Remembering I5HOR, I5YDO, I5ZGQ IN MEMORY OF A FRIEND We never meet in person: I1UJX JOHN CARNIVAL;
E 'with deep regret that we write these lines, which we never wanted to do. We did not know John personally, but we were pleased to hear us via SKYPE. Very often with I5HOR Mauro, John and I I5YDO, Piero I5ZGQ, all three members of the ARI Scandicci. Up from the first contact we immediately established a bond of mutual friendship and esteem.
fact in the winter afternoons, the long gray and rainy days, on time for SKYPE were called by his common I1UJX. We talked about several things, first the weather at the time. Us some Once, we had better conditions, he was to the north, had the worst of situations. He recounted that in his area often raining, fog and sometimes had a few flakes of snow. Complained of these conditions and with good reason do not like. Then of course, like all times, completed the preliminaries, our talk about antennas were going to fall. How many councils have had to improve our antennas, John and I both live in I5YDO building of the city, while Mauro with the spaces near his home, was able to better follow his advice, to assemble, test and implement the suggestions had, obtaining excellent results. Just to mention some, the vertical antenna for 80 meters, and wired for 160 yards, both frequencies very hard from all angles.
I1UJX When we explained simply by a person as he was, he would not ever be "chair" while having the attributes to be able to do it, even used a simple and understandable language, and if someone did not understand, re-explain taking other examples, but always with his voice calm and quiet in tone, as was his habit. When it came time to say goodbye, he liked to say: "I have to go get my niece and be with her" commitment to good grandfather.
The days, months and years went by, we sometimes felt even by phone, especially for the good wishes in the various festivities throughout the year. Then, during our contacts, once told us that he should do the examination and analysis, because of the disturbances become more frequent. We noticed that he was increasingly ill and, as you would with a friend, tried to infuse optimism, even if you do not know the seriousness of evil.
Unfortunately, to our regret contacts via Skype with my friend John, began to thin, because of his suffering and then we learned he was admitted to hospital. Only then we realized the true gravity of the situation. To hear from him and do not disturb too much his wife, Maureen decided that only one, and would telephone after reporting on the situation. With every passing day, the news is not were good and even worse then rushed up to the sad ending.
In our review we wrote to many other memories that crowd my mind, but the emotion of the moment, no longer had his company, unable to express them. Helpful and generous person, we intentionally do not want to say more, but those who read our writing, urge you to search the internet by entering its name into a search engine, actually understand them, because they have been appreciated its achievements in capacity building and technical , Russia, Japan, America and Europe, its antennas have been around the world with shipments DX for us this is his monument in memory. Hello John, we join ourselves in those messages read on the internet and ended: "We will miss you," argument was never more appropriate .-
friends forever:
Mauro Ridolfi, I5HOR;
John Boni, I5YDO;
Piero Gaggio I5ZGQ
