[SBE16-Seattle] Nick Winter

[Rickkemp8]

 Thank you for sharing this. Nick helped me out on a few occasions. He will be missed.
  
May his memory be a blessing.
  

  
  

  
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> On Mar 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM,  <k7cr--- via SBE16-Seattle (mailto:sbe16-seattle at sea.sbe16.org)>  wrote:
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> Yesterday evening I received a phone call from Greg Ristau informing me that Nick Winter had passed away.
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> This put me in a state of shock as it was only yesterday I got a call from Nick, who was in very good spirits,
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> Telling me that he would have a Table at the Puyallup Flea Market on Saturday.
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> Despite dealing with a number of medical issues, including the loss of most of    his legs, he was working
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> With his (as he termed them) …’Sticks’ and was learning to walk again.        He was full of optimism and was
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> Planning various projects.
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> I got to know Nick back in the 60’s when I was working at KMO in Tacoma.      It was then that he became
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> Interested in Broadcasting and, along the way, he re-kindled my interest in Ham Radio.          I encouraged
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> Him to go to school to learn more about the field.      He did just that, enrolling in classes at Bates in
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> Tacoma.      After this, Nick worked for some time at KSTW-TV, KPLU (Now KNKX) and opened his business…
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> BSNW (Broadcast Services Northwest). In 1980, he was the Best Man’ at my Wedding.     
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> In the late 80’s, he worked with me installing the first Broadcast Station at West Tiger (Now KIRO-FM)..
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> He went on to do installation work for other stations at the site, KLSY, KPLU etc.      Along the way,
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> He did all the Engineering associated with the creation of the 1180 AM in Tacoma (believe me,
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> This is the ‘short list’ of his accomplishments. Nick excelled in workmanship at a level that is rarely seen.
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> After retiring from Broadcasting, he concentrated on his talents in Ham Radio, where he (as K7MO)
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> Accomplished something rarely done…’Working’ (Communicating with) Ham Radio Operators in
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> Over 300 countries.
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> Nick was very loved and will be greatly missed by all that knew him.
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> At this time, I have no information about services etc.
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> Clay Freinwald   
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