[PVRCNC] Gary Anderson, W4IVF

[Nathan Moreschi]

Sorry to hear about this Mike. Thanks for passing it along.

73,

Nate/N4YDU

On Mon, Sep 22, 2025, 3:16 PM Mike Barts via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
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> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:16:10 -0400
> Subject: Gary Anderson, W4IVF
> I woke up this morning to a very disturbing email that Gary Anderson,
> W4IVF, passed away yesterday afternoon. I have no more details at this
> point.
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> Many of the NC PVRC crew knew Gary. He had participated in Field Days with
> us and was a Sweepstakes stalwart, always contributing his points to PVRC.
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> I met Gary on a mountain top for the June VHF contest when I was 18 years
> old. We spent many a June, September and a few August contests on one
> mountain top or another cranking out Qs. Gary was the provider of the 222
> MHz station that was used for most of those contests, which became lovingly
> known as the '220 Lounge", because the slow activity on 220 gave us plenty
> of time for 'other' activities.
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> Through the winding paths our lives have taken over the past 44 years, we
> stayed in touch, though not as much as I would have liked. As a much more
> eloquent speaker than I said, this hobby is really about the friendships
> and relationships you make more so than the 'radio stuff'. RIP, Gary.
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> 73, Mike N4GU
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