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Vilho "Vili" Virtanen, OH3VV passed away on 9 September at 94 years of age. "Vili was one of the most active and internationally known OH hams in the 1960's through the Finn-Net operated by him and his late XYL, Irmeli, OH3TJ". Martti, OH2BH recalls. "Vili was involved in a vast variety of activities and all foreign hams visiting Finland experienced his hospitality and camaraderie. Vili was a true DXer and contester in the
terms' realest meaning - he had worked them all, Kosovo was his last one. He was also a contester who participated and won the very first SAC in 1958 (OH5QN), and still jumped into the 60th SAC last year, using a specially granted callsign, OH2A".