[Lafayette] Ham Radio Stories and Lore

[jeffdrau]

Hello everyone,

I would like to add a section to my website for Ham Radio
or SWL�ing stories.
By that I mean if you have an experience that you
would like to share or feel that others could benefit from
please send it to me in an Email.

I am especially interested in stories about how you got started
in Ham Radio. Who helped you? What kind of equipment
did you have? Who, What, Where, When, How was your first
contact made. What equipment did you start with? Upgrade to?

I would really like stories about Christmas, getting a radio or
some other piece of equipment for Christmas. How about that
antenna you strung up at Christmas while you where out of school
for the holidays, we all know they work a lot better if it�s really
cold and miserable when the antenna goes up. And all the better
if it�s actually snowing or sleeting. Or a contact around the Holidays
that really sticks in your mind.
Did anyone else besides me stay up late into the night, long after
bedtime, with the headphones on so as not to wake your parents.

If you have pictures that�s great, send those to. If you need
them scanned we�ll get that worked out.

I would like to capture some of the magic of making a contact,
building an antenna, or listening to shortwave late into the night..
Today things have a way of getting pretty sterile and impersonal.
I would like to present, and preserve, not only some of the history,
but some of the emotions and the magic that go along with this great
hobby, this great life. I think Ham Radio or SWL�ing really is a lifestyle.
After all, who else still believes in Magic!
Thanks for your time, I hope to hear from a lot of you.
Regards,
Jeff Draughn, N0OST
mailto:n0ost@arrl.net or reply to this email direct
http://www.cqhamradio.us