[SADXA] Mike W0LTL (SK) - Mike's Bio

[W7EXG (Bill)]

I knew Mike only from the SADXA meetings, but I was impressed with his
wealth of knowledge and interest on many different subject matters. 

I noted his reflector email response to Dick on Monday at 8:24am. 

Very sad indeed  

Here is Mike's bio from QRZ.

de W7EXG Bill

I was first licensed as KN0CXG in Sanborn, (NW)Iowa in October 1959.
Upgraded to Technician a year later, and then enlisted in the USAF for 4
years and obtained W5NQY in Alamogordo NM in 1964. Upon moving to Cedar
Rapids IA to start a 34 year career with Collins Radio, later Collins
Rockwell, I passed the Amateur General code and theory, Advanced theory, and
finally the Amateur Extra Class Code and Theory in one sitting at Des Moines
IA in March of 1968. I have held the call of W0LTL ever since. I have earned
WAC, DXCC, and currently am working on WAS!. I enjoy mostly CW, quite a bit
of QRP on the HF bands, but also use 2Meters FM for local and travelling
work. Mobile interests include Mobile CW mostly on 40 and 20 Meters. Love
boat anchors!

The acoustic Guitar and the telescope take up the spare hours when the bands
are dead or the sunspots are not favorable!

My daughter Alex is KE6HPX and also resides here in Tucson, the only other
ham in the family. I am married with four children, eleven grandchildren and
two great grandchildren! They are all wonderful.

I have flown all my adult life, and hold Commercial Multiengine Single
Engine Land, Commercial Flight Instructor, Flight Instructor Instruments
Part 135 Certified, and have approximately 4000 hours when I retired from
part time Commercial flying.

Other interests include bicycling, country western guitar and singing, as
well as model railroading.  Have a CD, Oldd SDOngs by Old Guys with W0KA on
bass!

I have my own company, ZonnAir LLC, brokering turbine corporate aircraft as
well as consulting in the avionics and aviation industry. My XYL Lillian is
wonderful and tolerates ham radio better than most XYLs!

Lillian is an RN and Nurse Practitioner as well as quite a belly dancer! Ham
Radio has been a big part of my life, and started me on a electronics and
aviation career that I would not have traded with anyone. God has been very
good to us! 73, Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: sadxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sadxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Jerry
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 5:48 AM
To: SADXA Reflector
Subject: [SADXA] Mike W0LTL (SK)

All:

With sadness I have received notice that Mike Zonnefeld, W0LTL, passed 
away, suddenly, on Monday August 28th.

If anyone hears more details about arrangements please post them so we 
can all be aware, and in the meantime I will try to contact Lillian, his 
wife, for more details.

Jerry

W6XI


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