Re: [IRCA] John Bryant

[Guy Atkins <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This has been a sad and shocking day for many of us, as Gary has written so
eloquently. My friendship with John spanned 24 years, and I have so many
fond memories of Grayland DXpeditions and other get-togethers with him. So
much of what I've learned about the finer points of DXing techniques,
propagation, radio modding, etc. was a result of John's free and
enthusiastic sharing of his knowledge.

John's leaving us so suddenly has impacted my whole family. We spent many
wonderful summer weekends over the years visiting John and Linda at their
Orcas Island property, or hosting them at our Puyallup home during their
travels between Washington and Oklahoma.

Like Gary I'm still in shock over this news. Please remember John's wife
Linda and daughter Mary Ellen and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA




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> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:45:14 EST
> From: D1028Gary@xxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, am@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [IRCA] John Bryant
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> Hello All,
>
> The unpleasant news of John's sudden passing comes as a deep personal
> shock to both Guy Atkins and me, since we both knew him very closely, and
>  have
> enjoyed years of his close friendship and guidance. This has included
>  joint
> DXpeditions, joint technical projects, article drafting partnership, etc.
> Although Guy certainly enjoyed a much longer friendship with  John, during
> the past two years John and I had become very close in our  cooperative
> partnership to found, organize, promote and direct the Ultralight  Radio
> segment
> of the AM-DXing hobby.
>
> <snip>
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