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[Rob Atkinson]

Looks like Lum's other hobby was playing the guitar.  And Lum did not
succumb to Covid.   Given his age, that's remarkable.

Thank you for the additional information Jim.

73
Rob
K5UJ



On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 9:06 AM <w5jo at brightok.net> wrote:
>
> Lum had a distinctive presence in this part of the world.   He modified the
> audio circuit in the Apache and it had a real punch of audio allowing him to
> be heard in difficult conditions.
>
> RG 34 is large coax, about 3/4 or so in diameter which makes it low loss.
> There was a storm sometime after you received that card and it destroyed his
> center support.  He re-erected it at about 25 ft. but still covered almost
> al much of the country as he did with the higher support.
>
> He was about 6'1 or 2" and had grey hair.  When attending a hamfest he
> followed the tradition of wearing a suit and tie or sport coat with tie.
> When I was first licensed in 56 that is how we attended a fest, Lum never
> changed, the last fest he attended was in Elk City, OK about 1999.
> Following that one, his wife became ill and he took care of her till she
> passed away in 2012.
>
> Here is his obituary which will give some of his impressive background.
>
> https://www.jacksonfuneral.net/obituary/akvis-lum
>
> 73,
>
> Jim
> W5JO