[NLRS] W0AIH Silent Key

[Fast Eddie]

Very sad news indeed. My condolences to his family. The call and station shall always be remembered. Rest In Peace Paul.

73 Eddie VE3KRP

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> On Nov 1, 2018, at 10:42 AM, Bill Davis via NLRS <nlrs at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> I am a lost for words, how tragic. Age and towers are such a bad combination and so many of us feel we have little choice other than doing what we have always done. I always marveled at the tower farm when we had occasion to drive by and "visited" it MANY times on Google Earth. There are just no words .....
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> My condolences to his family and friends and may Paul rest in peace. 
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> 73  Bill K0AWU
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>    On Thursday, November 1, 2018, 9:03:57 AM CDT, Lloyd - N9LB <lloydberg at charter.net> wrote:  
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> Very sad news.
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> W0AIH, Reverend Paul E. Bittner, died yesterday after falling off a tower.
> He was born in 1933. Paul was working on one of his many towers getting
> ready for the ARRL Sweepstakes CW Contest when he fell from 60 feet. 
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> Many will recognize the W0AIH call as one of the big multi-multi contest
> stations from the Upper Midwest. "The Farm" was located on 120 acres with
> his nearest neighbor over a half a mile away. Reverend Paul was a retired
> Lutheran Minister. He was a member of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame. He was
> mostly known as a contester but he had deep roots in the DX world having
> 340/390 (current/total) confirmed on his ARRL DXCC Mixed award.
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> Over the years Paul officiated multiple ham marriages with either the OM or
> the YL being an Amateur Radio operator. On June 2nd he did the honors
> between WB9Z, Jerry, and NV9L, Val, the first couple to both be hams. Paul
> "was a true gentleman, and an inspiration to all those who met him or had
> the opportunity to operate from his World renowned Station", recalls Jerry.
> Paul is survived by his wife WB0PXM, Mary, and son-in-law W0UC, Paul. Our
> condolences to the entire Bittner family.
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