[Fists] Another Goofy Idea to Ponder

[Ralph Sutton]

It's not a goofy idea at all.

We would be most happy to participate Down Under.  We will publicise the
suggestion in "FISTS Down Under" as I am sure some of our VK/ZL members go
well back in
time and have a tale or two to tell.

Vy 73 de Ralph ZL2AOH
(Only a biological old-timer!)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stanley Wernick" <staniw@abq.com>
To: <fists@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 3:19 PM
Subject: [Fists] Another Goofy Idea to Ponder


> Hi Fists:
> I am always coming up with goofy ideas, so I know you aren't surprised
> if I throw another one on the table for you all to consider.
> Last night, I had a QSO on 40 meters and it was with W0HY in Lawrence,
> Kansas. We had a long ragchew and I found that he got his license in
> 1922 and has been on CW since then. He used his old straight key and
> was wonderful. He had some great stories to tell and it was facinating.
> I got to thiking. Many of these treasures of information are fast
> becoming silent keys and we are missing the great stories they have
> to tell about the beginnings if ham radio and the days when a contact
> via spark was a thrill. There  are others such as our own FISTS member,
> Lea AB5TY, number 1563 from deep in the heart of Texas. This great lady
> was a professional railroad telegraph operator during WW II, when there
> were no men available to send CW so they hired women and she was one of
> them. She has some wonderful stories to tell. Why can't we capture some
> of these and put them in the Keynote each month? I, for one would love
> to read them and learn and feel the nostalgia. I really think our young
> members would also love to read about our roots in CW. I also believe
> that there are stories to be told down under and maybe Ralph ZL2AOH
> could get those and share them as well as Tom DL1CQ. My old friend
> Clif, N2FX, an original FISTS member, died and we lost a great story
> about CW back during the war in the submarines. I would like to see an
> effort made for members to go see these people and just sit with them
> and take down the history of their lives and share them with the rest of
> us. I will volunteer to travel anywhere in New Mexico to find someone
> who fits the profile and get their story.
> What do you all think???? I am very interested to see opinions other
> than my own, hi hi.
> (Hope Nancy likes the idea)
> 73's de Stan W5ZF #6183
>
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