[Elecraft] Will the real Elmer please stand up.

[Gary Marks]

I'll second that. Don has certainly helped me with my building problems and 
with understanding how to alignment my K2. His help was greatly appreciated. 
THANKS Don.

Gary, WD8ICX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jim" <wx9j at comcast.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 11:02 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Will the real Elmer please stand up.


> Over the past year of lurking and taking in all the info I could from
> this newsgroup, one person has continued to stand out when it comes to
> helpful advice and troubleshooting skills.
>
> After the first sign of problems with my K2 this evening accompanied by
> the panic and fear of never stroking the antenna with RF again, I
> realized that I would need to contact Don Wilhelm, W3FPR.
>
> I have emailed Don many times in the past few months, always receiving
> helpful advice but with my panic level at a state that touched my wife
> as well, I took a leap of faith and called Don.
>
> Not only was he gracious enough to not object to my intrusion on his
> personal time, he also spent close to a half hour chatting with me and
> leading me to the obvious problem that I should have discovered for
> myself. ( did I mention the panic )
>
> It is not surprising that an Engineer of his level of expertise would
> have little trouble with this radio, but what is surprising is his
> commitment to all of us who own Elecraft's
>
> Thanks Don, I doubt you will ever receive your just rewards for your
> thankless service to all of us on this reflector, but I would like to
> tell you how much your contribution means and I am sure that I am not
> alone in my debt to you.
>
> Jim Dooley - WX9J
>
> K2 # 4892
>
>
>
> "Linux - Windows Free since "93"
>
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