[NJARC] Why you haven't seen me in the museum for a while -- John Dilks

[John Dilks]

August 2018, since then I had a lousy 10 months medically, 5 months of Chemo last fall, August until Christmas, then bladder problems in January:  I had 5 hospital stays, 2 local and 3 in Philadelphia, + 4 rehab stays (in 3 locations) from January until the end of May.  This is why I haven't been around.  

I'm feeling much better since I'm home. But due to my bladder problem, I need to stay near home.  Driving to Infoage is beyond my limit of time away from home.

So for the newer members of the club, 

      Who is John Dilks?

I am a life member of INFOAGE, joined early, and was a very early member of Tony Flanagan's NJARC, 1998.

Early on I introduced the NJARC reflector (this one), which I still administer

Early on I started the NJARC web page, and ran it for several years before turning it over to Dave Sica.

Several times (at least 2) the club wanted to make me a honorary member which I turned down because I was still working.

I won the first Tony Flanagan Award.

Over the years I found several large estates which I directed to NJARC, including the $10,000 radio one.

 -- One time, early on, I (over) loaded my Ford Van with an estate from Bridgeton and brought it to a NJARC meet (Freehold). It took two pickup trucks loads to unload me.

I helped start the tube program with hundreds of early tubes I "purchased" from an estate in Manahawkin. (Lud was involved)

I have donated items to INFOAGE as well, including playing Santa two years for their Christmas Program.

Over the years I donated many good items to the club, including the workbench last year and other workbench items (and I never received a receipt for the donation from anyone)

I picked up a heavy Western Electric RADAR item in North Carolina for the INFOAGE museum and Ray.

I wrote a 2-page article about NJARC and the museum in QST Magazine.

I wrote for your newsletter.

And I brought the popular Christmas Gift Game to NJARC.

Also I presented many historic powerpoint presentations/programs at meetings, probably 10.

And my reward for one of my hour long PP presentations was to be accused of rigging and winning the 50-50 drawing that night by John R and Sal and a couple other members who also chimed in, it was ugly, and I never received an apology. I later returned the 50-50 money to Marsha as I didn't want it. This was the main reason I no longer attend meetings or Christmas parties the last several years. 

I resigned from NJARC after being accused. (stopped paying dues).

Now I no longer receive the newsletter by email which I enjoyed.  So I guess it's true, "No good deed(s) goes unpunished."

John Dilks, K2TQN