[Central-Electronics] Wes Schum Hits 90

[NICKTUSA at aol.com]

To the CE List:
 
Wes Schum celebrated his 90th birthday this past December 7th.  I just  
returned from visiting him and can report he is in great spirits and is quite  
spry.  He walks fine yet his hearing has diminished some.   Although he and 
his wife, Marge, now reside in assisted living, the  family maintains a 
24-acre farm.  While visiting, we had a bit of  a brainstorm (solar flares??) 
and thought that CE collectors and those who are  interested in the history of 
single sideband might enjoy meeting Wes. He is  probably one of the last 
few remaining who have direct ties to those early  development days of amateur 
single sideband.
 
So, we are floating this idea to the list in the hopes of seeing if there  
is any interest.  The date we have tentatively selected is June 16th  
(Saturday).  The location would be at the Schum property in  Jonesboro, Tennessee. 
 There is more than ample room for tailgating and I'm  sure Wes would enjoy 
seeing the old boatanchors en masse.
 
Wes' daughter, Diane Vogt and her husband John, operate a dual bed and  
breakfast on-site and there is ample room for tech sessions and yarn  spinnin'. 
This would be a great time for those who have restored CE radios  to share 
their experiences.  Of course, Wes would be available to meet and  discuss 
CE's early days.  As for accommodations, there are plenty of nearby  hotels 
(Diane's B&B) and we could arrange for onsite food services.
 
So, if any of you are interested, please contact us via 
_nick.tusa at ce-multiphase.com_ (mailto:nick.tusa at ce-multiphase.com)   or by telephone at 
504-400-8873.  We need to know by Feb 15th so  appropriate plans can be made if 
there is sufficient interest.
 
73  Nick K5EF