[Elecraft] [Bulk] Re: W3FPR

[Don Wilhelm]

I have to tell you that "hams helping hams" was the way I grew up in ham 
radio.  I was a teenager when I started, and the East Palestine Radio 
Club members (about 20 hams) extended their expertise and suggestions to 
this new ham - I was 15 years old at that time.

They shared their knowledge and experience with me and helped me along 
the way.  That led me to a rewarding career in electronics and 
specifically 30 years with IBM.  My early lessons with RF phenomenon 
gave me an advantage over my peers who were steeped in digital stuff, so 
I enjoyed the advantage of having both digital and analog experience.

I owe a lot to those East Palestine, Ohio hams who gave so much to me 
helping me along with not only the fundamentals, but encouraging me 
toward an exciting and rewarding career.

My help on this reflector (and others) is part of the "payback" to those 
hams who have helped me along the way.  Most of them are SK and I cannot 
personally thank them, but I can certainly pay them back by continuing 
the assistance they gave to me.  "Pay it forward" and "hams helping 
hams" is what I learned from them, and I intend to continue that until I 
can do it no more.  It is my way of thanking those who so unselfishly 
helped me along many years ago.

73,
Don W3FPR


On 2/9/2015 8:46 PM, Tom McCulloch wrote:
> Absolutely! Whenever I've had any questions/problems with my K2, Don 
> has been there with the solution.  It's amazing how much he knows 
> about these rigs and how willing he is to share that knowledge with 
> the rest of us.
>
> A true ham in all aspects.
>
> Thanks Don
>