to complain but praise both the radios and the company. And the representatives such as Don, Eric and Wayne. Where else can you post a question on the reflector and get an answer quickly and from one of the owners or the programmer himself.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
>
>
>> On Feb 9, 2015, at 12:48 AM, Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you Ted, but I have to give great thanks to Bill, Willy, Tom, and Rob for organizing the booth at Frostfest. I just "came along for the ride". Those folks are 'locals' in the Richmond, VA area while I had a 2 1/2 hour drive to get there. I arrived shortly after the gates opened. But I do thank those loyal locals who man the volunteer Elecraft booth at Frostfest year after year.
>>
>> For me, it was a great event - my first time at Frostfest, and I was delighted to meet many new faces as well as seeing many familiar ones.
>>
>> My next "big" hamfest will be RARSfest (April 4, 2015) which is local for me, followed by my annual trip to Dayton for FDIM and that 'small hamfest down the road:-) ' from the FDIM location.
>>
>> BTW, for those who are local to the Raleigh, NC area, Elecraft will be officially at RARS this year with a full-time Elecraft employee, which means we will be offering show specials and the capability to take product orders. See you at the RARS hamfest.
>>
>> 73,
>> Don W3FPR
>>
>>> On 2/8/2015 10:57 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
>>> I want to acknowledge publicly someone who is one of the principal pillars
>>> of this reflector. This may embarrass Don, whose modesty is utterly
>>> graceful, though my purpose is not to embarrass but to thank.
>>>
>>> This past weekend I was in 4-land visiting my son and his family. Sonny
>>> surprised me by taking his Old Man to the Richmond (VA) Hamfest, a
>>> selfless filial act if there ever was one. But there was the Elecraft
>>> booth; and manning it was Don, W3FPR. When I saw his name/call tag I had
>>> to introduce myself. What followed was a memorable, helpful, and
>>> altogether delightful "eyeball QSO" with a truly First Class ham.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Don; here¹s to you.
>>>
>>> Ted, KN1CBR
>>>

jsdroyster

Re: W3FPR

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I heartily agree with all the comments praising the kind character technical abilities, and magnanimous helpfulness of Don Wilhelm! Larry and I are lucky to live a few miles away from Don and so have been able to meet him and benefit from his help. YAY for Don!
Julie KT4JR

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