Je viens de perdre un grand ami connu en 1988 condoléances claude I have just lost a great friend known in 1988 condolences Claude  
Posted by claude DELVOY 36 rue J.Jaurès 62160 BULLY F 6 BNQ on 8/3/2010 3:05:42 AM

Nous sommes trés touchés de la disparition de Dave,cet homme de grande culture,que nous avons cotoyes pendant plus de 40 ans.. Nous garderons des souvenirs inoubliables... Sinceres condoleances a la famille de Dave  
Posted by joel et Michelle Bieler f5vv/f5mkx on 7/23/2010 1:33:23 AM

'am very sad that Dave is silent key for now. I know Dave W8KV since more 40 years. During all this time, many contacts between us. Dave was a man with a big culture and did like France, speaking french language. For me I lost like a second father. Condolences to his family an near relations. 73" Dave, I'll never forget.  
Posted by MAX IMBAUD F6BII on 7/22/2010 2:31:17 PM

Dave W8KV, I hope you rest in peace. We never forget your passion and work around morse code world. Best 73 my friend. Fabio, IK0IXI - KF1B Ham radio opr. near Rome, Italy   
Posted by Fabio, IK0IXI - KF1bB on 7/22/2010 6:54:33 AM

To the Birnbaum Family and Friends of David Birnbaum, My name is Yann Conan, I am a French radio amateur, Dave Birnbaum was an excellent friend of mine. I met him "on the air" in Morse code in 1986, I was then a young radio amateur, my call sign is F5LAW, Dave's was W8KV. We took to each other immediately. He was a resourceful and talented person, he had an excellent command of several foreign languages. We shared a common passion for jazz, literature, radiotelegraphy among other fields. Since this first contact, we often bumped into each other on the air, we exchanged lots of letters, emails, CDs and books. These past few months we established a regular rendezvous on the air on week days. Our last contact took place on June 17, exactly a month before his passing. It's so cruel to know that I'll no longer hear him calling me on the air: "F5LAW de W8KV + K"; nor read "Hola mon cher Yann", that's the way he used to start his emails. He knew French so well, but it was really funny that he used "Hola" - he did it to make me laugh - and that I did. I so enjoyed his friendship and companionship! Our deepest sympathy to David Birnbaum's family and friends, Adieu mon cher ami Dave, you'll be terribly missed my friend. Sincerely, Yann Conan and the Conan Family.   
Posted by Yann Conan on 7/21/2010 2:50:10 PM