[Dx-qsl] Recived from W2 Buro today

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Hi All DXers,
                      Got several Qsl today noting big except one.

TA2BK Bahri Kacan/DJ�UJ now a SILENT KEY� mailed Qsl 31/12/99 and 
got it today. Bahri worked for the Ministry of Tourism I think and was a
Big DXer.
Read below reprinted from QST a cople issues back.

==>TURKISH AMATEUR RADIO LEADER BAHRI KACAN, TA2BK, SK

The international Amateur Radio community is mourning the loss of
well-known amateur and founding president of the Turkish Radio Amateur
Association Bahri Kacan, TA2BK. Kacan, of Istanbul, died unexpectedly
July 23. He was believed to have suffered a heart attack.

ARRL Executive Vice President David Sumner, K1ZZ, called Kacan "a friend
and great Amateur Radio enthusiast" who was responsible for getting
Amateur Radio recognized in Turkey. "The present status of Amateur Radio
in
Turkey--where there's formal recognition of its emergency communications
role--stems from his efforts," Sumner said.

A native of Yugoslavia, Kacan got his start in Amateur Radio in 1956 at
the YU1BKL club station. When he moved to Turkey, he became one of the
founders of TRAC in 1962. Although Kacan had used the TA2BK call sign for
many years, the Turkish government did not formally recognize ham radio
until 1984.
Sumner said Kacan was instrumental in persuading Turkish government
officials that Amateur Radio was a resource for the country and not the
security threat some feared.

An avid DXer, Kacan held DXCC Honor Roll status under his TA2BK call sign
as well as his German call sign, DJ0UJ. In 1970 and 1971, he was a part
of the ZA2RPS DXpedition which made Albania available to the DX community
for the first time. During World Radiocommunication Conference 2000 in
Istanbul, TA2BK helped organize the TA1ITU special event station. Citing
Kacan's "wisdom, patience and  personality," current TRAC President Asis
Sasa, TA1E, said, "It's now our obligation to continue his phenomenal
work in order to make him unforgettable,"

Survivors include Kacan's wife, Nermin, as well as a son and daughter. A
funeral was held July 24. Condolence messages may be sent to TRAC via
e-mail <hq@trac.org.tr>. The Kacan family has expressed its gratitude for
the outpouring of messages it has received already.

P.s those of you who are still hoping for a Qsl check TA2DS has logs.

73
Tony WB2JRI
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