[SixClub] On Topic.. April QST

Richard J. Fiero II w5tfw at cox.net
Wed Mar 11 20:53:23 EDT 2009


Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> Richard J. Fiero II wrote:
>   
>> KB0NLY wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Not that I'm aware of it, its in the article.  You might be able to find it 
>>> on the members only portion of the ARRL Web?  Otherwise I could scan it 
>>> later if need be, I was thinking of making a blown up copy of it for the 
>>> wall so I can double check it against my records here.  One of these days I 
>>> need to get the cards sorted and get a VUCC cert on the wall.
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
> I've been a ham since early 61 and haven't even made WAS although I do 
> have RCC if I could find it in all the *stuff* around here. <:-))
>
> I have over the years had stations that varied from very simple to 
> contest style with a complete station on each band. Currently it's some 
> where in between as an *almost* SO2R with some work required on the 
> antennas, cables, and controls.
> I have literally thousands of hours on-the-air, thousands of hours 
> working on stations, many hours in public service and even worked a few 
> contests.  In the contests I start out great, but after a few hours the 
> thrill wears off and it becomes SOS (for lack of a better term) and I 
> lose interest.  With equipment I tend toward building as I did with the 
> tower and antennas.  However, as I'm now retired, on a pension with SS, 
> AND the market has tanked I think I'm back to the building phase again. 
> I'd really like to build up a legal limit amp for six, but I'm too much 
> a perfectionist so it'd probably cost more than purchasing one.
>
> So, here I am after nearly 48 years and still nothing to stick on the 
> wall but a few QSLs and my life membership plaque for the ARRL and that 
> has a different call on it. <:-))
>
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
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>   
    Roger,..............  IF you are Happy  thats all that Counts !  
    Scott,........  there are a FEW  card checkers here on this 
Reflector,..... any of us would
    be more than Happy to check your cards for you.

     I changed to Mozzila Firefox and T Bird and I am still not  used to 
it yet.


                                                                                                    
Joey



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