[ADXA] Topband: John ON4UN silent key

[HamOP]

TU for update Joel. 
 Having talked John on 3 occasions in person, I can say I will always remember my seeing him at Bill Priakos’ home many years ago. He gave me a free, autographed Low Band DXing book, mentioning that on my DXped trips I would look for people on 80 and 160m from a few rare spots despite more potential QSOs on other bands. Priakos made mention of that to John, and it carried through with my nice Low Band DXing book!
 That was a great night with Bill, me, John and a couple of other hams chatting and having some drinks for a “couple of hours” and eating a great meal made by Kathy. Bill, I am sure, is too old to remember that night, right Bill??
  UN was so well known on the low bands and did more than anyone I have known to promote low band DXing, including explaining propagation and what antennas to use, etc. He is in several of my logs from my DX trips, especially those to Africa, Central America and CE0Z/CE3.
Again, TU for the forwarded sad news about ON4UN…
San YY

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From: Joel Harrison
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From: ON4WW_pandora <on4ww at pandora.be>
Date: November 10, 2020 at 1:28:43 PM CST
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Subject: Topband: John ON4UN silent key
My great friend and ham radio mentor John ON4UN has passed away.

Please find below a mail from his daughter Marleen, addressed to the ham
community.

Kindly forward this mail to friends of John who might not be subscribed to
reflectors nor news bulletins, thank you.



Mark - on4ww.

ps: as reflectors cannot receive attachments nor photos. a link is available
for Marleen's mail with extra photo at http://www.on4ww.be/ON4UN_SK.pdf





Dear amateur radio friends



It is with sadness, but also gratitude and pride, I have to let you know my
father John ON4UN, has become silent key. 



John's health has steadily deteriorated throughout the year, but in the last
few weeks he was home with us where he peacefully passed away yesterday
November 9.



Ham Radio, and especially Low Band DX-ing, were my father's lifelong passion
and always had a strong presence in our house. Sometimes literally, when
many of you paid us a visit or a group of DX'ers came over for a weekend of
contesting. At other times in the background, when my dad was working on a
project or experimenting with new equipment or antennas. 



Though I don't have a call-sign, I very much feel part of the big radio
family and always will. I am very proud of everything my father has
accomplished together with you, and I am grateful to the many of you who
have given him so much joy over the years. We will miss him dearly, but we
take comfort looking back on the beautiful life he lived as a member of the
wonderful Ham Radio community.



We are planning a digital farewell ceremony on Saturday Nov 21st and will
keep you updated on practicalities. 

If you would like to send us a message please mail to ON4UN.SK at gmail.com -
John's old e-mail account is not in use anymore.

In the meantime, you can pay him a visit at QRZ.com where he always kept his
resume up to date. 



Marleen Devoldere



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