[ADXA] W5TIZ

[Dennis Schaefer]

Yes, I got his career and Dickie’s mixed up.  Moritz was a cool guy - wish
I had been able to know him longer.

There were so many others, so many stories….   some of which could actually
be told!   I’m thinking about the group carrying the big 20M monobander
down an LR street late at night because it seemed like the thing to do.  It
worked OK on the deserted highway until some kind of major business had a
shift change :)

Some of you may be tired of these old stories, but ADXA has a rich heritage
of audacious midnight antenna-carryings and other hijinks.  Antennas and
rotators were repaired at meetings at ADXA member homes on a “hold my beer”
basis.    If the walls of the hospitality rooms at the early meetings could
speak…..

Dennis/RZ
Not a charter member but darn close!

On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 8:48 AM Bill Priakos <bill at priakos.com> wrote:

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> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/10+Free+Ferry+Heights+%0D%0A+Fort+Smith,+AR+72903?entry=gmail&source=g>
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> Moritz lived  in west LR, high on the hill, overlooking the river …great
> location.  Amazingly, we was in the commercial HVAC business AS A DESIGNER
> AND ENGINEER!!!
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> *Bill Priakos*
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> *10 Free Ferry Heights
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> *Fort Smith, AR 72903
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> *479.461.8368*
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> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *Dennis Schaefer
> *Sent:* Friday, March 8, 2024 8:43 AM
> *To:* ADXA <ADXA at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] W5TIZ
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>
>
> That was probably either Dickie or Moritz Shollmeier, WA5EFL.  Moritz was
> also a prominent DX chaser in LR.   He was known for climbing his tower in
> the dark so his neighbors wouldn’t be upset.  Sadly, he died way too soon,
> in the 60’s or 70’s.
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>
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> Moritz was a speaker at one of the first few ADXA meetings in LR.  He was
> another who had a very successful professional career in spite of
> blindness.  I don’t remember what it was, though - possibly insurance.
>
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> 73,
>
> Dennis
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>
>
> On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 8:10 AM Nick Kennedy <kennnick at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Back around 1964 or so I was visiting some hams in LR and being toured
> around to meet a few guys, and one of them was a blind ham working DX. So
> it must have been him. He may have been using an HT-37 but I'm not sure.
> But he was working England on SSB and I was highly impressed.
>
>
>
> Everything interlocks and comes back.
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> 73
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>
> Nick, WA5BDU
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> On Fri, Mar 8, 2024 at 5:41 AM <w5znjoel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> In recent “chatter” on the reflector Dick Freeling, W5TIZ, was mentioned.
> Dickie was one of the original charter members of ADXA back in 1967. This
> morning Chaz Cone, W4GKF, was the “Featured Member” on QRZ.com. I don’t
> really know him but sometimes I click on the photo to see the person’s bio.
> I was surprised this morning to see he has Dickie featured on his page as
> the person who helped him get a license.
>
>
>
> For those of you who never knew or met Dick, you can see a photo of him in
> his shack on Chaz’s page at https://www.qrz.com/db/W4GKF
>
>
>
> Also, for those who do not know Dickie was blind. He was shot in the head
> by a sniper in WW2. He survived, but lost his eyesight.
>
>
>
> ZN
>
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