[Elecraft] Craziest / most rewarding QSOs
Wes Stewart
wes_n7ws at triconet.org
Fri Sep 14 18:09:57 EDT 2018
I have his card for a 10 meter QSO on 5 March 1972 (my dad's 65th birthday).
Wes N7WS
. On 9/14/2018 2:48 PM, Ted Bryant wrote:
> I have one wall of my shack covered with QSL cards from all over the world.
> One particular card is from 7Q7AA in Malawi for a QSO in 1971. Many of you
> may have worked him. One day I just happened to pay attention to the small
> print at the bottom of the card. It noted the operator: B. J. "Tony"
> Martin W4FOA. As it turns out, Tony W4FOA whom I have known for years, is a
> member of our local Tennessee Valley DX Association. I knew Tony had been
> active from several places in Africa when he worked for the government but
> never associated him with that call sign. I took the card to one of our
> meetings and we had a great conversation about his days in 7Q7.
>
> I sometimes forget how small this hobby often makes our world.
>
> 73, Ted W4NZ
>
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