Great memories, Rick!  In the late 60’s, early 70’s, when I was fortunate enough to be your ADXA Pres, we had a DX net every Sunday night on 3815 – had check ins from all over middle America and the Southwest, each check in noting who and where and when they caught DX – call it the precursor to DX Summit and other spotting sources…well……this high school kid from Russellville, would take his turn and announce to the net TONS of DX with his 100 watts and Long Wire out to a telephone pole in his backyard, much of it on 80!!!…a few years later, WA5VDH took over the ADXA reins and the rest as they say….

Great memories for me, too, Rick…well done!

 

73, all you DX Hogs, I wish I was on there with you, workin’ that KP5.  I will be here in Florida rebuilding our condos, post Hurricane Helene until early February.  I am just glad I got the KP5, first go round. As our leader sezs, “get in there and work ‘em”!!!

 

Bill

Bill Priakos, W5SJ

Barefoot Beach Resort

Indian Shores, FL 33785

479.461.8368

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Richard Roderick via ADXA
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2026 7:55 PM
To: EJ Jones <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]; ADXA <[email protected]>
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 

 

Sent from my iPhone



On Jan 12, 2026, at 6:56 PM, EJ Jones <[email protected]> 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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