[ADXA] KV4FZ

[Crownhaven]

That is correct on both counts, no pun intended.  He was obsessed with “illegal” phone patches via amateur radio and convicted of using unauthorized access device to avoid paying his own LD charges.  He did have an incredible signal.

Steve, QQ

> On Apr 30, 2020, at 10:55 AM, Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Herb was ...... different?   I first heard him on 15 meter SSB calling CQ on a “missionary net” frequency.  He said he was “rescuing the frequency for amateur radio use from the illegal phone toll bypass operation”.   It was obvious he had a thing about long distance charges and the avoidance thereof.  I think that was what he was convicted of, somehow avoiding paying for his own calls.  I went to the V.I. for a few days after Hurricane Marilyn and talked to him on the air on 2 meters a couple of times.  In recent years, I mainly heard him on CW working DX and contests.  
> 
> Dennis
> 
>> On Apr 30, 2020, at 9:00 AM, Crownhaven <crownhaven at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Didn’t see that.  When I first got on air, he was busy on 14313 and 7268 screwing with the sailors.
>> 
>> A guy who worked for me in DC, USSS, was the one who made the criminal case against him and arrested/convicted him resulting in loss of his license.
>> 
>> Apparently very talented man but crazy?
>> 
>> Steve, QQ
>> 
>>> On Apr 30, 2020, at 8:44 AM, EJ <ejj at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Saw he was SK yesterday.  He's been on bands a lot until just the other day.
>>> Anybody know what happened?  Very active on 160/6
>>> 
>>> EJ K5EJ
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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