[ADXA] some history from the ‘60’s

[w5znjoel at gmail.com]

Great memories here, Dennis!

 

A month ago, February 1 to be exact, I had the extreme pleasure of presenting the program at the Bella Vista Radio Club. Before hand Don, K5DB and most of the ADXA NW Ark group met me and Kim for a bite to eat before the meeting. Don and I began recalling old callsigns and folks from “ back then”. Some DX’ers, some not.

 

A funny story about Dickie. He knew my mom as she would bring me to the old OZK picnic (The original Arkansas hamfest !!!!) before I was old enuf to drive. One morning I was lsning to 3948 before heading off to school and Dickie got fired up about something and during his rant said “hell”. Now, today that’s not looked upon as a bad word but then it was. She heard it and said “Who’s that doing all that cussing on the radio? I thought that wasn’t allowed?” I told her it was Dickie and she said she would have a talk with him at the next picnic. I don’t recall that she ever did as I became old enuf to drive and she didn’t have to chauffeur me anymore.

 

Anyway, one of MANY funny stories about Dickie. 

 

ZN

 

From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Dennis Schaefer
Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 6:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [ADXA] some history from the ‘60’s

 

I knew I’d neglect  some - Don, K5DB, i think was WA5ZKE back in the day and John, WB5BHS was around.   Andy Henry, WA5TIY (K5XT) rounded out the group of young hams who frequented the Teenage Net and got on the air with the other groups.  I suspect even WA5VDH (K5UR) occasionally showed up to ragchew on 75 or 80.

 

73,

Dennis/RZ

 

On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 5:34 PM Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com <mailto:dennisw5rz at gmail.com> > wrote:

Dick Freeling W5TIZ, was one of the first ADXA members, maybe a charter member.  Dickie was quite a character, and we enjoyed him.  He lost his sight in the war but had a distinguished career in finance.   As a new General, I talked daily to the group on 3.948 LSB.  Although i was just a kid, those men put up with me. I remember some of the “special” colorful language used by the group, but particularly by Dick. 

 

Boomi! this was a substitute for bull**** because the FCC would have frowned on that back then.

 

Siphogging. Used as in “he was just siphogging along”. (whatever that means)

 

Jabooner. A big signal.

 

I think there were others, but that’s all I can remember.  

 

Jim Crowley, W5IRG, and Sid, WA5AUZ,  were also ADXA active members and were on the group daily. I also had some long CW rag news with Jim and Sid down on 3.790 CW. There were other ADXA stalwarts.

 

I talked to Bill Priakos, W5KGJ, now W5SJ, on 75 a lot also, but I think that was usually on the Razorback Net Frequency. Randy, K5BOC, was also a regular on the net frequency along with others like WB5IGF (W5ZN) and K5QHS (K5YY). There was usually a large group there before and after the nets. I think it’s interesting that all of these regular ragchew contacts on SSB were red hot CW operators. I also ragchewed with WA5KUD (W5KI) and WA5KAK (W5VY), mostly down in the 80M CW band. I know I have left some out - if you were there, speak up.

 

Just something I was thinking about today…..I guess caused by remembering Dick’s conversation with the FCC about the banned countries.

73,

Dennis/RZ

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