[Hammarlund] New List Administration

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

Sorry to hear of Duane's passing. There were ups and downs on the lists he
administered over the years but overall Duane seemed like a decent sort who
enjoyed radio and other pastimes like the rest of us. He certainly gave a
lot of his time to these lists. At one time I belonged to most of the ones
Duane handled, the Hammarlund list is apparently the last one. Much quieter
now than it was a decade or so back.

Welcome to the helm and good luck, Gary.

On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 1:47 PM, Gary H. Harmon, Jr. <gharmon at idworld.net>
wrote:

> As most of you know, Duane Fischer, W8DBF, the manager of these lists for a
> number of years, passed away recently.
>
> Duane was born in Flint, Michigan on October 22, 1946, the son of the late
> Gail and Mertys (Johnson) Fischer.  He was a Ham Radio operator, active
> member of the Federation for the Blind, avid coin collector, and loved
> astronomy.  Duane loved magic and became a magician.  He traveled all over
> Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee performing in schools to teach
> children his message, "guns and drugs kill, that's no illusion!"  He was
> the
> world's only total blind professional magician, mentalist and illusionist.
> He was a Star Trek fanatic, has several trophies for show cars and also
> loved music.
>
> I contacted QSL.net to see if they needed a volunteer to help administer
> the
> Heathkit list (which had no admin, due to Duane's passing). Scott KA9FOX
> responded to my inquiry and was very thankful for the offer -- so much so,
> that he asked if I'd also take over administration of the other 6 lists
> that
> Duane had been running. I agreed.
>
> For those who may be interested, my background is as follows:
>
> HAM since 1957 and hold an Extra Class license.
> Retired from AF civil service (WG-8 test equipment repairer, computer
> programmer, GS-14 Chief of Network Ops and Security Center) at Randolph AFB
> after 40.5 years.
> Co-Moderate 14 Yahoo Groups including Heathkit, and Ham-Antennas.
> Collector and restorer of all makes and models of HAM gear but specializing
> in Heathkit.  Maintain a large library of manuals, catalogues, and
> associated documentation.  Have a large key and microphone collection.
> Collect ATARI computers and associated parts and pieces.
>
> I look forward to this new task before me.  If you have any questions or
> suggestions please reply directly to me.
>
> Best 73,
>
> Gary H. Harmon, Jr. - K5JWK - MODERATOR
> HAM Radio & ATARI Archaeologist
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