I just confirmed some sad news.
Luis XE1L died of a major heart attack, shortly after the boat returned to San Diego from the recent TX5K Clipperton DXpedition. :(
No further details available at this time.
Further information on Luis at http://www.cordell.org/CI/CI_Team/CI_XE1L.html
Last edited by W3WN; 03-19-2013 at 09:21 PM.
“Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019
BAN THE DH!
Fudd's First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough, it WILL fall down.
Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law: It goes in, it must go out.
"The 2020 election wasn't stolen, and speaking the truth is only a crime in countries ruled by tyrants" - Liz Cheney
“Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed.” — Bernie Sanders
Sad news to start the day on, may he R.I.P.
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
I did not know him, but I'd like to express my condolences.
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words."
--Philip K. Dick
That sucks.
RIP, Luis.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
It's always sad to see a station go dark. RIP
A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory
RIP ALBI-W3MIV RIP RUSS-W5RB RIP BOB-VK3ZL
Sad to see another silent keyboard. 73 Luis.
That was a real shocker. How old was he anyway? He looked pretty young, relatively speaking.
According to the Daily DX and the MDXC web site, Luis was 69.Originally Posted by N2RJ
A real gentleman and a first class operator in every sense of the term. He will be missed.
“Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019
BAN THE DH!
Fudd's First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough, it WILL fall down.
Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law: It goes in, it must go out.
"The 2020 election wasn't stolen, and speaking the truth is only a crime in countries ruled by tyrants" - Liz Cheney
“Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed.” — Bernie Sanders
I have two QSOs with him on 15m phone on his home call. Last one in 2012 during the WPX contest. A real shame he had to go so soon. RIP.
Luis was a real gentlemen,we had many long QSOs over the yrs on cw ,he was a fine operator,good husband and father-you will be
missed Louis-bless you-the creator has a new mission for you buddy,till we meet again.
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