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It is Sad to Learn about the Passing of another Pillar of the AM Community.
John D. Shaw was certainly ONE.
no further Details at this Time.
will be Posted when They become available... K2AEP

Very sorry to hear this. John was a fixture on 75 meters for a long time. May be rest in peace.

Crap.

John was always interesting to listen to.


klc

Wow, this one is a shocker! John and almost countless others have spent time with John either on air, or in person with him. I had the pleasure of both. I don't know how to describe John in just a few words but anyone who knew him would have to realize that his brain was a factory. There was always something going on with John. In the past two years, John kind of disappeared from HF and the story he gave me made no sense. He stated that he didn't have a HF antenna  up even though he had a 160 foot tower.He put that up about six years ago to replace a shorter one and had HF antennas on it. He was heard on VHF & UHF and was quite regular on what we call the 06 machine around here. 147.060 Albany area. If you Google his call you will find his web sites that have a lot of good information on them. Better grab what you can as who knows how long the sites will stay up?

RIP my friend,

Terry

Sorry to hear of John's passing.  I never meet him but QSOed with him many times.  Had not heard him on 75M in the past few years.

RIP OM

Fred
KA2DZT

I'm sorry to hear this.  John was an interesting character, not afraid to "march to his own drum"; stories of out-of-body travel, etcetera.  

I'm sorry to hear this. I had a number of chats with John on 160 m. Those were always interesting and a far cry from the stereotypical "The rig is...the weather is...my age is..." conversations that dominate our bands.

I don't believe I ever talked to John on the air, but I certainly heard him from time to time.  Based on the QSO's I listened into, he was a interesting individual. 

Hopefully he enjoyed his life and accomplished the things that were important to him.   

Joe, GMS

"Interesting".
Well, that really just doesn't say enough.

John was quite a character to say the very least.

He certainly was never the "little voice in the wilderness"

RIP John.. Indeed an interesting fellow to talk with.  Had many educational on air sessions.

Signature line From one of his WEB page entry's -  "Writer John D. Shaw, prodigy, BS Williams & PHD RPI  LSU, etc."

John may well still be on the air - from beyond. So listen close.

Yes indeed - talking to John or 'Red' as he use to be known, was never dull. He was indeed a very bright guy and like many others, I spent countless hours listening to him in QSO over the years, as well as working him regularly back home. He fell in with a nitwit not far from where I lived in VT who had lost his license previously for jamming, so I steered clear after that but still listened to him from time to time. John was another of the old New England fixtures on AM like GAC and others with good, clear signals who were on regularly. You couldn't spend time on the air and not run into him at some point. He did a lot of listening, too.

May his travels to the outer galaxies be as interesting as his conversations on 75m were.

He often had unusual things to say  here. Had not seen a post in a long time. RIP.

Wow.

So weird and strange, I was *thinking* of him just a few days back. Not sure what triggered the thought locally, something I picked up or was looking at. Maybe even his callsign on an old piece of paper.

I recall he was taking care of his mother quite a bit - and that she was somewhat elderly. I got the sense that he fully expected to be around as long as she and his father had been, or were (i don't know the details).

He certainly had theories... ideas...

...he posted some pix of him up on that big tall tower a few years back, and then after that I don't recall hearing him on too often.

Never made it to the southern corner of Vt to do an eyeball.
Thought that might be quite something to do.

If you have not checked out his websites, best do that before they go away...

John, DEU, always an interesting QSO my friend, always interesting. 73s.

K1DEU from his website, on his 190(?)ft tower.

his websites:

http://www.spiritualpeaceproject.com/information/info_index.htm (http://www.spiritualpeaceproject.com/information/info_index.htm)
http://hamelectronics.com/ (http://hamelectronics.com/)
http://www.visibleandinvisible.com (http://www.visibleandinvisible.com)

Folks:

I am saddened to hear of the passing of K1DEU. I always enjoyed hearing John on the air talking about the things he enjoyed. Interesting web site too.

73,
Dan
W1DAN

Very sorry to hear of John's passing.  I only talked to him a couple of times, but enjoyed hearing him and he had a great signal here in Indiana.

73,  Jack, W9GT

I'm saddened to hear of John passing away.

He helped me with getting my Valiant going and sounding good back in the early 80s, with his encouraging and engaging manner. He had a wealth of knowledge to share with anyone who might ask. Rest in peace.

Al VE3AJM

From one of John's web pages:

Attached is a photo of John holding his battery-powered super-regen circa 1954.  He stated that he got his Novice license 2 years later.

Here is the Obituary for John......

Thanks !!

Wow, they sure don't say anything about what happened.  Anyone know?

John was a real interesting character, and I liked talking with him alot.  Last time we spoke was on the phone - haven't heard John on HF in a long, long time.

Sad news,  Talked to John a few times on 75.  Listened to him often - especially enjoyed his
gentle sparring with Irb W2VJZ.  Always an intersting if challenging QSO, as he would often pepper the qsos with not so subtle technical barbs or some esoteric reference.  Defintely a unique character with an imaginative approach to radio.

RIP & 73 John.

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?419636

My Condolences, I knew John from the local 2m Repeaters.

http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh...82&fh_id=14062

John D Shaw K1DEU SK

John Davis Shaw
(August 3, 1943 - January 2, 2014)

John Davis Shaw 70, of Stamford,VT. died Thursday January 2, 2014 at his home. He was born in Ann Arbor Michigan on August 3, 1943 a son of Marion (Davis) Shaw and the late Alex J. Shaw. He attended schools in Williamstown and graduated from Williston Academy. He was veteran of the Vietnam War serving with the United States Air Force from 1963 to 1967. He enjoyed working with computers and HAM Radios. Survivors include his mother Marion Shaw of Williamstown, MA. and several cousins and an aunt. Graveside services will take place in the springtime in the family plot in the Williams College Cemetery. To send a card or a message, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.


John had also attended RPI.


K1DEU SK

73 "OM" K2HAT

(http://www.hamelectronics.com/k1deu/images/family/john_stove_370h.jpg)

I had an online chat with someone who lives within range of the local repeater. He said that John had been sounding "tired" in the recent past... fwiw.

 Yes I too noticed that John was not sounding "up to snuff"
the last few times i talked to him, his mind was still sharp as heck though.

 John was an interesting person, not boring most of the time,
but at times he talked about stuff, I had no clue about.
I shall miss talking to him and seeing him at the local Hamfests.

Life is short, try to be nice to others and have some fun while you are here. ;)


73 K2HAT Lee Hatfield

RIP John.Had many educational on air and in person QSO's.

      N1MGA Mike

Wow! !  Sorry to hear this. Had many "interesting" conversations with him on 75m.

RIP John!

Frank