[R-390] Regional distribution of list members

[Jeff Adams]

Hi all.  I live in Fredericksburg, VA and have been away for the last 
month+,  my dad passed.

I have three (four?) R390As, a  75A3,  a 51J4, and a T195/R392 and bunch 
of SP600's;  all in storage. (since my divorce!)

73, Jeff   KG4RZM




On 8/14/2011 11:51 AM, Tisha Hayes wrote:
> We are indeed well represented on the list. I count at least three of us in
> Alabama, two in TN, two in MS, a bunch in LA.
>
> I think that generally speaking we all have a bit more land than a city
> dweller would have in some place like Philadelphia or Lansing. More room for
> antennas.
>
> Generally speaking our electric utility rates are lower so it is easier for
> us to run a tube based radio nearly continuously.  I would not try that up
> north where you may be paying up to 15 cents/KHh but some of us have
> electric rates down around 4 cents/KWh.
>
> Looking at the amateur radio operator distribution (that is only loosely
> tied to R-39x/x) then "4 land" is one of the more saturated places.
>
> Generally speaking, the deep south has fewer (damn yankees<lol>) moving
> into it. They skip past us on the way to Florida.
>
> I know that Perry is up in Manchester TN, Randy and Sherry are in Meridian
> MS, Sandy is up in the Knoxville/Gatlinburg/ Johnson City TN area, Bob is
> over there in VA (btw, early on the capital of the confederacy was in
> Montgomery AL), we have folks scattered across LA.
>
> I almost need a map with push pins to keep track of where everyone is.
>
> (hiding out in NE Alabama (2 miles north of Gadsden)
> Ms. Tisha Hayes/ AA4HA
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