[Lowfer] Fwd: Bill Ashlock SK

[Steve Dove]

Thank you, Mike.

Bill was a do-er, not a waffler, and his need to nail down the 
hows and whys benefited us all.  That low-frequency 
transmitting loops in particular are nowadays mainstream is a 
glimpse of that.  We know of the 'Lowfer Legends;  we know of 
another name on that short list.

Thanks, Bill, for brightening up many a morning with a posting 
on here.


On 3/28/2012 3:45 AM, Mike Staines wrote:
> 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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