[OKDXA] FW: Roger Western G3SXW

[N5OK]

Jeff,

Thanks for posting.  I hadn't heard about Roger's fall.  I would like an
update if you see such.

73, Coy

On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 10:07 AM Jeff Martin <jeffmartin at valornet.com>
wrote:

> Well, I guess this is sort of old news... didn't notice until after I sent
> it that the date was 1/03/2020, not 2021... oh well... first I had heard
> about it...
> 73,
> Jeff - K5WE
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Martin [mailto:jeffmartin at valornet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 12:04 PM
> To: 'Oklahoma DX Association'
> Subject: Roger Western G3SXW
>
> Just saw this today... I remember working Roger from many DX locations...
> Jeff - K5WE
> ---------------------
>
> Prominent DXer Roger Western, G3SXW, Continues to Recover from Fall
> Injuries
> 01/03/2020
> Well-known DXer and DXpeditioner Roger Western, G3SXW, continues his
> recovery from serious injuries suffered in a fall on October 27 as he was
> clearing leaves from a rain gutter. No bones were broken, but he was badly
> bruised when he fell, and he struck the back of his head. According to a
> report in The Daily DX, Western was able to make it back into his house
> alone "but was in a bad way," his wife reported. He has been hospitalized
> since the mishap and is said to have a long recovery ahead. Friends have
> been visiting, and greetings may be relayed via email to John Warburton,
> G4IRN.
>
> "I can confirm that every communication has been read out to Roger,"
> Warburton said in an update published this week in The Daily DX. "He is
> grateful for every one of them." Warburton said Western's condition "varies
> from day" but he is gradually improving.
>
> Licensed since 1964, Western is a member of the CQ Contest and CQ DX Halls
> of Fame. He is the author of several books on DXing and contesting and is a
> veteran of many major DXpeditions. - Thanks to The Daily DX
>
>
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