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Bill Fisher, W4AN, SK
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by ve3dz on April 5, 2004
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Bill was one year younger than me...
I think I can say I knew Bill personally since I met him and talked to him
few times at WRTC's and Dayton Hamventions and we probably had a good couple
of hundred QSOs in the past. I remember when I got in touch with him he made
a strong impression on me as a person who prefers "to do" instead of "to
talk", as there are not so many "doers" around...
I knew him by his old call KM9P and when I first met him in San Francisco in
1996 (at WRTC 96). I couldn't believe that this call belonged to such a young,
handsome and sporty-looking guy...
He was a great op, both CW and SSB, equally good both in a long contesting
run and in a CW rag chewing. Like many really talented people he was
successfull not only in HAM Radio, but in business too...
A lot of people will miss him.
My condolences to the family...
RIP Bill.
161 Yuri VE3DZ (UT4UZ, VE2IM, N2WCQ)
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Bill Fisher, W4AN, SK
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by KM3T on April 6, 2004
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Bill Fisher and I were friends for almost 22 years, our friendship
starting early on in our HF contesting careers. Long I will remember those
nights on 40m chatting with Bill and the operators now known to the world
as N5TJ and N2NC.
I knew of nobody as generous with his time and with as unique a personal
touch as Bill. Bill was as straight as straight-shooters come. You absolutely knew where he stood on most any issue he felt passionate about. This was one of the things we knew and loved about Bill. In many ways he was a breath of fresh air in this world of political correctness.
Many will not comprehend the amount of time and
resources he poured into this hobby of ours. I was only too glad to help him maintain the servers and network that many of these services run on. I always felt it was the least I could do to contribute. Bill and I spent much time on the phone, sometimes at very odd hours of the night, if anything went down or whatever. And in between the lull of network outages we chatted about contesting. Bill was so proud of the station he had built. I did have once opportunity to visit the mountain in CQ WPX Phone 1999, when Bill and I set the M/S SSB Record and had a real blast, even though both of us preferred CW.
Bill's enthusiasm and generosity extended far beyond contesting.com and eham.net, which is he is well known for, but with generating activity in great contests like the NCJ Sprint. Bill tirelessly put together Sprint teams by calling, emailing, and sending postcards out to people.
And the world may never see a better and more accomplished CW contest
operator. Bill's skills were uncanny, and he was always and will forever
be an inspiration to me and I am sure many others.
RIP Bill...you were one in a million and we will never forget.
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Bill Fisher, W4AN, SK
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by k3yd on April 6, 2004
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Those of us who knew Bill from contesting, or his various web sites feel a tremendous sense of loss. I can't comprehend the feeling of loss which his wife, children and closest friends must be experiencing. My sympathy goes out to all of them.
In his all-too-brief time with us, he accomplished so much. We'll miss all that he could have done, but most of all--we'll miss him.
RIP OM, 73 de K3YD
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Bill Fisher, W4AN, SK
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by AA4LR on April 6, 2004
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It is hard to express the shock and dismay I feel over this news. My sympathy to his family.
I only met Bill on four occasions. Twice at his budding superstation in Dalonegah in the fall of 1995, once at an SECC organizational meeting, and one other time at a hamfest.
Bill invited me to operate his superstation in 1995, for the Sweepstakes Phone contest. At the time, I thought I was a pretty good operator, and with access to superior equipment, I would dominate. Bill was very patient with me, giving me helpful suggestions as to how to operate two radios, how best to set the tone for the contest.
That experience was eye-opening. Far from dominating, I learned I had (and still have) a lot of learn about contesting.
Over the years since then, I've exchanged a number of e-mails with Bill, and read with interest anything he posted to the many reflectors. His contest efforts CONTINUE to inspire me. He has shown what is possible from Georgia. Bill's standards were quite high, and many of the principles he expressed stick with me.
Bill's devotion to amateur radio is evident from both his station, his scores, and the on-line community he created through the many e-mail reflectors, the contesting.com and eham.net sites, and his many other endeavors. He will be sorely missed.
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RE: Bill Fisher, W4AN, SK
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by N2MG on April 6, 2004
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My friends,
I am incredibly saddened and practically overwhelmed
by this news. The sense that things will "never be
the same" weighs heavily on my mind. Certainly in
another few days, a touch of normalcy will return and
we can begin to discuss the machinations of eHam,
Contesting.com, etc. In the meantime, we must hope
nothing requires much of any attention.
I will miss his leadership - Bill had a way of
low-pass filtering the noise from both the users and
the web teams and trying to maintain focus.
Mostly I will miss him as a friend, fellow ham and
contester, and straight shooting guy.
Mike N2MG
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Bill Fisher, W4AN, SK
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by k4mzw on April 6, 2004
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W4AN (KM9P)
Bill,
A longtime friend and colleague....The Ham community has lost a "Great" one.
73, My Friend
Jack
K4MZW
p.s. When you go home tonight, hug your family, call your friends, spend time with aquaintenances....Life is too short to harbor ill feelings. Words unspoken, remain unknown.
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Bill Fisher, W4AN, SK
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by kr2q on April 6, 2004
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One of the very, very few who can claim to be contest legend...
Beating K1AR at his own game....ranks right up there with the boyz from Texas beating N2AA at K2GL (m/m)...in other words, one of the best things that ever happened FOR contesting.
de Doug KR2Q
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Bill Fisher, W4AN, SK
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by N1ND on April 6, 2004
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When I started work as the ARRL Contest Manager, one of the first things I learned was that W4AN was one of the "good guys" and a great resource when I had questions. And in the 5 1/2 years since, I was fortunate to have Bill to turn to - be it to get an objective opinion on a problem that arose, or to get a few ideas for stories, authors or my own operating. I can honestly say he is one of the few people in this hobby of ours that I don't recall anyone ever saying anything unkind about... Thanks Bill... our thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family....
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by G4BUO on April 6, 2004
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I'm shocked and saddened by this terrible news. I'm very glad to have met Bill at WRTC. He was a truly great op.
Dave G4BUO
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