[ADXA] The old days Rory... all started with SWLing in 1954 in Memphis. Who knew what followed?

[HamOP]

Rory.. 
If the Asia QSL envelopes have “seeds” in them, then don’t open! Just send to ARRL like it is and let them confirm there! HI  They have plastic gloves and don’t eat seeds.  😊  Strange world we are in now. I will take the 50s and 60s back any day, especially when just starting out as an SWL in 1954 with an S38A, being at Elvis’ home on Audubon Drive 3 times in 1956 and dancing on Wink Martindale’s WHBQ show on Saturdays from March to December 56 before moving back to Sugartown (Stuttgart) on Jan 1, 1957.. 

Then the SWL cards I got back from many hams stimulated me to get my license. I had an ARRL 15 WPM certif before becoming a ham in 1957. And I made schedules with those hams I had sent SWL cards to and WORKED them on ham radio a few months later on CW. I was so happy. Then DXing came along in late 57 - early 58 and the world changed!! 

I was an AM announcer at WHBQ in Atlanta during my first 2 years at Georgia Tech, doing fill-ins on weekends doing 50/60s rock and roll song requests. Next door was the ham station at Ga Tech and I used it sometimes to chase DX with only 100 watts with a DX100. I was paid 70 CENTS an hour to announce, usually 3 hours and sometimes 4.  I was a sidekick guy at KXLR radio and did color analyst work for Arkansas Traveler Baseball in 1969, fun and got a ballpark burger and all the Coke I could drink. No $$ paid to me.. Uggggh
Big DX chasing started in 1965-66 and the ADXA kept my interest in a big way starting in 1967. FUN HOBBY, Rory…  You are really doing well.
73 and be safe more than ever these next 2 months. Our CY0 trip will be delayed til next year but some other neat options are being looked at for 2021 too. Prop will be SO much better in 2021 anyway.. 😊
San

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On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 12:03 PM HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:
Sent out about 50 QSLs with SASE or $2/SAE about 3-4 months ago. Thought I would make a concerted effort to mail direct cards to some unconfirmed band/mode QSOs from YEARS ago. After sending initial QSLs years ago and nothing coming back, I assumed some were lost and that I would spend a few bucks to confirm a few more, if possible. One more attempt! :-)
 
Recently got QSLs from the late 1990s thru 2011, including AH4/AH7G Midway and SV7CFC. Fun seeing them come thru, some from family members who are QSLing with the original operator terminally ill or in a nursing home, etc. Couple came from deceased operator operations but some friend was assisting and had old logs in hand. One from a ham now living in the USA the past 2 years. Too many situations, but I tried to get a few cards in but will not spend the time again on something just going in a shoebox..  LOL  Just got a wild hair back in April. 
 
So far about 15 new ones to add to my current country 10 band total. With the max at 340 current countries (3400 possible 160-6m) I may not see 3000 confirmed before passing on. If we could throw in 2m, 222 and 432mc, I could help some. 😊   
Then there’s 60m and it’s 177 would put me over the 3000. For sum reason the ARRL is staying away from that situation that started July 3, 2003.. IIWII ☹
 
San YY
 
 
 
 
 
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