[SignalOne] Signal One Update

[Don Merz]

Nice work Fred. Very alert to catch the logo registration expiration.73, Don Merz, N3RHT

On Monday, April 10, 2017, 6:08:57 PM EDT, Fred <fred at k5og.com> wrote:

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Hello to everyone.  Several things have occurred that I thought should 
be announced here.
I've had the information on my Signal One web site but perhaps you have 
missed it.

I have known of this for a while but it was decided not to share this on 
the web until now.
The decision to post this was made after consulting with another avid 
Signal One collector.
This information may already be known by some but I will now share 
this.  Details are few but basically,
Don Roehrs was killed in a tragic car crash involving another vehicle 
May 5, 2013.
Apparently the remaining Signal One related items were sold at an 
auction, some of which is in the hands of Signal One collectors.
However, much was lost.  Don was holed-up in a "box trailer" somewhere 
in the mountains of Colorado.
He was using this as his workshop.  It seems that most of the items 
there were lost.

Knowing that Don had passed away I was concerned as to what might happen 
to the Signal One Logo we are all so familiar with.  The Trademark 
Registration expired in July 2016.  After the 90 day wait period I filed 
for the Trademark.  The official notice was posted February 28, 2017 and 
no opposition was filed in the 30 day filing window.  Therefore the 
Signal One Logo is now the Registered Trademark of Fred Hoffmann.  My 
only reason for doing this was to protect the logo.  If you are using or 
plan to use the logo on a non-commercial web site dedicated to Signal 
Ones you have permission to use it.  If you intend to use the logo for 
any other reason please contact me so we can discuss it.

Darrell Huth, W6VHK, has constructed what is most likely the FINAL 
Signal One.  Darrell obtained the parts for the prototype MilSpec1030E 
DSP Don was working on. Here is a link to the page with all the info on 
this amazing radio.
http://www.signalone.org/S1%20Pictures/1030E%20DSP/1030E%20DSP.html

And yes, Darrell has permission to use the S1 Logo on this radio. HI

And last, I have posted a PDF file of a document Don wrote in 1975 that 
sheds a great deal of light on the early history of Signal One.  It may 
already be out there but I first saw it this weekend and it is now in my 
possession.  Here is a link to the document.
http://www.signalone.org/S1%20History/S1%201975%20doc.pdf

And there is also a two page letter from Don Roehrs to Don Payne that is 
very informative on the early history and development of the CX11 and 
CX11A. Here is a link to that document.
http://www.signalone.org/S1%20History/Roehrs_Payne.pdf

73 de
Fred
K5OG
www.k5og.com
www.signalone.org

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