[South Florida DX Association] Re: New Member

[Scott / W4PJ]

Hello Melanie.  Welcome.

My name is Scott and I started my radio DXing pursuits in the early 1960's
by sneaking out after my parents went to sleep and sitting in the car out in
the driveway listening to the AM radio.  I would hear radio stations from
all over the country and was captivated by the sound of those watery signals
coming in and out of the speaker on the "WonderBar" radio in my dad's
Cadillac.  Hockey games from the Capitol Center, The Grand Ole Opry on WSM,
KDKA in Pittsburgh.  I later made a crystal radio and dangled a wire outside
my bedroom window, listening with a pair of headphones underneath the covers
when I should have been sleeping. From those meager beginnings is where I
come to be a DXer in Ham Radio.

As Gil said, we all started with no experience.  But as long as we are
fascinated by far away signals coming through our speakers, or headsets, we
share that thing called DXing.

Again, welcome.

Scott / W4PJ


----- Original Message -----
From: "Melanie Flanigan" <fatbinki at hotmail.com>
To: <sfdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 3:38 PM
Subject: [South Florida DX Association] New Member


>
>
>
> Hi..my name is Melanie & I'm new (very new!) to the world of shortwave
> radio. I just bought my first SW radio (a Grundig G5) and am not even sure
> how to use it. I just joined your mailing list & would like to come to the
> next meeting.
>
> Several questions come to mind:
> 1. Are there any girls/womwn in your club?
> 2. Is your group an appropriate place to start or would it be over my
head?
>
> I am a registered nurse working in a local emergency room. I have always
> loved science and sound so I'm sure I will get the hang of things in no
> time. Any advice would be great.
> Hope to see you at the next meeting.
> Melanie
>
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