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Subj: RE: Comments on KB2GSD SK
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From: VE3WBZ@VA3BAL.#SCON.ON.CAN.NOAM
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DT:Sunday, July 19th.,2009 @2011hrs EST
Hello All... And of course we'll miss Walter Cronkite
KB2GSD ...
Been reading some of the packet postings, and as usual
guess who leads the way as always insulting? So as
not to ID this chat, calls are removed, and only his
comments;
> OK, so Walter Cronkite held a US Novice licence.
> I doubt the guy even went on the ham bands.
One asks, as always, what does Walter having held a US
Novice Licence have to do with it, and many can atest
to the fact HE was on the ham bands, even mostlikely
from his sailboat, which was equipped.
Now to my friend and a friend to many people helping them
with their packet Jose CX2Sa in South America...
> From : CX2SA To : SAT @AMSAT
> Type/Status : B$ Date/Time : 19-Jul 14:14
> Bid : ANS-200.2 Message # : 14558
> Title : Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, SK
>
> From: CX2SA@CX2SA.LAV.URY.SA
>
> AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.2
> From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
> June 21, 2009
> To All RADIO AMATEURS
> BID: $ANS-200.2
>
> The Amateur Radio community has lost one of its ambassodors.
> Walter Cronkite, amateur call KB2GSD, was a spokesman for
> the hobby. He Narrated the "Amateur Radio Today" production
> by the ARRL. The ARRL has presented him with many awards.
> His love of Space science and the NASA Moon Missions won our
> Admiration. His coverage of those showed his interests in
> technology. Who Doesn't remember listening to those exciting
> broadcasts of the Moon Missions?
> Mr. Cronkite had won NASA's respect by winning one of their
> prestigious "Ambassodor of Exploration Awards" given by
> them to the only "outsider" by NASA.
> His contributions and support of Amateur Radio will be
> remembered For many years to come.
>
> Note: A prepared special 14 minute audio only tribute to
> Walter Cronkite hosted by Mark Abramowicz, NT3V,
>
> that you can download and play from the website at
> www.arnewsline.org.
>
> [ANS thanks William Pasternack, WA6ITF, for the above information]
>
> [End of Message #14558 from CX2SA]
Thank you Jose. I also got to watch via YouTube his televised
comments on Amateur Radio, the use of Ham radio in Emerencys....
As well his own loves and where he used his Amatuer licence, which
was while sailing. His boat now donated to a worthy cause.
73 Peter VE3WBZ
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