[SFDXA] W4HHK - EME - QSL

[The Romagni's]

Here is the dish! just only 2 miles from my qth...

Steve
W4DTA

On Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 8:20 AM Bill <bmarx at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> His activities were always in QST in the 50's and 60's and I read every
> word of every issue. Still do.
> Bill W2CQ
>
> On 6/12/2021 10:50 AM, Kai wrote:
>
> Steve,
> There is a vintage picture of Paul Wilson, W4HHK, at:
> http://www.ok2kkw.com/eme1960/eme1960eng.htm
> Search that page for "W4HHK".
> The page list a lot of EME developments and a lot of EME "firsts".
>
> 73
> Kai, KE4PT
>
>
> On 6/8/2021 11:16, The Romagni's wrote:
>
> So just down the street from  my QTH, there is a historic ham radio
> location; the qth of W4HHK Paul Wilson was the first one to do an EME
> contact, the dish still there, and I think his son keeps ups with the
> property - when I first moved up here, and drove by got my curiosity...
> from what I am told from the old hams in the area, is that Paul was a
> celebrity in what was a small town at that time (Collierville became bigger
> when FedEx moved the technology center here)... anyway you can get one of
> his cards on ebay:
>
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/1941-AMATEUR-RADIO-QSL-CARD-W4HHK-COLLIERVILLE-U-S-A-PAUL-M-WILSON-/363416383899?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&fbclid=IwAR3CpuwgCMQPLO9jWgTloO854Ec50Hf-2CfaESkAul5-gJxbSg0vGLRCUqg
>
>
> Steve
> W4DTA
>
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