[amsat-bb] Norm Mc Sweyn N3YKF SK

[B J]

On 12/13/18, John Papay <john at papays.com> wrote:
> Norm, N3YKF, became a Silent Key on 12December2018 after a
> long battle with a rare form of cancer.  He underwent many
> operations and treatments, spending months in and out
> of the hospital.
>
> Norm was an experimenter and satellite dxpeditioner.  He
> was constantly working on his "portable" setup which
> included az/el rotors and CP antennas.  He operated from
> Peru, Guyana, Suriname, San Andres Island, Tobago Island
> and other rare places.  I remember that he took cavities
> on his second trip to Peru to fight the RF pollution there.
>
> Norm would often post on the amsat-bb in response to
> requests for help with antenna and rotor problems.  He
> spent most of his time working on his portable setup
> rather than operating. He will be missed.

I worked N3YKF over AO-51 in 2011-11.  He was in EL99 at the time,
making him one of my furthest contacts, around 3700 km from DO33.  He
was not only a new station for me but also provided me with a new grid
square.

Thank you, Norm.

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL