제목: sad news from T6AF Jim
이름: HL1IWD
등록일: 2011-04-28 14:14
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슬픈 소식이 하나 있습니다.
아프가니스탄의 카불에서 액티브하게 운용하던 T6AF Jim 이 이번주 수요일 총격을 받고 사망했다는 안타까운 소식입니다.
수요일에 9명의 미국인이 카불에서 사망했는데 아프간군인이 미군들을 향하여 총격을 가했다 하는군요.
Jim 은 현지에서 아프간조종사들에게 항공기조종술을 가르쳐 주는 민간인으로 근무하고 있었다 합니다.
저와는 일전에 18MHz 에서 제가 CQ 를 내고있을때 반갑게 응답해주어 한번 교신한적이 있었고, 약 2개월전 한국의 햄 한분이 아프간으로 의료봉사 근무를 하러 가신다하여 해리가 Jim에게 연락했더니 즉시 아프간 면허 신청서를 보내주어 도움을 주셨던 멋진 분이었습니다.
고인의 명복을 빕니다.
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해리의 편지입니다.
Steve,
I am very sorry to hear about terrible tragedy with your friend and well known ham, Jim T6AF. It really highlights the risks that are faced by many, including yourself on your frequent travels.
Just to share one additional story about Jim, which is relatively minor, but goes to show what kind of person he is. Recently, I exchanged a few emails with Jim, seeking his assistance to help with licensing for a Korean doctor (also a ham) who will be heading to Afghanistan soon. Even though Jim was on vacation at that time, he responded back in just a few hours with all of the detailed procedures and forms that will be required.
Jim will be missed by all!
Harry
HL1/WX8C
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From: Steven Herman <w7voa@arrl.net>
To: Bill Pasternak <arnewsline@juno.com>; 7J1 Yahoo Group <7j1@yahoogroups.com>; hl9_amateurs@yahoogroups.com; w3dos@yahoogroups.com; John Walker <jwalker@VOANews.com>; Ekram Shinwari <eshinwari@yahoo.com>; Jay Herman <k7com@arrl.net>; Bernie McClenny <bernie@dailydx.com>; Kim Andrew Elliott <kimweb@verizon.net>; Richard Moseson <w2vu@cq-amateur-radio.com>; n4aa@cq-amateur-radio.com
Sent: Thu, April 28, 2011 9:49:03 AM
Subject: [hl9_amateurs] Statement on death of WA2EWE/T6AF from W7VOA/T6AD
I am very saddened to hear of the death of my friend and fellow ham, James McLaughlin, WA2EWE who was operating in Kabul as T6AF.
Jim, a career U.S. military officer, was among nine Americans killed in a shooting at Kabul airport Wednesday when an Afghan military pilot opened fire in an operations room of the Afghan Air Corps. This is the worst single episode of an Afghan turning against his coalition partners.
Jim was a contractor serving as a flight instructor to Afghan pilots.
I first met Jim in August 2009 when we were the only two hams operating in Kabul. We exchanged tips on operating in our unusual environment. Jim had put together a fine radio shack in his quarters and was especially enthusiastic about his RTTY and PSK capabilities as well as the ladder line fed wire dipole he had managed to string up at a height of 50 feet through some trees.
Less than 24 hours after our initial discussion a suicide bomb went off in Kabul near the spot where we had arranged to meet. The blast killed seven people and injured nearly 100. The explosion site was also close to Jim's QTH and it blew out windows in his residence adjacent to the US Embassy.
It was obvious from spending time with Jim that ham radio was an important morale-boosting pastime and usually spent a couple of hours per day QRV, logging thousands of QSO's.
During the visit to Jim's shack we snapped a photo together with Jim holding a picture of QST which he hoped would be printed:
