[CVCC] Fwd: [FCG] [CDXA] FW: [The Daily DX] Silent Key - SV2ASP Monk Apollo

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From: DailyDX <dailydx-bounces at lists.kkn.net> On Behalf Of Bernie McClenny,
W3UR

Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 6:18 AM

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Subject: [The Daily DX] Silent Key - SV2ASP Monk Apollo





It is with sad heart I pass the following details of the passing of Monk
Apollo, SV2ASP, from Mount Athos. The following was posted on the Face Book
page of SV1DPI, Kostas.



A very closed friend of mine, Monk Apollo SV2ASP, passed away at 20:45 UTC
on 5/5/2019. His funeral will be held in Mount Athos at 9UTC, 6 May 2019.
The last 3 years he gave a battle with brain cancer. He was 64 years old.



He was born near Preveza in West Greece. He was part of a large family with
a lot of brothers and sisters. After his studies, he followed the path of
complete dedication to Christ and became a monk in 1973 in Monastery of
Myrtia near Agrinio, in West Greece. After that he continued to be a monk
in Monastery of Proussos and finally in 1980 he moved in Monastery of
Docheiariou in Mount Athos.



In spring 1986 his monastery had remained without telephone for over five
months, something not unusual on Mount Athos. One of the monks was injured
in his eye but they went to the Hospital after 2 days because of lack of
communications. When Mr Georgiadis (SV2RE), an ophthalmology professor,
heard the story, he recommended that somebody in the monastery become an
amateur radio operator, in order to guarantee communication in case of
emergency. So in 1988 Monk Apollo obtained his radio amateur license and
the call SV2ASP. He needed 2 more years to get the license from Holy
Council. Finally he was on the air for first time in 1990. He celebrated
his 10 years on the air with the call SY2A in 2000 and he was trying to
find some free time to be on the air when his monastic duties allowed him.



In spite of all the difficulties he was sacrificing his very little spare
time to make the voice of the Holy Mountain heard on the air and to give
joy to a multitude of friends impatiently waiting for a contact. He was
trying to spread, through his presence on the radio waves, a message of
hope and optimism – from the ascetic world of Mount Athos to the troubled
world outside.



Even there are more monks who are radio amateurs in Mount Athos, he was the
only one on the air from Mount Athos, working DX.



I met him for first time in 2001. After 2003 and my visit with K6SV (SK),
me and my fellows from SZ1A club, maintained his antennas and radios. With
the help of Zorro JH1AJT, we made a very good installation in 2014 which
was proved more powerful from Monk Apollo… We will miss his smile, his good
willing and friendship. I will never forget the times he awaked up in the
middle of the night to make skeds with amateurs need Mount Athos for a new
one. I was lucky to have him as a friend. His prayers helped me, my family
and many others. Many hams visited him and become better Christians. Some
of them became Orthodox.



Ham radio will find another operator soon or later from Mount Athos
(according my infos, Monastery of Docheiariou will take care so another
monk become radio amateur soon and get Monk Apollo’s place and duties). But
we always miss him and his warm embrace… RIP.



Kostas SV1DPI











Bernie McClenny, W3UR



Editor of: The Daily DX (1997-2019)

      The Weekly DX (2001-2019)

      How's DX? (1999-2019)






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