[CW] The "slap slap" of Morse lamps

[Radio K0HB]

No, Henry, I won't berate you.  TCDXA is certainly a different club
than it was the first time I attended a meeting back in the 1960's as
a guest of my best friend Hal, WA0KDI (SK).

We still miss you and those guys who left the club, but I understand
why you left.  The club was taking a direction that was different than
your preference.

But I'd disagree with your characterization as "just another radio
club".  It's still very DXCC centric, and those members who aren't
interested in DX don't generally hang around for long.  The result is
a central membership core of very serious DXers doing a lot to advance
that segment of Amateur Radio.  Every serious DXpedition of recent
years has had our financial support, plus several have included our
members like K0IR, W0GJ, W0OR, N0AT, and others.

Perhaps you might give us another look and see what our club members
are doing to advance DXing.  A good place would be at our latest
newsletter at http://www.tcdxa.org/Newsletters/March2012Grayline.pdf

73, de Hans, K0HB
"Just a boy and his radio"
--
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On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Henry <wa0goz at arrl.net> wrote:
> Ron.K3PID wrote:
>
>> I agree Henry! Just look at the likes of Wall Street! Insiders are
>> making millions on 2 and 3 dollar movements while you and I lose our
>> retirement then they give each other billion dollar bonuses for doing
>> such a good job! It seems people don't matter anymore unless we can be
>> suckered into giving someone our money so they can get rich.  At least
>> most of the folks I meet on amateur radio seem pretty down to earth.
>>
>> Ron K3PID
>
> I'll give you a personal example.  There is a DX club in town where at one
> time you used to have to have DXCC to join.  I was so proud when I was able
> to join.  I was even president of the club one year.  Well, more and more
> people joined and their attitude was why make people have DXCC. We'll let
> anyone join that is interested in DX and that will spur them on. Ya right. I
> know people that have joined and now it's just another ham club.  Some don't
> even work DX.  I fought and fought this until it was obvious I was going to
> loose. A number of us quit in disgust.  I'm proud to say I went on to achieve
> top of the honor roll.  Although many of the members do, I doubt a number of
> the ones in the club don't even have DXCC little alone honor roll or top of
> the honor roll. Sad. No pried in achievement any more. Just gimee gimee.
>
> Henry   WA0GOZ
>
> P.S. (Hans will be on berating me because he knows the club I'm talking about.)
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