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October 8th 03, 03:27 AM

(Hans K0HB) wrote in message . com...
VP2VB, Danny Weil, has gone on his last DX-pedition. He died Oct 3,
2003 in San Antonio. His obit is copied below.

Fair winds and following seas, old friend.

73, de Hans, K0HB/KG6AQI

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Danny Weil of San Antonio, TX was born January 14, 1918 in a suburb of
London England. He was descended from many generations of watchmakers
and was apprenticed in the trade of watchmaking. Later he earned a
Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Navigation. His father, Jack
Weil, was killed during World War II in the London Blitz.

Danny joined the Royal Air Force at the age of 17 and in the 10 years
he served, he was stationed in Ceylon, India, Norway and Stalingrad.
Danny left England in 1954 in a boat he made by himself in order to
travel the world alone . . . .

Danny Weil, VP2VB . . boy this brings back a lotta memories from my
'wayback radio days!

After his first boat sank he toured the radio clubs in the States,
particularly the DX and DX contesting groups to drum up funds for a
replacement boat. He was the guest speaker at one of the FRC club
meetings and put on a great show which is when I met him. He was a
very memorable piece of work to say the least. And it didn't take very
long to get him back in the water either.

He changed the face of DXing in a big way and was the first of the
real DXpeditioneers and led the way for other pioneers of his ilk like
Gus Browning and OH2BH.

Last anybody around here heard Danny had taken up residence in San
Antonio and settled into a career in the machine shops in that region
supposedly never to heard on the air again.

w3rv