[Boatanchors] Jerry Freeman - was Ditty not Diddy

[Sandy]

He used to do that in the New Orleans area, especially with truckers.  The 
CBers really behaved themselves after he'd been in town for a while!  Yes he 
did hold a ham ticket back then (early 1960's?)

73,
Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL" <grimm at sbc.edu>
To: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Jerry Freeman - was Ditty not Diddy


> Sheldon Daitch wrote:
>> J.J. Freeman, may have been W4JJ, I don't know of previous calls.
>> W4JJ comes back to someone else in Virginia, now.
>>
>> 73
>> Sheldon
>> WA4MZZ
>>
> Jerry Freeman was one cool dude, but I don't think he held a ham ticket. 
> My favorite Jerry Freeman story involved a fellow at the Virginia Beach 
> Hamfest who was selling a CB amplifier.  Jerry walked up to him carrying a 
> hammer and told him to either destroy the amp, then and there, or be fined 
> $10,000.  After seeing Jerry's badge and credentials, the fellow used 
> Jerry's hammer and destroyed the amp.  This is hearsay, so if anyone was 
> there and witnessed this event, please correct and/or add to the story.
>
> 73,
>
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> Ken K4XL
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