Rich at CQC's 2006 Field Day operation along Rampart Range
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Rich was originally licensed in 1956 in Telford, PA as WN3IIO, and later, W3IIO. He and
his XYL, Elaine, K3JSP, moved to Denver, Colorado in 1962 and changed their calls to
WØHEP for Rich and WØHEM for Elaine. Rich was very active in many phases
of ham radio over his half century in the hobby. In the early 1990s Rich discovered the
challenge and the fun of QRP, and he became an early advocate for low power amateur radio.
Rich co-founded the Colorado QRP Club in 1994, and edited the club's award-winning newsletter,
The Low Down, for many years. Rich was member Number One. Just recently, the club
issued membership number 819. His prime interest in ham radio was QRP, CW, contesting, DX,
and Field Day. He actively participated in the Colorado QRP Club's competitive Field Day team,
and played a key operator role in the club's record-setting Field Day performances in recent years.
Rich had been battling a number of health issues and would have turned 64 on December 28th - he'll
be deeply missed by his family, friends, and the amateur radio community. Contributions can be made in his name
to the American Diabetes Association.
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Message: 29
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:42:06 -0700
From: "Kumagai, Vince"
Subject: [QRP-L] Rich High W0HEP Colorado QRP Club Founder and memeber
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Rich High W0HEP - Founding Father of the Colorado QRP Club, Editor
Emertius of the CQC LOW DOWN and Member #1 Passed Away this weekend.
The CQC is compling a Memorial Soap Box for Rich on the Club Web Site
and for our publication The LOW DOWN. Anyone who knew or worked Rich and
would like to contribute to the Soap Box can send their information to:
Vince Kumagai - KI0RB - CQC Club Secretarty and LOW DOWN Editor care of:
ki0rb@arrl.net
72 and SK Rich we will all miss you very much
Vince Kumagai KI0RB
1. Re: 72s Rich High - WØHEP
Posted by: "Peter Inskeep" pinskeep@yahoo.com pinskeep
Sat Dec 9, 2006 9:25 am (PST)
I just want to send this note out again in case anyone missed it. As Roger says below,
there will NOT be a Chat and Chew session today. Instead, a number of us will be
attending the funeral services for Rich at the Fairmount Cemetery, from 2:00 PM to
4:00 PM today, Saturday. The Fairmount Cemetery is located on the northeast corner of
the intersection of Ouebec and Alameda. The address is 430 Quebec.
I am sure you all already know that Rich High, W0HEP, was CQC Member Number 1, and a
founder of the Colorado QRP Club. I hope that you can join us in honoring his
memory. Thank you.
pete, no2d
President, CQC.
From: "Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich"
To: "al dawkins"
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 16:05 PM
Subject: Re: Al K0FRP
Dear amigo Al:
For some unkown reason, something I can not really explain, your e-mail
is the one that carried the very sad news about the passing away of my
beloved friend Rich High W0HEP, a very special person by all possible
comparisons.
Rich and Elaine hosted me during my 2002 visit to the USA, and he did
put a tremendous effort in making that trip possible, as well as my
participation at the CQC Annual Banquet, where I arrived directly from
the at that time very new Denver Airport.
I have just sent to Vince an e-mail asking him to convey my condolences
to Elaine, to their daughter and the grandaughter.
Just in case the e-mail doesn't reach Vince, I would appreciate that you
find for me the postal mailing address of the family, as I want to send
Elaine a letter of condolence with some anecdotes about our friendship
via amateur radio.
Rich was almost of my same age, I will be 65 hopefully in July of 2007,
and we shared many common things about how amateur radio could help
mankind to have a better world where to live...
Still fresh in my mind is the day in the middle of a tropical hurricane
when we were on the Hurricane Watch Net, and Rich came in from Colorado
to offer his modest ham station to relay any messages, to which I must
add that his skills as a QRP low power operator could do wonders when
communications were difficult due to poor propagation, too long or too
short skip etc.
Amigo Al, thank you very much for realizing that it was possible that
I had not heard about the sad news of WOHEP becoming a SK...
Today, is a very , very sad day for me, but at the same time I remember
so many good things that Rich and I shared that for sure, he will be
always remembered among the QRP community...
Maybe someday I may again visit Denver , Aurora, Colorado Springs and
other beautiful places that Rich made possible for me to see, and to
meet there so many good people with whom we both shared the love and
dedication for amateur radio...
Yours truly
Arnaldo (Arnie ) Coro
CO2KK
72s Rich High - W0HEP
Posted by: "rogerwendell" http://www.rogerwendell.com
Tue Dec 5, 2006 8:37 pm (PST)
Our friend and club founder, Rich High (WØHEP), passed peacefully away in his sleep
early Monday morning, December 4th. Rich had been battling a number of health issues
and would have turned 64 on December 28th - he'll be deeply missed by his family and
the amateur radio community.
Our December 9th informal Chat 'N Chew meeting has been CANCELLED so that members
can attend Rich's memorial service at 2 pm, on Saturday, at the Fairmont Cemetery Chapel
430 South Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado.
http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org
Roger J. Wendell
WB0JNR - CQC Webmaster
http://www.rogerwendell.com
P.O. Box 17174
Golden, Colorado
80402-6019 USA
