I lost track of Howard when he moved to Texas. I worked with Howard in the AT&T Longlines microwave group in Grand Rapids, Michigan back in the 1980s. We used to practice cw at work. He was a a cw-only ham. All the time I knew him, he did not own a microphone for his hf station. When he moved to Texas after he retired, I tried to send a note once in a while but that seemed to peter out too. I see now that his call sign has been re-assigned and that would only happen if he passed on. Any information about his passing would be appreciated. tnx es 73 de w8nsi/afa5ns jim
My Condolences. Howard V. Freitag was born on May 14, 1919 and died on October 30, 2008 at the age of 89. Howard last resided in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas. http://death-records.mooseroots.com/l/132205700/Howard-V-Freitag ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Howard V. Freitag, W8EC 3750 Fm 1910 W Jacksonville, TX 75766 License Class: Extra License Issue Date: Jun 02 2006 License Expiration Date: Aug 29 2016 FCC Last Transaction: LIAUA FCC Licensee ID: L01015564 FCC FRN Number: 0013454327 Birth Date: May 14 1919
Thanks for the information, Lee. Time is passing quickly for me nowadays too. I feel all the more sad because he passed 8 years ago and I was busy on things and never noticed. RIP Howard. I hope that they have a CW operator position for you at that big hamshack in heaven.
