Chuck,
So very sorry to hear of Dick's passing. I fondly remember his OHR kits - I built two OHR-100s (40m and 30m), an OHR-500, a DD-1, and, of course, the ubiquitous WM-2. My first QRP kit was the 40m OHR-100 that infected me with the bug! There were a number of telephone conversations between before I got that unit the air and Dick was patient and encouraging. Never forget my first QRP QSO tuning up the rig with a guy in San Francisco on five watts! Wow!
Also a fond memory is my joyous chat with him when I ordered his OHR-500. He cautioned me that they required the winding of a great many toroids and I blithely remarks something like, "bring it on! The more the better!" (The rig was quiet as the tomb and worked magnificently!)
I shall miss him terribly!
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William, K6WHP
"Cheer up, things could get worse..so I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse!"
