[Elecraft] [Bulk] Re: W3FPR

[Kenneth Talbott]

(Sorry for the bandwidth.  I don't know the name of the Memory Lane
Reflector.)
 I lived in Greensboro, NC when first licensed.  In all my travels since, I
have never encountered a more generous collection of people interested in
expanding the hobby and helping ME!  My first QSO was with Mires Zett, W4TU.
Wayne Williams of SERA fame sold me my first radio.  SERA was at the
Frostfest this past weekend but I did not recognize anyone.  A crowd of us
met on Friday nights at the Shoney's restaurant on south side of town.  The
staff refused to let us pay for coffee!  We all carried HT's and they
thought we were NARC's!


-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don
Wilhelm
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 9:19 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [Bulk] Re: W3FPR

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 <snip>