Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dk04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id CE26B380000B6; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:23:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1SCru8-0003cD-Ao for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:23:08 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1SCru7-0003c2-Ry for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:23:07 +0100 Received: from mail-qa0-f50.google.com ([209.85.216.50]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1SCru4-00045m-Lr for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:23:07 +0100 Received: by qabg27 with SMTP id g27so248862qab.16 for ; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:22:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=CuRYXVMNLkf18vAVhwbHeA1sa3/xs8Cu8l/blbo3otI=; b=x4qdCwTzH87AtmdAjNNu0WP1yAQhM8eF/D8T9BdDsP1pI7ecUYeVW8LjhsYoRwihBC J2JdCXOgIAveEDjXR/xY4eK3kpDEUgcvx5Yp2UWNIRfjxCluTt7U7v8RiHylhWnMTWp9 mtUswkFdL1hiUzHHAZfBRLRbakb8nXyy/sos4lNJe7+MvOy3g3uT+ug/ryVBd/QQPa/u 6JzCYqEEFQCDU/1bEADMFCyq7zdyjJCIJJtLmcLsWkCfhh6zzqGQE9GE4aVB65xMIeif aRfC6R5Gcu5A/4Lc1ZzliVEpCf6lJOhNIAvXn2kSidZk5aHwkrNkHUN14QnXt0M01EyC EH8w== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.224.186.2 with SMTP id cq2mr32907170qab.48.1332937378211; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:22:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.23.73 with HTTP; Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:22:58 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1332928604.67991.YahooMailClassic@web87404.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> References: <1332928604.67991.YahooMailClassic@web87404.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:22:58 -0400 Message-ID: From: Warren Ziegler To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Bill Ashlock SK Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:520126944:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d011.2 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : pass x-aol-sid: 3039ac1db4084f7302d46b4c X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Hi Alan, I will most certainly pass your condolences on to Bill's family. 73 Warren On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 5:56 AM, ALAN MELIA wro= te: > Warren please pass on to Susan my condolences. I had many fascinating ema= il exchanges with Bill since joining the LWCA Lowfer Group. He was a very p= erceptive man who always wanted to support his ideas with practical experim= ental data. His expertise will be missed in the community, but hopefully th= e details of his work will be archived for the future. > > Alan Melia > G3NYK > > > --- On Wed, 28/3/12, Warren Ziegler wrote: > >> From: Warren Ziegler >> Subject: LF: Bill Ashlock SK >> To: "rsgb_lf_group" >> Date: Wednesday, 28 March, 2012, 7:41 >> I just received the disturbing >> information that Bill Ashlock passed >> away on=A0 March 10 from a sudden heart attack. >> Bill did not hold an amateur license but he was an >> inveterate >> experimenter on the unlicensed "Lowfer" band (160-190 kHz) >> and also >> 500 kHz as WE2XGR/5 . >> Bill was an electrical engineer (retired) and most widely >> known for >> his well documented and methodical antenna experiments, >> particularly >> transmitting loops. >> Bill had been retired for some time now and had been >> building a cabin >> in the mountains of Northern New Hampshire from scratch >> mostly be his >> own labor. >> Bill was physically very active and hiked quite a bit in the >> rugged >> terrain around his home. >> >> Recently Bill had built a vertical antenna with an elevated >> counterpoise on the mountain in NH (good electrical ground >> being hard >> to obtain on the mountain) and had been using it on 185kHz >> with plans >> to test it 500kHz this Spring. >> >> Bill was a good friend (though I hadn't met his wife or >> daughter) and >> helped me get on 137kHz with my transmitting loop antenna. >> >> Bill will be missed! >> >> >> http://www.andovertownsman.com/obituaries/x467323294/William-Ashlock-72 >> >> (Forwarded message below from the US LOWFER Reflector) >> >> Hi Mike - >> >> I hope this e-mail finds you well. >> >> We've never met, but I'm the daughter of Bill Ashlock (WM); >> I've been >> living in Seattle for the last 11 years. >> >> I understand that you communicated with and met my dad while >> enjoying your >> shared lowfer hobby. >> >> I'm very sorry to say that my father died suddenly over the >> weekend of a >> heart attack.=A0 My mom specifically requested that I >> track you down and let >> you know.=A0 (So I hope I've got the right e-mail >> address; >> http://www.lwca.org/sitepage/part15/callmain.htm lists >> you as being @ >> email.com, but as I'd not heard of that domain, I thought >> I'd try gmail as >> well.) >> >> Lowfer antennas were one of my dad's favorite hobbies both >> before and after >> he retired almost a decade ago.=A0 Thanks for being one >> of the reasons that >> he enjoyed it so much. >> >> If you have the time, can you please let anyone else in the >> lowfer >> community who knew him know that he has passed away? >> I'd very much >> appreciate it. >> >> -Susan >> >> p.s. As far as I know, "WM" should still be >> transmitting.=A0=A0=A0:) >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 73 Warren K2ORS >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WD2XGJ >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WD2XSH/23 >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WE2XEB/2 >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WE2XGR/1 >> >> > --=20 73 Warren K2ORS =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WD2XGJ =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WD2XSH/23 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WE2XEB/2 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 WE2XGR/1