[ADXA] I wish I could go back in time!

[Steven Rutledge]

I had a big Kawasaki in 1970 at UF.  It would rear up and throw you off 
the seat if you gave it full juice.  How I lived through that I'll never 
know.  Great bikes.


Steve, N4JQQ


On 6/10/2025 3:25 PM, Jay Bromley wrote:
> Ahhh, another passion and dream!  While I didn't get to go that far 
> Dennis, I did have a nice Kawasaki 1000 J model that was turbo 
> charged!  Back then everyone hated turbos, but I was ahead of my time, 
> grin!  Some time you are over here I will share those pictures with 
> you.  73 de jay..
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> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on 
> behalf of Dennis Tune <dennis at tuneconcrete.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 10, 2025 3:22 PM
> *To:* ADXA List <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] I wish I could go back in time!
> I'm more interested in the Top Fuel Drag Bike pic on the wall...
>
> Dennis Tune W5DM
>
> On Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 03:17:00 PM CDT, Jay Bromley 
> <jayw5jay at outlook.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi All,
> The above jpg came through as a Facebook memory and thought I would 
> share it with my ADXA buds.  I think this picture was also shown at 
> the ARRL Centennial? BTW, Dig that groovy wood paneling!  That was my 
> late 70s AM setup or one of them.  Later off to the right side there 
> was a Johnson Desk KW (the last one ever built, #652) and a little 
> later Collins KW1 (serial # 10) was behind me.  Back then I could lift 
> most of that gear or at the very least move it around, LOL.
>
> The little Icom R70 receiver was my go-to most of the time, but later 
> I had some Collins 75A4s receivers.  That transmitter on the desk was 
> a rescue Johnson Valiant II.  It was sure pretty when lit up.
>
> See I did have hair back in the day and NO gut!  🙂
>
> 73 de w5jay/jay..
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