[KCDXC] FW: [GMC] Fwd: [PVRC] very sad news KL7Y SK

Sat, 2 Nov 2002 08:34:10 -0600

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From: Gary Yantis [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 7:29 PM
To: 'K0GY -- George Yantis'
Subject: FW: [GMC] Fwd: [PVRC] very sad news KL7Y SK

Please post this to the KCDXC reflector for me.  I'm not on the list to be
able to post.
Thanks,
Gary

What an awful and terrible shock!   Dan was a great guy and truly a "ham's
ham".   He lived back in the woods in a REAL ham shack with REALLY BIG
towers all around.  He was state number 50 and the last zone for many an 80
and 160 meter DXer.  I last saw Dan in 1999 when my my family and I
vacationed in Alaska.   I spent part of an afternoon with Dan and Chris,
WL7KY (now KL9A), trying to stay out of their way as they did some "minor
antenna work".   Putting up a bigger 80 meter beam as I remember.
Everything Dan did he did BIG.   Always a gentleman even in the busiest
contests and pileups.  He was always willing to schedule anyone that asked.
I referred many to him that needed KL7 on 80/160.   Even though it usually
meant getting up at 3 AM, he never said no.    A photo my wife took of Dan,
Chris and me is shown at "Day six" of the Web page I did of our 1999 trip:
http://www.w0tm.com/alaska.htm.  

Dan will be missed by all.  What a tragic, tragic loss.

73,
Gary, W0TM
www.w0tm.com

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Merrimon Crawford Pladsen
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 3:41 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [GMC] Fwd: [PVRC] very sad news KL7Y SK

Just got this from PVRC----very depressing and devastating news.  KL7Y was
one of the nicest hams I ever ran across on the air and he was most helpful
to me years ago when I started contesting.
73
Merri AB0MV
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>Just found this on contesting.com - very sad news indeed:
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>KL7Y dies in motorcycle accident
>from Bill Fisher on November 1, 2002 
>Add a comment about this article! 
>DANIEL K ROBBINS - KL7Y died in a motorcycle accident Thursday according
Bill 
>Fisher, W4AN. A news bulletin at the Honolulu Star Bulletin follows below. 
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>Alaska man dies after Kona motorcycle accident By Star-Bulletin Staff 
>[email protected] 
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>KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii. October 31, 2002 
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>A 54-year-old Alaska man died today after he lost control of the Harley-
>Davidson motorcycle he was riding in Kona and drove into a lava field, the 
>Hawaii County Fire Department said. The victim's name was not immediately 
>released. The accident 12 miles north of Kailua-Kona on Mamalahoa Highway
was 
>reported at 12:57 p.m. The Fire Department said the victim, who was not
wearing 
>a helmet, suffered head and other injuries. He was pronounced dead at Kona 
>Community Hospital. 
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>Honolulu Star-Bulletin article 
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