From ka4inm at gmail.com Fri Jun 26 10:37:43 2020 From: ka4inm at gmail.com (Ron W4BIN Youvan) Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:37:43 -0400 Subject: [AReU] I have been asked, by several, about why I changed my call sign, effective 10-25-2019 Message-ID: > Why did you pick W4BIN? A friend? Actually yes, I was hired (August 14, 1963) to work at the WEDU transmitter channel 3 by the chief engineer: Orbra W. Harrell W4BIN. I worked for and with him for almost 18 years, (as the assistant Chief engineer for the last 10 years) I left WEDU for a station with a pension and because WEDU hired a replacement manager that was known as a drunk and failure from Gainesville, FL. (He sure did a great TV interview show!) (he fired Orbra and cheated him out of his retirement) He passed away about five years ago (at 96, back where he was born, in the panhandle) I didn't want to change, but I really didn't want my friend's legacy to be lost. None of his family looked twice at HAM radio. He was first licensed with that call in about 1933. We were both "maintenance" types as apposed to "operator" types. Now I am busy changing stickers and labels everywhere. Now: {Ron W4BIN Youvan} -- Ron W4BIN - Understanding is much better than knowing how. From ka4inm at gmail.com Fri Jun 26 10:48:10 2020 From: ka4inm at gmail.com (Ron W4BIN Youvan) Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:48:10 -0400 Subject: [AReU] Have you heard? Message-ID: <2b49b57d-faf0-5c0f-d705-d17f7b645c07@gmail.com> The Humpday Net Sponsored by Amateur Radio electronics Union It?s every Wednesday night at 7:00 PM on 147.165/R PL 136.5 it is also also on ECHOLINK N4DLW-R at the same time FIVE-START RATING! * * * * * On the BARS repeater, not a BARS net, but a good net. I have made a habit of it. -- Ron W4BIN - Understanding is much better than knowing how.