[W8MWA] Remembering Mike Palmer K8LG SK

[Jeffrey Fritz]

Bill,

The loss of Mike Palmer is sad news indeed. 

I was getting back on the air as a ham radio operator after many years of inactivity. It was K8LG who helped that happen. Mike patiently spent time with me making sure that I knew the ropes again as many things had changed in the hobby since I had last been active. He provided me with equipment, knowledge and guidance. 

I still have the Motorola Syntor X transceiver that Mike modified and tuned for two-meters, the Diamond vertical antenna and the 150 feet of RG8/X Coax that he sold me--all at more than reasonable cost. The Syntor X still works perfectly, the Diamond vertical is my primary antenna on two-meters and 70 cm and the RG8X still feeds my 40-meter dipole. But Mike's advice, his help and his friendly "sure, come on over" was worth even more.

Mike was a ham's ham. A true experimenter and a good friend. He will be very much missed.

73,

Jeff, WB1AAL
jnfritz07 at yahoo.com


> On Apr 30, 2017, at 8:53 PM, Bill Shultz <wr8s.wv at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> All area hams:
> 
> If you have any comments, stories or would like to send your condolences to Mike's family please send them to me by replying to this email and I will be sure to give them to his daughters. His family knew he meant a lot to the local ham community and I think it would be nice to share with them how many of us were mentored by Mike. Those who have already responded are already included.
> 
> If you can forward this to other local clubs please do so.
> 
> 73
> 
> de WR8S
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