Joe Barone, 2009

I got to know Joe Barone pretty well as he was a very active TARC club member during my time in Venice.  His call was W4DSH and was always tinkering with various projects.  He really enjoyed experimenting with wire and metal conduit antennas and always had some sort of HF equipment on his test bench, whether for repair or crafting a homebrew rig.  Very nice gentlemen and was known for his fashion statements: he always wore a workman type jumpsuit.  Always.  I believe he became a silent key in 2009 while living in a retirement home in Lakeland.
…… BryonK5AIA