In case you missed it, it appears that Rick is SK. The good news is that much of his work is archived on the Wayback Machine. His memory lives on.
See https://web.archive.org/20210430124905/http://www.ke3ij.com/radios.htm
Simple QRP projects, 10m, 8m, 6m, 4m, FT8, 160m, WSPR, LF/MF, sub-9kHz, nanowaves and other random stuff, some not related to amateur radio.
In case you missed it, it appears that Rick is SK. The good news is that much of his work is archived on the Wayback Machine. His memory lives on.
See https://web.archive.org/20210430124905/http://www.ke3ij.com/radios.htm
My 160m FT8 RX was turned on at about 1840z. UPDATE 1853z: So far, I have spotted 12 stations withe best R2QA (2607km).