He was an interesting bird to be sure, I tried to persuade him to make his museum a 501c3, but he wouldn’t hear of it.  He wasn’t malevolent or greedy, just eccentric.  He did a great service with his documentation curation, but it could have been so much more. 

And now that he is gone, who knows what will become of all our well-intended donations?  If nothing else, I hope his library can be donated to a relevant institution.  I also hope the SMECC website will be maintained.

Scott W7SVJ

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nick England
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2024 05:04
To: Jim Haynes <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [GreenKeys] Ed Sharpe, KF7RWW, SK

Similar story. I was in Phoenix on a business trip once many years ago. I tried to meet up with Ed but he insisted things were being rearranged so I couldn’t visit. I had donated some stuff to him but quit after that. I hope his accumulated collection stays out of the landfill. 

Ed was a strange bird, but he did post a lot of interesting stuff on his SMECC web pages. And he never did learn the difference between subject line and body text in email…..

RIP Ed

Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 9:52 PM Jim Haynes <[email protected]> wrote:

Did anyone ever see Ed's collection.  I made a long trip some years back
and included going to Phoenix hoping to see it.  Ed and his wife and I
had dinner together, but he said the collection was not safely viewable.
Seems like someone else had planned to join us in a viewing and was
waved off.

Jim W6JVE

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