[K6NCG] Delar, ex WA7CGX, now W7DJM

[fourfortyroadrunner]

Hope this goes to the right place.  Just got off the phone with Mike,  K8AGY,  and  spoke with  Bob Snyder  a  few weeks ago.   I'll be 72 in  June if I live through the current mess.  I  live in   the N end of Idaho,  but  WA state is right next door, and that is an epicenter   for this mess

Working part time  3 days a week,  I build electrical/ electronic components for  power wheel chairs we build here locally.   At least for now.

Not on the air much anymore,  I took most of my tower stuff down  as at the time  (before I went to work)   I was afraid of physically/ financially not being able to take care of  emergency issues with the tower,   wind, weather,  etc  Still talk with a few locals  down on 160.  Lots of local  QRM  due  to  electronics, etc.

Got to go to lunch  some time ago  with George Burton, K7WWA  who I had not seen for decades,  and  have been in contact with  Larry  Hinton,  K7YBZ.  Also got to  re-meet him  couple years ago, after many years.

Does anyone have any info on anybody  else  in the  68--70 era  of  NCG?    Bradford?  was once our president?   Guy Robinson, lived  I think in  Cupertino?    Names are fading, due to  aging and lack of use!!!!  There are so many guys  I've forgotten,  can pull up vague   photos in my mind.    Like putting the big  hygain rotator  from the log antenna up on the tower.    Like  taping  flourescent  tubes to the 40m  vertical.    Like cooking   weenies with test probes and 110AC!!!!     Like working  RTTY  with  the gear we retrieved from  "the mothball"  fleet  with the  75A-4  and  HT-37  Hallicrafters.      Like  trying to match up the Drake  T4X   bought with club funds,  to the 75S receiver.     And the mysteries  of  touchtone controlled  2M repeater!!!     AM 2M  on the TDY!!!!     And  CLIMBING THE TOWER!!!!    I  think  I was up that thing  AT LEAST  10 times!!!