[ADXA] Hello group

Fri Jul 26 20:56:36 EDT 2019

OK, now I have to jump in.?? My father owned a string of radio stations 
but he would never allow any of his sons to work for him.?? I got my 
First-Class Radio Telephone License in 1966, junior in high school.?? I 
got a job at WTLN in Apopka, Florida.?? They only hired me because they 
had a directional array and needed my ticket.?? No one in Orlando would 
hire me because my father was a cut-throat competitor. WLOF/WLOQ.?? I 
soon moved on to an Orlando station, still in high school where the 
owner didn't seem to dislike my father.?? It was the number one country 
station in town, WABR, 1440, "Top Gun Radio."?? I worked 6p-12m, Saturday 
and Sunday.?? I had a big head. I also got a job during the day, Sunday, 
as the booth announcer for WFTV-TV, channel 9, Orlando.?? I had to leave 
that job to attend OCS at Pensacola NAS in 1969.?? After I finished up 
with that, I went back to school at the University of Florida, still in 
the Navy.?? I got a job at WDVH doing news.?? Also got picked up by the 
Tampa Tribune as the reporter for their North Florida Bureau. Bigger 
head.?? In the meantime, failed a flight physical and was honorably 
discharged from the Navy.?? Sterling career in Journalism ahead of me, 
right??? Nope, running out of money, got a job with Alachua County 
Sheriff's Department in Gainesville.?? Best job I ever had.?? Stayed their 
until 1976 when Secret Service hired me. 25 years there.?? Retired as 
Agent In Charge of Memphis FO.?? Second career with US Attorney's Office 
in Memphis.?? Two pensions!?? I was incredibly blessed.?? My heart is 
always with broadcasting.?? That is where I became interested in what got 
me here.

I did manage to pick up a commercial pilot's license SEL.?? The only 
thing I'm able to fly now is my neighbor's 1948 Luscombe which he 
restored in my carport in Melrose, Florida.?? It has a conventional gear 
which is tough on a paved runway.?? I was used to J3 (Piper Cub) on a 
grass field.

This is a great group.?? Best I have ever been associated with.

Kind regards,

Steve, N4JQQ

Oreat history George.. Sure brings back memories for me too, the effort, 
taking General Class exam in Little Rock driving over and back as a 14 
year old kid since Stuttgart was too close to take a Conditional Class 
exam from my mentor, W5FUW.
>
> And I had an ARRL code proficiency award of 20 words a minute as an 
> SWL before getting the Novice license, later went to 30 WPM for heck 
> of it.
>
> I too was in radio broadcasting too, first at KWAK in Stuttgart in 
> 1959-61 as a part timer with Scooter Segraves who now lives in Diamond 
> City. Later worked a few months as associate announcer for the Rock 
> and Roll show on WQXI radio when I was at Georgia Tech, usually on 
> Saturday night unless playing Freshman FB for Ga. Tech. That was late 
> 62 to early 63 timeframe. Got 75 cents an hour! Then for a crazy 
> reason I spent some spare time (FREE) behind the mike at KDEW for Ed 
> Moory at Dewitt, AR, who was a good friend whom I bought a lot of ham 
> gear from, especially Collins and my first SSB radios!!?? Did this 
> while I was in practice in Stuttgart and not on call on a weekend. 
> Usually did Saturday Rock and Roll songs with a young gal whose name I 
> have forgotten. I have a lower and more gravely voice now and actually 
> better to easily get into that low toned voice mode. Gotta remember to 
> pronounce the ???Ts??? and say ???you??? and not say ???Chew for YOU??? hi hi??? 
> Don???t chew know? HI HI
>
> Glad to have you as an ADXA member, and you will be stimulated to 
> chase and work DX. We have an increasing membership list, and many are 
> slowly working for full membership from the associate notation. Again, 
> nice to know more complete ham radio history of our members, starting 
> from day one as a ham. I got started in late 1957 but was an SWL from 
> age 10 until 13 or so when I lived in Memphis. Once got a horribly 
> working, heavy receiver (forgot name) in 1956 from Elvis??? good friend 
> and best man at his wedding, George Kline, who later tried to keep the 
> Rock and Roll Dance show going @ WHBQ after Wink Martindale left in 
> about 1958. Danced on that Saturday morning R and R Dance Party last 6 
> months of 1956 and was at Elvis??? place twice. One nervous 13 year old 
> while at the Audubon Drive house but soothed by my best friend who was 
> 17. Elvis was 21 years old. DJ Fontana was a nice guy. THEN, my mom 
> said ???We are moving to Stuttgart Jan 1^st 1957???.. I was SO depressed. 
> HI?? Life goes on and it did!?? At one time I had one of Elvis??? _first_ 
> record from Sun Records, ???That???s All right??? ( _no_ Mama at end ), done 
> about July 5^th , 1954 and put out on air the next day by WHBQ night 
> announcer, Dewey Phillips, no kin to Sam.
>
> CU hopefully at our annual ADXA in Springdale. Joel is doing a good 
> job, along with his Directors and officers, in getting us back to the 
> old days of trying to involve as many Arkansas DXers as possible.?? We 
> have an established name on the DX club scene again, like years ago. 73,
>
> San K5YY
>
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> *From: *WB5JJJ <mailto:wb5jjj at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Friday, July 26, 2019 1:40 PM
> *To: *adxa at mailman.qth.net <mailto:adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject: *[ADXA] Hello group
>
> Thanks Joel for all the kind words.?? But when we first met, both of us 
> were a LOT younger back in my Little Rock days of 1973 when I was a 
> starving new coded Technician Class with an Regency HR-2A, battery and 
> mag mount antenna in the projection booth of the old Arkansas Theater 
> in downtown LR where I worked.
>
> John (WB5BHS) started hammering me to upgrade to General many years 
> ago and then about 5 years ago, he started his relentless harassment 
> again for me to upgrade to Extra.?? Since our club administers the 
> exams before each monthly meeting, I had no viable excuse any more.?? 
> So, I started studying (and studying, and studying).?? Gradually I got 
> old, long stagnate brain cells to comprehend the "new" theory again.?? 
> Brought back some scary thoughts.?? I also took an 8 week class that 
> was taught here in town as well.?? BRAIN OVERLOAD.?? I finally got the 
> courage to take the exam a little over a year ago and got 88%, which 
> for me was like 110%.?? Forgot to unlock the Extra part of the band on 
> my IC-7610 and went there to work a DX a couple months later and I was 
> locked out.?? Fixed that easily.
>
> Now, John was hammering me yet again to join ADXA.?? I did so.?? What's 
> next John?
>
> BTW, John and I tested Rick's (AI5P) FT8 FOX mode setup before he left 
> on his vacation DXPedition and then caught him on 20m FT8 the other 
> night as FO/AI5P and I busted his JA pileup.?? John worked him a bit 
> later after I totally ruined his dinner he was at instead telling 
> about working Rick.
>
> And yes, Joel is correct.?? My call is not a vanity one, and I get ask 
> that at least once a month.?? Had it since April 1973.?? And later also 
> had WR5*AIR* for the first Nebo 146.82 repeater I built in the early 
> 1980's.?? And then WB5*LED *at my parents QTH in Heber Springs back in 
> the day.?? Of course, I had to give them up years later by decree from 
> the FCC.?? Had a hard time deciding if to keep JJJ or give it up and 
> adopt LED.?? Figured LED's might not be around for long and WB5JJJ had 
> a sweet rhythm on CW.?? Boy was I wrong about LED's, but not JJJ as it 
> does help in pileups, on occasion.?? Have to be careful though, as many 
> non-English speaking stations just don't comprehend a triple letter 
> call too well and I get all kinds of wrong letters since J can sound 
> like K, A and so on in my southern accent.?? Persistence pays off.
>
> This email confirms Joel's assertion of my Rag Chewers Award for 
> sure.?? Too much time in commercial broadcast radio, voice over on 
> television and PA gigs all over in past years.?? I guess I like the 
> sound of my voice, as I read this out loud for proofing.?? I retired in 
> July 2011 after 22 years at Arkansas Tech as Chief Engineer for the 
> Broadcast Productions department and working hard at radio on a daily 
> basis since then.
>
> 73's and thanks for the add.
>
> George - WB5JJJ
>
>
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