Jimmy Wayne Arterberry of Lawton, Oklahoma, passed on Feb 9, 2016. He was a hell of a ham, and was my very first contact after getting my ticket in 1995! I still have the framed certificate of first contact he brought by my house shortly thereafter. He was a friend to everyone. I donated an old Gap Titan for his club, about a year later I saw him and asked how it was working out............... he said it got blown away! Lol! No surprise with the storms we get through here. I have been out of the hobby for quite awhile now, but never forgot Jim. Godspeed, Jim, and rest in peace. 73, and I'll see you on the other side. Contributed by Mikel Holland (KC5NYO)
Sad to hear Jimmy in gone. Jim and I had QSOs many many times, He was a fine man and a very good radio operator, mobile ops. 1 of his special pleasures, over 21 yrs I worked Jimmy 18 times SSB 143 times cw , 2 psk 31 , 14 rtty and 3 times SSTV, we had lots of fun yakking... he gave me many tips with mobile antenna's Hash on the rig , filters We also had 104 Contacts on the 3905 CCN's 9 bands .., 3 modes. I'll miss that fist... mostly used a SK. God Bless you Jimmy...,
