I don't think I ever worked him but heard him often, especially on 75 and 
always working DX.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 7:56 PM
Subject: Anyone Remember Arnold, W2HCW?


> Arnold had the first 80 meter beam I ever encountered. It was a 2
> element KLM with the driven element shortened to 92 feet in length.
>
> He also had a 3 sloper array on 160. At my Mississippi QTH, he would go
> from arm chair copy on his southeast sloper, to down below the noise
> level on one of the others.
>
> Arnold made no bones about the fact that he was not a contester.
>
> I talked with him briefly a few times on 40 meters, and once on 12 meters.
>
> While he was obviously in another economic world from me, I always
> found him to be interesting, and he was always pleasant with me on the 
> air.
>
> -- 
> Mike Duke, K5XU