[RVRC] True story!

[Gerry Jurrens]

Hi, All! 

Yesterday I was with some friends from my radio club here in Albuquerque and we gave a presentation about Ham Radio to a group of about 10 fourth and fifth graders who were attending a daycamp at the American Museum of Nuclear Science.

We demonstrated Ham Radio using a Kenwood TH6 through a local 220 repeater and IRLP to a friend’s repeater near a Los Angeles. The kids had an opportunity to chat on the air. 

When we were through I told the story of when I was on an Alaskan cruise and the ship was docked in Juneau. I tried to use IRLP to link to the repeater back home. Not hearing anyone, I texted Eric Lund NW2P (SK) whom I had never met but only spoke to on the repeater,  and encouraged him to get on the air with me. After several texts went unanswered, I decided to give him a call on the phone. I said “Didn’t you get my texts?” He replied “Is that what that beeping was on my phone? You know I’m blind, right?!”  I was surprised to learn this, we had a good laugh, then had a nice QSO subsequently!

After telling my story, Bill Kent N5UJC, laughed and then noticed the license plate on the car parked next to our little group!  See below!
 

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(If the photo doesn’t come through, it is of a Subaru with Alaska plates!)

I just love synchronicities! 73,

GJ
Gerry Jurrens N2GJ/5
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Albuquerque, NM USA