[Milsurplus] Joe Munson W4VAG SK

[Bill]

This is very sad news. I haven't been to the Hamvention since the Hara 
Arena days but I sure remember Joe's smiling face when we would all 
gather for the group pictures after the nets.

Bill KA8WTK

On 2/13/2024 4:47 PM, Ray Fantini wrote:
>
> It is with great sadness that the MMRCG Board of Directors announce 
> the passing of our co-founder this afternoon after a brief illness.  
> More info will be made available when it becomes available.
>
> John Caldwell, W8SDA
>
> Dam, bad news. Not completely unexpected but bad just the same. With 
> his passing the World of Military Radio Collecting will not be the 
> same. He was a true friend to the hobby and all those involved with it.
>
> I will always remember all the years at the Hamvention and his duties 
> as NCS of the 3885 WW2 AM Radio net, all the assorted base stations he 
> assembled together from the common to the exotic, the help both 
> technical and material that he provided like the huge heavy GRC-19 
> mounting base that he dragged to Dayton one year for me that his 
> biggest concern was that I had better take it because he did not want 
> to drag it back!
>
> All the times at MRCA Gilbert driving around in my mutt at Beltsville 
> lake and him wanting me to drive it off the boat ramp into the water 
> and all the PRC-74 stories. He was the master of the PRC-74 having to 
> his credit use of that radio considerably during the Vietnam war.
>
> Consider it a privilege to have known him, worked him on the air and 
> spend time with him in person, and know he will be missed.
>
> Ray Fantini, KA3EKH
>
>
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