[ADXA] Thank you!

[EJ Jones]

This is what makes amateur radio the greatest hobby!

I still remember that  trip to Russellville in the early 70s.  Rick had a brown Chevy nova which he named  “Nelly Bell”

When we were at Fayetteville, we got invited to go operate at a superstation at the time “WB5DTX “. That was a fun weekend and break from school.

Now Rick and I have grandsons that are the same age so we’re comparing stories on them all the time

Where does time go! I’m going sentimental on everybody

Let’s keep making good times!

EJ



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From: Richard Roderick <k5ur at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 6:55:18 PM
To: EJ Jones <ejj at suddenlink.net>
Cc: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net>; ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ADXA] Thank you!

A really good ham radio story…

Few know of the history I have with that WSW K5EJ ( WSW I coined years ago for certain individuals I called “weak signal weenies”).

EJ and are close to the same age. We both were in high school at the same time back in the late 60’s but he was in Beloit, Wisconsin, 100 miles north of Chicago and I was in Russellville. He was WA9ZCP. Yes, a Yankee.

We both were chasing DX together and grew to be close friends and talked all the time, so much so that his parents drove to Arkansas one summer so EJ and I could meet each other. I think we were either Juniors or seniors in high school, can’t recall for sure.

Anyway, his parents fell in love with Arkansas after that and then relocated to Batesville where his Dad, also a doctor, opened up practice. Later EJ and I went to the University of Arkansas together where the WSW was so damn smart and scored so high on the MCAT that he entered med school without graduating college.

Me? I did my best to teach him reality, which I called social enhancement. His Mom loved me and would say “check with Rick.” But I was too busy working on my degree, working in engineering for the phone company and courting Holly to teach this high IQ egghead how the world works. I think I gave him his first beer at age 22. Yep, WSW.

I’m typing on the cell phone while up at ARRL HQ getting ready for the Board meeting or would tell more, including the famous Romeo story on EJ but I’m typed out. Too much for cell phone. For another day….

K5GO and I go back even further together. High school and Univ of Arkansas together yet in different towns brought together by ham radio. Have I got stories on that guy. We were like brothers, in each others weddings, too.

EJ,  WSW K5GO,  and me 58 years later brought together through the greatest hobby, the greatest avocation in the world, ham radio.

WSW Harrison, W5ZN, who I’ve taught to be humble so many times in the pileups that it ain’t even funny is another great ham radio story, too, but for another day. He’s like a brother, too, very close. I have stories and pictures.🤣

Excuse typos on this cell phone. I ain’t going back to check it.

Ain’t ham radio great!

73,
Rick - K5UR

58 years laters, two of my closest

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On Jan 12, 2026, at 6:56 PM, EJ Jones <ejj at suddenlink.net> wrote:


For all the nice comments about my DXCC totals.
Definitely slower going on getting new counters at this stage of the game. A lot of sitting around and waiting for something new to show up
Good DX!  Now get in there and work them
EJ

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