[ADXA] early days on our 75m SSB morning net

Sat Sep 26 11:41:50 EDT 2020

I got my license in 1963 - remember talking to K5QHS on 75 meters some in
the mid 60's before I went off to college and then the Air Force.  I got on
3.948 quite a bit with the group.  I remember Marion Prior, K5KFY, Jim
Crowly, W5iRG, Sid Phillips, WA5AUZ (Jim and Sid were DX'ers, along with
Dick Freeling), Leonard Petrus, K5GMG,  Ross Beard, W5FUW,  and others.
There were some interesting "code words" used.  If you needed to say
Bull****, the code word was BOOMI.   I think I have that right.  Anyway, a
great bunch of guys and interesting times.  I remember one time we were
talking about satellites and Dickie used his 2M FM rig, keying CW with the
mic button, to work me on one of the satellites.  He hadn't thought about
it before, and after a 5 minute discussion, he figured out how to do it
with what was in front of him.  Dick was truly an outstanding individual in
all aspects.  I still remember that voice and that resounding "BOOMI".

73,
Dennis

On Sat, Sep 26, 2020 at 8:46 AM HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:

> Dennis and Lanny.  *Great stories for sure*.. Oh, Dennis, forgot you
> were in Brinkley. I was born and raised until 1952 in Clarendon, then mom
> and I moved to Memphis til Jan 1, 1957 when we moved to Stuttgart. Gosh,
> you were close to me for sure. Maybe we talked on 75 SSB in those days.
> There were morning yak sessions that covered mostly AR stations and some in
> Memphis and couple in Texas.. Ed Moory, Dick W5TIZ, Larry Woolsey W5HJA, me
> and 3-4 others on 75 SSB each morning in the late 50s and early 60s.
> Memories for sure!
>
> San
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> *From: *Lanny Aldrich <k1lec at hotmail.com>
> *Sent: *Friday, September 25, 2020 11:23 PM
> *To: *Trent Fleming <trent.fleming at gmail.com>; Crownhaven
> <crownhaven at bellsouth.net>
> *Cc: *adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>; Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com>;
> Richard Harris <rickai5p at gmail.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [ADXA] SWLing was so fun Rick,after I started hearing hams
> on the air. Broadcast stations seldomQSLed.
>
>
>
> I, too, used a family Zenith Transoceanic (brown leatherette) for my first
> SWL’ing.  In 1958 I built my first receiver (aside from a Cub Scout crystal
> set): an Allied Radio Knight-Kit regenerative receive with a 100’ long wire
> with a flat strap with fahnestock clips at each end under the (closed)
> window.  Believe me, it was a good exercise for a 13-year-old kid, but
> didn’t perform even close to the Zenith.  I moved up to an S-40B the next
> year and got my Novice: KN1LEC.
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> 73, Lanny K1LEC
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> *From: *Trent Fleming <trent.fleming at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Friday, September 25, 2020 6:12 PM
> *To: *Crownhaven <crownhaven at bellsouth.net>
> *Cc: *adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>; Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com>;
> Richard Harris <rickai5p at gmail.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [ADXA] SWLing was so fun Rick, after I started hearing
> hams on the air. Broadcast stations seldom QSLed.
>
>
>
> Transoceanic here also! B600 black. My mother bought it for my father in
> 1957. I still have it. Recapping and alignment are on my list of
>
> Projects.
>
> trentfleming.com
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> On Sep 25, 2020, at 6:02 PM, Crownhaven <crownhaven at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> Zenith Transoceanic here.
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> Steve, QQ
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> On Sep 25, 2020, at 4:41 PM, Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Rick, I’m sure I showed this to you before.   You were a serious
> “ham-band” SWL at the time with that SX-111.  I also started out as an
> SWL.  A newspaper man from my first hometown in Hunter, AR, loaned my dad a
> Hallicrafters receiver of some kind - don’t remember the model.  I was
> fascinated, so we ordered an S-108 from the Sears and Roebuck catalog.  I
> did a lot of SWL’ing and used that receiver as WN5IIS in Brinkley along
> with a Knight T-60 that I assembled.  The receiver didn’t do well on SSB
> but was usable on CW.  What sparked my interest in ham radio was listening
> to AM conversations on 80 meters.  I remember Pappy, K5AJY, from Little
> Rock.
>
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>
> Good days!
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>
> Dennis, W5RZ
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> On Sep 24, 2020, at 6:25 PM, Richard Harris <rickai5p at gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> SWL days.... and the Hallicrafters S-38 receiver line... my first
> receiver, other than the family
>
> console, was the S-38E. Fun times listening to the BBC, HCJB, VOA, etc.
> First broadcasting
>
> QSL was Radio Nederland in 1958. Thumbing thru the World Radio and
> Television Guide
>
> trying to find English programming hi. Used to listen to 160m AM guys from
> the Mid-West.
>
> One night I was listening and the guy in Nebraska (wish I remember who)
> talked about receiving a
>
> SWL report from me hi.... Maybe I have his QSL somewhere.... Strongly
> believe spending
>
> those days SWLing sure helped me work DX later (listen, listen,
> listen!)... certainly prior
>
> to the spoon-fed internet spotting today (but yes, I'll admit I use that
> too!).... Rick AI5P
>
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>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 4:04 PM HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>    Yep Rick, I started SWLing in Memphis when living there starting in
> 1952 and on through early 1957, using an S38A. That would put me at 68
> years, including the SWL days. Gosh, time flies. Not sure if W5SJ was an
> SWL initially or not. If not, then I have him beat! Yeah…
>
>    Hearing some guys talking one day when I was tuning for distant
> broadcast stations is what got me interested. Ended up with about 50 of my
> SWL cards being answered, and then later I called or wrote most of them and
> we set up a schedule on the air for my “real” QSO with them. The QSO
> confirmations were cherished for years. One was a *very well known* W3
> *woman* ham who also ran many nets in PA. Forgot her call but from Bryn
> Mawr, PA.
>
> Great hobby we have, even if SWLing was the starting point for some of us,
> Rick.
> San
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> *From: *Richard Harris <rickai5p at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Thursday, September 24, 2020 4:45 PM
> *To: *adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [ADXA] Joel and Stan started this fiasco so we real old
> timersmust finish it
>
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>
> Hmmm... only 62 including SWL days... 51 licensed... a relative newcomer
>
> compared to the real OT'ers!  Still the greatest hobby! 73 Rick AI5P
>
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> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 3:10 PM HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>   You bring the white wine, I’ll bring the red. Oh, we need crackers of
> some sort and cashew nuts and some dip and ….. etc.  Heck, just hope we are
> here Bill in another year when this “50 Year” event happens… I’ll start
> wearing a mask during my sleep too, just to make sure.
>
>   Oh, and I will have Melinda get in her Razorback Head Majorette outfit
> and do some twirling for us and Kathy can sing for the group. But,
> attendees will only be those with 50 years in ham radio as a licensee.
> Perhaps 7-8 ADXA members will show up. Joel, see what you and Stan
> started!  Maybe we can start a “60 Year Club” Bill??? 😊
>
> San
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> *From: *Bill Priakos <bill at priakos.com>
> *Sent: *Thursday, September 24, 2020 3:12 PM
> *To: *HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net>; w5zn at w5zn.org; Stan Ross
> <k5vr.stan at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject: *RE: [ADXA] Joel's upcoming article in our newsletter ..
>
>
>
> WOW and here I am at just past the 65 YEAR MARK, February 4th – Y I K E S
> ! !
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> Yes, let’s party! 😊
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>
> Bill
>
> W5SJ
>
> *Bill Priakos*
>
> *10 Free Ferry Heights*
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> *Fort Smith, AR 72903*
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> *479.461.8368*
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> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *HamOP
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 23, 2020 6:44 PM
> *To:* w5zn at w5zn.org; Stan Ross <k5vr.stan at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] Joel's upcoming article in our newsletter ..
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> I had my 63th year in June. Can I come to the 50th Party when it
> happens?? I’ll bring wine.
>
> San
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> *From: *w5zn at w5zn.org
> *Sent: *Wednesday, September 23, 2020 5:06 PM
> *To: *Stan Ross <k5vr.stan at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net>; adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [ADXA] Joel's upcoming article in our newsletter ..
>
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>
> Good deal Stan...congrats quite an accomplishment!
>
> Also congrats on 49 years. I knew you were about one year ahead of me.
> I'll be at 48 years in a couple of weeks. So, we gonna have a "50th Party"
> next year????   :-))
>
> I still remember our old Novice days and Arkansas Teenage Net days back in
> the early 70's.
>
> ZN
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> On 2020-09-23 15:36, Stan Ross wrote:
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> Great comments, everyone.
>
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>
> I, too, need P5 (and FR/G) to have "worked 'em all" but I'm not losing
> sleep worrying if I'll work them before time to go SK.
>
>
>
> This Saturday, 9/26, will be my 49th ham radio "anniversary" and most of
> my ham career did not involve amplifiers and elaborate antenna systems... a
> Swan 500C (courtesy of my grandfather K5VRC before he became a SK) and a
> simple ATB-34 Tri-bander that I saved up for got me well on the way of what
> has turned out to be a lifelong love of DX'ing.
>
>
>
> So, as we patiently await Cycle 25's better band conditions, we can wait
> for those elusive entities as well.
>
>
>
> 73 and good DX!
>
>
>
> Stan
>
> K5VR
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Sep 23, 2020, at 12:15 PM, HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
> Good post Joel
>
> I will try to be brief. I was on the DXAC for many years and Chairman in
> late 70s and early 80s, and the talk began from those DXers who were
> chasers for a *few years only* and lacked 3-4 countries and wanted the
> uninhabited or countries not allowing amateur to be deleted. The DXAC was
> strongly against this, especially when some "real old timers" who had been
> around 2-3 times longer than those 'newcomers' still needed 1-2 of the same
> 3-4 rare countries..
>
>
>
> I will NOT discuss the allowance of Burma a few years ago at this time and
> the "way too fast allowing it" without proper proof of "him" being there
> with permission, mainly because 100s on the DXCC needed *only* Burma for
> *Top* of Honor Roll. In the late 1970s to early 80s there was a time when
> 3 of the top 5 rarest countries suddenly appeared within 3-4 months and
> most DXers got them, including HZ/YI Neutral Zone, etc. Then people shut up
> a while! You don't just delete 3Y, BS7 and No. Korea at this time and
> cheapen the DXCC award program for the ego of a few, politically motivated
> hams in our "HOBBY"... This ain't a business you know.
>
>
>
> Anyway, good prelim comment Joel about your upcoming dissertation for us
> to read slowly and understand and then support the right agenda that the
> ARRL should adopt, without politics!  The initial Kosovo operation sorta
> stands out too. Hmmm.
>
> San K5YY
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