<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">I thought all of you would like to see Champ's response to my email to him. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Phil K3EW</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Champ - E21EIC</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:e21eic@e21eic.net">e21eic@e21eic.net</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 12:34 AM<br>Subject: Re: Note from Phil K3EW, Director of NCDXA re: Fred Laun K3ZO<br>To: Phillip Barsky <<a href="mailto:phillipbarsky@gmail.com">phillipbarsky@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: Howard Sherer <<a href="mailto:hmsherer@gmail.com">hmsherer@gmail.com</a>>, Ed Kuebert <<a href="mailto:ed@kuebert.net">ed@kuebert.net</a>>, Rick Murphy K1MU <<a href="mailto:k1mu.nospam@gmail.com">k1mu.nospam@gmail.com</a>>, Ken Claerbout <<a href="mailto:kenk4zw@gmail.com">kenk4zw@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif">
<p>Dear Phil</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your email. Uncle Fred meant a lot to me, and I am glad his callsign will live on under NCDXA. The callsign K3ZO will also be on the plaques of both CQ WW and CQ WPX, in CW and SSB, to honour his memory going forward.</p>
<p>I look forward to hear "Kilowatt Three Zanzibar Ocean" on the air again.</p>
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<p><em><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#3366ff"><span style="font-family:'trebuchet ms',geneva,sans-serif"><strong>73, </strong><strong>Champ, E21EIC</strong> </span><br></span></em><br>=============================================================<br><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="color:#808000"><strong>Champ C. Muangamphun, E21EIC/KY1A <br></strong></span><strong><em><br><span style="color:#0000ff">RAST - QSL Bureau Manager</span><br></em></strong><span style="color:#ff0000"><strong><em>ARRL - Thailand DXCC Card Checker</em></strong></span><strong><br></strong><strong><em>ARRL - Volunteer Examiner</em></strong></span><br><span style="color:#ff6600;font-size:8pt">Also: XW1IC, XW0YJY, XU7ADE, 3W3IC, 9M2CIC, JH1TEQ, A52IC, /PY2, /YB9</span><br><span style="color:#ff6600;font-size:8pt">DXp: XZ0A, XW1HS, XU1A, 9M4JB, XU7POS, PS2T, XV9TH, XZ1Z, XZ1J, XZ1A, <br> : E31A, A5A, A5B, OH0C, OJ0A, A50BOC etc.<br><span style="color:#0b5394">Club Call:</span><span style="color:#ff9900"> </span><span><strong>E20AX</strong><span style="color:#0b5394"> </span></span><span style="color:#0b5394">::: Contest Call:</span><span><span style="color:#0b5394"> </span><strong>E2A</strong></span></span><br><br><span style="font-size:10pt"><strong>E-mail: <a href="mailto:e21eic@arrl.net" target="_blank">e21eic@e21eic.net</a></strong></span><br><span style="font-size:10pt"><strong>Website <a href="http://www.e21eic.net/" target="_blank">http://www.e21eic.net</a><br></strong></span><span style="font-size:10pt"><strong>Tel: +668.7557.7773</strong></span><br>=============================================================</p>
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<div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">First of all I wanted to pass along my condolences on losing your very long time and dear friend Fred Laun. I too was a close friend to Fred, acting as his Treasurer for many years as he led the National Capitol DX Association. Right after he passed, I acted to reorganize his beloved NCDXA into a Non-Profit Organization, which eliminated any tax liability for the Association and ensured that it would endure into the future. I took over the lead, being assisted by Ed K5Ek, and Howard AE3T, both longtime members of NCDXA. </div>
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<div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">In order to memorialize Fred's Call, K3ZO, I initiated a request that Fred's call ownership be given over to the NCDXA. Fred's brother Jack agreed to that action, and with the leadership of Rick Murphy, K1MU, longtime trustee for the old Association call of NC3DX, we made an application to the FCC. The FCC, this week, has officially transferred the ownership of K3ZO to the National Capital DX Association. In this way we preserve the memory of Fred's beloved call sign by it being the NCDXA callsign. It is our intention to have various members put the call on the air during the year, especially during DX contests, which Fred loved to operate in. </div>
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<div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Looking forward to working you many times with the improving conditions. </div>
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<div style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Best 73 Phil K3EW</div>
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