[CW] VE7DWG SK

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

David VE7DWG sounds like a class act worthy of emulation!

How many have done what he did?  Answering with the same type of key the
other fellow called with?

It's a great way to keep in practice with various types of keys.

I know some here send with straight vertical up and down key, horizontal
back and forth side swiper, semiautomatic bug, electronic keyer and
keyboard!

Real estate on those operating desktops must be rationed especially if
there is one of those microphone things.

73

DR
On Mar 24, 2016 12:09 PM, "Bruce Prior" <n7rr at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> David William Goodwin VE7DWG of Aldergrove, British Columbia left us and
> his beloved dog Princess on 2016-03-19. He was found the next day in his
> humble abode. He would not want us to blow his horn, but he was such a
> consummate CW operator, we really have to do so. The ionosphere surrounding
> planet Earth no longer echoes Dave’s beautiful dits and dahs. If an
> operator sent with a straight key, Dave would answer at the same speed with
> a straight key. If somebody sent with a bug, Dave would reply with his
> trusty Vibroplex semiautomatic key. If the other operator used a paddle and
> electronic keyer, Dave would reciprocate. I tried to nominate Dave for the
> CW Operators’ Club, but he declined the honor.
>
>
> Dave regularly checked into CW traffic nets, and he was a loyal member of
> the daily 0900 Pacific Time 7034 kHz Pacific Amateur Radio Guild net.
>
> Dave Goodwin was generous. I once gave him a Begali Simplex Mono paddle.
> He reciprocated by gifting me his more valuable Johnson Matchbox. When he
> knew that the end was near, Dave also gave me a handitalkie.
>
>
> Dave was never reluctant to praise the Lord or to celebrate his sobriety
> in public. I tried for years to help him move away from tobacco, but like
> many people long acquainted with alcohol, he never succeeded in taking that
> next step.
>
>
> As we continue to enjoy warming the sky with our Amateur Radio
> conversations, we will dearly miss Dave’s wry jokes.
>
>
> 73, Bruce Prior N7RR / VA7TO
>
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