[PVRCNC] N4NTO, SK

[Jose Miguel Femenia-Herrero]

Terrible news,
Please, send my condolences to the family. RIP, Tripp.


On Fri, Jul 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM Mike Barts via PVRCNC <
pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2025 16:25:34 -0400
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> One of our own, Tripp Owens, N4NTO, became a silent key this morning, July
> 4. Although some of the details of what happened are    still unclear, we
> do know that Tripp was on a POTA activation and apparently the mast he was
> using came into contact with an overhead power line.
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> Tripp was an enthusiastic member of PVRC and an important part of the Corn
> Crib contest team, AG4TT, among his many other interests in life including
> his family and church.
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> Over the last four or five years, I had spent a great deal of time with
> Tripp, working on the station and sitting side by side with him in many
> contests. He was a passionate POTA activator and he died doing something he
> loved, for what cold comfort that may be. There should have been many more
> Qs in his log.
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> Please keep his family in your thoughts during this tragic time.
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> And remember to keep safety at the front of your mind whenever working on
> your station, wherever it may be.
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> We will miss him greatly.
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> Mike N4GU
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> Date: Fri,  4 Jul 2025 16:25:57 -0400 (EDT)
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Jose Miguel Femenia Herrero EA5DFV K4DFV
Pda. Cometes, 3/2
03750 PEDREGUER (Alicante)  España.