[Lowfer] Fwd: Bill Ashlock SK

[jrusgrove at comcast.net]

Sad new indeed.

Bill's WM was the first lowfer signal that I received ... and is responsible to a large extent for 
cementing my interest in the LF hobby. We became good friends right after I installed one of the 
first 50/50 'Ashlock Loop' transmitting antennas for lowfer beacon VD. If you know Bill, you can 
appreciate the detailed questioning that followed ... especially as I experimented with different 
loop conductors!

Beacon WM is currently on the air and audible in CT. For those that haven't the opportunity to see 
his 1 watt beacon directly please check out his signal on Grabber 1. I'm sure Bill would be pleased 
that it is on the air in his absence.

http://www.w1vd.com/grabber.html

R.I.P. WM.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Warren K2ORS" <k2ors at verizon.net>
To: <mike_staines at email.com>; "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp; UK) and MedFer bands" 
<lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Fwd: Bill Ashlock SK


> Mike,
>
>             This is sad news. I'd known Bill for the past decade or so and
> have been to his house in Andover and the cabin he was building in the
> mountains of Ellsworth,NH. I never met his wife or daughter though so I'm
> not surprised that I didn't hear about his passing.
> Bill helped me get my transmitting loop for 137kHz up and helped again when
> I added a second parallel wire a couple of years ago.
> I know that Bill had plans to test his new vertical on 500kHz this Spring.
>
>             Bill did tell me the story of you being the first to receive
> his LF beacon.
>
>             I know that Bill had heart surgery a number of years ago, but
> since then he was very physically active (hiking in the mountains) and
> really watched his diet so I'm very surprised to hear about the heart
> attack.
>
>             I did find this online obituary:
> http://www.andovertownsman.com/obituaries/x467323294/William-Ashlock-72
>
>            This is a big blow to the lowfer community and to me personally
> R.I.P. Bill!
>
> 73 Warren K2ORS
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Staines" <mike_staines at email.com>
> To: "Lowfer" <Lowfer at mailman.qth.net>; <Lowfer_Notice at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 11:45 PM
> Subject: [Lowfer] Fwd: Bill Ashlock SK
>
>
>>I just returned from a 54 day hospitalization without internet access.
>> Unfortunately  I received the following note.
>>
>> Bill was a good friend. I was the first to copy his 555-timer transmitter
>> when he broke into the hobby.
>>
>> I will miss him.
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Susan Ashlock <susan.ashlock at gmail.com>
>> Date: Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:42 PM
>> Subject: Bill Ashlock
>> To: Mike_Staines at gmail.com, Mike_Staines at email.com
>>
>>
>> Hi Mike -
>>
>> I hope this e-mail finds you well.
>>
>> We've never met, but I'm the daughter of Bill Ashlock (WM); I've been
>> living in Seattle for the last 11 years.
>>
>> I understand that you communicated with and met my dad while enjoying your
>> shared lowfer hobby.
>>
>> I'm very sorry to say that my father died suddenly over the weekend of a
>> heart attack.  My mom specifically requested that I track you down and let
>> you know.  (So I hope I've got the right e-mail address;
>> http://www.lwca.org/sitepage/part15/callmain.htm lists you as being @
>> email.com, but as I'd not heard of that domain, I thought I'd try gmail as
>> well.)
>>
>> Lowfer antennas were one of my dad's favorite hobbies both before and
>> after
>> he retired almost a decade ago.  Thanks for being one of the reasons that
>> he enjoyed it so much.
>>
>> If you have the time, can you please let anyone else in the lowfer
>> community who knew him know that he has passed away?  I'd very much
>> appreciate it.
>>
>> -Susan
>>
>> p.s. As far as I know, "WM" should still be transmitting.   :)
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