[Elecraft] [Bulk] Re: W3FPR

[Eric Buggee]

     Amen to that Don!

     This is an example to all!

     Thank you Don.

      Eric VK3AX.




     On 2/10/2015 1:19 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> 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
>>
>
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