[RVRC] Remembering Ted Marks W2FG (SK)

[N2GJ]

Wonderful memoir, Bill, and sad they passed so young. I maintained an email
& occasional phone call relationship with Carol & knew she suffered greatly
from her cancer. I wish I had Neal or Adam's info to reach out with the
news that so many are still thinking of them.

The last thing I remember Carol telling me was that, when she was selling
the house they had a company come by and scan the backyard for oil tanks
and so forth and couldn't understand what this big chunk of concrete was in
the yard! I guess it was the base of the of the Tower which I believe was a
pole.

Fond remembrance. Thanks for sharing.

Stay safe & effective. Be well! 73,

GJ
Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
NM Section Traffic Manager
ARRL Life Member
mailto:n2gj at arrl.net
Albuquerque, NM USA
http://www.bosquearc.com


On Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 7:12 AM William Labos <w2ca at verizon.net> wrote:

> Ted was a great guy, a friend and a neighbor. I first met Ted on 40 meters
> back in the early 70’s. He was living in an apartment in Long Island at the
> time and was operating mobile with a SBE-34. He was WA2FQG and I was
> WA2ZBO. Shortly he and his wife Carol would move to Brunswick Acres in
> South Brunswick where he established a fixed station and had his two sons,
> Neal and Adam. He and I were members of the East Brunswick ARC back in the
> days when the great Walt Maxwell W2DU was also a member and we were also
> members of the Raritan Valley RC, W2QW. Ted was only 56 when he died. He
> was a great operator, graduate EE and entrepreneur. He founded and owned
> TMAC, a UHF amplifier company primarily providing amplifiers for military
> applications. After Ted  passed Carol sold the Brunswick Acres house, moved
> to a 55 community in Monroe and died in 2020 at the age of 74. After Ted
> died, Bill Hudzik W2UDT and I helped Carol dismantle Ted’s station and
> dispose of the equipment. Ted and Carol are buried out in Long Island. May
> they both rest in peace, Amen 🙏
>
>
> Bill Labos
>
> > On Sep 13, 2025, at 10:12 AM, N2GJ <gjurrens at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > * Ted Marks W2FG (SK) 9/13/2000
> >
> > 25 years! His XYL Carol WB2BHA became a SK at 56 several years ago.
> >
> > Ted was an avid ham, whose passion was to set a record by having and
> > proving a RTTY QSO with every oblast in the former Soviet Union.
> >
> > https://www.eham.net/article/1271
> >
> >
> > Stay safe & effective. Be well! 73,
> >
> > GJ
> > Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
> > NM Section Traffic Manager
> > ARRL Life Member
> > mailto:n2gj at arrl.net
> > Albuquerque, NM USA
> > http://www.bosquearc.com
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