[ADXA] Fwd: OZK Picnic

[Dennis Schaefer]

I attended the OZK picnics in Burns Park but I don't remember who organized them.  I remember Ollie Warren (WA5KJT, with a later vanity call) seemed to be involved, and I’m sure Curtis was also.  It was called the OZK picnic, but really was an early hamfest, with many of the APN (Arkansas Phone Net) guys there, as well as Arkansas hams in general.   I guess it plus the Eureka Springs hamfest were the only ones at that time.  

73,
Dennis

> On Dec 16, 2020, at 11:39 AM, w5zn at w5zn.org wrote:
> 
> This thread migrating to OZK is timely. This morning I was having a discussion about the old OZK Picnic that was held at Burns Park in North Little Rock. Who with OZK organized that?? Anyone remember? I sent Dennis the email below earlier this morning asking if he recalled and since OZK became has become a topic here I thought I would ask. That was the first "hamfest" I ever attended in either '72 or '73. Of course, back then that was the only "hamfest" close by.
> 
> Rick UR - you ask about the ham in Snowball that was NCS on OZK. I have forgotten a lot of the calls. Can't remember Bob's call, was it W5MYZ?? I remember W5TNT, W5KL and others. My mind is mush these days.
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> ZN
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: OZK Picnic
> Date: 2020-12-16 09:10
> From: w5zn at w5zn.org
> To: Dennis_Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com>
> 
> Dennis,
> 
> By chance to you remember who organized the OZK picnic? I know, of course, it was the old OZK CW Net group but curious if you may recall you was the catalyst to organize it. You will remember it was held at Burns Park in North Little Rock.
> 
> 73 Joel W5ZN
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