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Robert Ringwald <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 2 May 2014 19:46:13 -0700
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Frank who?



From: Anthony Vece 
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 7:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask] 
Subject: Re: Ham Radio Memories From K 6 Y B V

By any chance did any of you work with Frank.


Sent from my iPhone 5s!

> On May 2, 2014, at 10:27 PM, Robert Ringwald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Great!,
> 
> I had forgotten which ones i had links for so I went and was listening =
> to them also.=20
> 
> Its about time I recorded again. Lots of folks are asking for another =
> recording.=20
> 
> Best,
> 
> -Bob Ringwald K6YBV
> 
> 
> 
> From: John Vernaleken=20
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 7:20 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Ham Radio Memories From K 6 Y B V
> 
> Bob
> 
> I played them all.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators =
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Robert Ringwald
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 6:45 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Ham Radio Memories From K 6 Y B V
> 
> Ear John,
> 
> Music comes on when you first bring up my home page.=3D20
> 
> But on my recordings page:
> 
> www.ringwald.com/recordings/php
> 
> There are several samples. Did you hear those?
> 
> I made my living playing music for 25 years. Now just do it on the side =
> =3D
> for extra money as I own a vending machine company.=3D20
> 
> I used to get to NY often when my daughter lived there. But she moved to =
> =3D
> LA so I don=3DE2=3D80=3D99t get there any more.=3D20
> 
> Always went out and caught the music scene in the city, especially John =
> =3D
> Giordano and the Night Hawks, Jon Erik Kellso, Dan Levinson, etc plus =
> =3D back
> in the 80s the New Eddie Condon's, and a whole bunch of other =3D
> clubs.=3D20
> 
> I really miss getting to NY now.=3D20
> 
> 73
> 
> Bob K 6 Y B V
> 
> 
> 
> From: John Vernaleken=3D20
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 3:39 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Ham Radio Memories From K 6 Y B V
> 
> Bob
> 
> I play the Sax and Clarinet, stopped playing in bands about 20 years ago
> mostly Dixieland. Now I play for myself.
> I listened to as much as I could. I wish I was in CA to catch you live.
> 
> John  KC2QJB
> 
> =3D20
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators =3D
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Robert Ringwald
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 6:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Ham Radio Memories From K 6 Y B V
> 
> Thanks. Are you a musician?
> 
> Did you hear just the music that starts when you go to my home page? Or =
> =3D
> =3D3D did you hear some of the music on my recordings page?
> 
> -Bob K6YBV
> 
> 
> From: John Vernaleken=3D3D20
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 2:37 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Ham Radio Memories From K 6 Y B V
> 
> Bob,
> I enjoyed the music on your Website.
> 
> John  KC2QJB
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators =3D3D
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Robert Ringwald
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 1:33 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Ham Radio Memories From K 6 Y B V
> 
> This is from my ham radio page at:
> 
> www.ringwald.com/ham.php
> 
> In the late '50s, Bob used to hear Morse Code from Russian commercial =
> =3D =3D3D
> =3D3D3D stations on the 80-meter band. He tried many times to contact =
> the
> =3D3D3D stations, but was always ignored.
> 
> One night in frustration, Bob called the Russian and instead of =3D3D3D
> identifying with his call K6YBV, he sent the call of the station that =
> =3D =3D3D
> =3D3D3D the Russian was calling.=3D3D3D20
> 
> Lo and behold, the station came back to Bob and started sending Morse =
> =3D =3D3D
> =3D3D3D Code in Russian. When he stopped for Bob's reply, Bob told him =
> that he
> =3D =3D3D3D =3D3D was really an American ham. The Russian didn't wait =
> for any
> further =3D =3D3D3D explanation. He immediately broke off the contact =
> and would
> not =3D3D3D acknowledge Bob.=3D3D3D20
> 
> What with the political climate in the USSR at the time, Bob always =3D =
> =3D3D3D
> wondered if some poor unsuspecting Russian radio operator got sent to =
> =3D =3D3D
> =3D3D3D Siberia for communicating with the United States.
> 
> 
> -Bob Ringwald K6YBV
> www.ringwald.com
> 916/ 806-9551
> 
> Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you =
> =3D
> =3D3D =3D3D3D can feel the true warmth.

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