SK: LY4U (LY2BIL)

[LY3MM]

Ушел Ритис, тихо без pile-upa.

Rytis Zumbakis, LY4U (ex UP2BIL, LY2BIL etc)
The most active Lithuanian VHF OP of well known LY2WR club
1957 - 2011
Rytis got interested in Ham Radio in 1973, at the age of 15. Participated in first contest in the same year, since then nearly every contest until 1990s and bit slower after. Mostly as member of Multi OP teams at club stations UK2BBB, R2B, UK2BAS, UK2PAP, UK2PRC, UP1BZZ, UP1BWR, UP4A, UP7A, UP8A, UP9A, LY2WR, LY3MR, LY8X. More notable #1 World and World Record in CQ WW CW 1980 M/S as RG6G, #1 World in CQ WPX CW 1988 M/M as UP4A, several #1 in WAE CW/SSB, numerous top 6 in CQ WW & WPX, numerous #1 finishes in many other contests. More recent #1 World SO (A) 80m in CQ WPX CW 2008. Considers himself an earnest advocate of fair play principles in Ham Radio Contesting. Likely pioneer of real time computer logging and CW keying in LY in 1991 using early version of CT. Likely pioneer of SO2R in LY in 1999, a member of LY2W & IU9T multi teams and LY2WR VHF contest club. Loved VHF DX and contesting as well.

One of the most active VHF operator in LY under LY2WR's club callsign via Meteor Scatter, EME and tropo on 2m - 10 GHz. He was true pioneer of Meteor Scatter on 432 MHz and holder of 70cm MS IARU Region 1 record for 1931km HSCW QSO with UA9FAD achieved during Perseids 1998.
He become silent key on 30th August 2011 in age of 54... Big LY community lost perfect HF and VHF operator, real VHF-DX contester. Rytis was the Teacher for many LY VHF'ers, active member of LY2WR, LY2W, IT9U team. Considered himself an earnest advocate of fair play principles in Ham Radio Contesting. Likely pioneer of real time computer logging and CW keying in LY in 1991 using early version of CT. Likely pioneer of SO2R in LY in 1999. Active manager of LYAC/NAC contest in Lithuania since early
2000s.

[RV6LCI]

Ушел Ритис, тихо без pile-upa.

Земля пухом и вечного полета в эфире.....

[RT4RO]

Очень-очень прискорбно читать эти строки....Знал Ритиса с далеких 80-х, принимал их в Москве по пути cледования на WW -80г. в RG6G, ну , а потом по совместной работе в команде UP7A. Он- один из лучших Операторов нашего времени.

[EU1EU]

Знал Ритиса с 80-х, когда работал на UK2BBB. Встречались и общались в Вильнюсе, конечно и в TR-ТауРагас и на Вышке в Каролинишкес. Очень, очень жаль, что нет уже Ритиса ...
Спокойствия его Душе ...