[Dx-qsl] Recived from W2 Buro today

[Nenad Stevanovic]

As avid DXer Bahri did not forget to send QSls via the bureau.
His QSl cards arrived several months after he became SK.


Thank you Bahri.



Nenad   VE3EXY


wb2jri@juno.com wrote:
> 
> 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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