[Dxbase] RE: memory lane

[George Harlem W1EBI]

OK, train to Philadelphia in '56 with my mom.  I had no trouble with 13
WPM at age 13, but I think I had to draw a schematic...

George W1EBI

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Dawson
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:49 PM
To: Dxbase at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] (no subject)

Wow, the memories this thread brings back. I remember riding the bus
to downtown St. Louis, them watching the guy try to find 65 correct
letters
in a row in my chicken scratching, fortunately he did find them.

Jim - K9DD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Wilson" <k6lrn at arrl.net>
To: <Dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 1:45 PM
Subject: [Dxbase] (no subject)


> Here's another OT. I was first licensed in 1955 at age 18 & observed
50
> years of continuous licensing last June. 
> I still have my logs from that "Save 11 meter" contest in 1957. About
3-4
> pages of entries in my ARRL log book. I was using a Viking 2 Tx and
NC-183D
> Rx, as I remember. 
> I think that was one band in the HF spectrum that hams could run a0, I
> guess was radio-control like for airplanes & boats. There was a
Hashafisti
> Scratchi article in CQ about a ham showing up at a RC meet with a 11
meter
> mobile rig. 
> 
> Dick K6LRN
> 
> 
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