Colin,
I was there perhaps a year after you, operated 20 SSB and didn't get
in trouble!! Think I was on a Sunday afternoon for a while as well
with no bad consequences!!
And either way, life goes on!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 07:38 PM 7/21/2014, you wrote:
>did you guys operate the ham station from w2tse?
>And if so, did you operate HF, and if yes, did you get yelled at over the
>intercom for causing RFI through the buildings intercom system? lol good
>times
>Wonder if that issue was ever resolved...Jim???
>
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>
>
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>From: "Matthew Chao" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 6:34 PM
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: ARRL Centennial Convention
>
> > Glad you saw Rob. You may remember that we were in the same class at
> > The Seeing Eye when I bought my new cheap PaoFeng rig.--Matt, N1IBB.
> >
> > At 08:15 PM 7/21/2014, Buddy Brannan wrote:
> >>What a trip that was!
> >>
> >>Only saw a couple of blind hams there besides me and Rob, KB5UJM.
> >>
> >>There was this guy with his guide dog. =85 We won=92t talk about that.
> >>
> >>But then I saw Betsy and Barb, K1EIC and K1EIR and Anne K1STM.=20
> >>
> >>And visited with the guys at Elecraft and the Morse Telegraph Club and =
> >>others.
> >>
> >>But then, besides operating W100AW, Rob and I got to do something really =
> >>really cool!
> >>
> >>Joe let us pull the big switch=85and Old Betsy, HPM=92s old spark rig, =
> >>roared to life.=20
> >>
> >>Unfortunately, the points were kind of dirty, so the spark wasn=92t very =
> >>strong.=20
> >>
> >>Still, who gets to crank up a 100-year-old spark rig? More importantly, =
> >>The Old Man=92s 100 year old spark rig? At The Old Man=92s actual desk? =
> >>With The Old Man=92s actual key?=20
> >>
> >>Now that right there probably made my ham radio millennium.=20
> >>
> >>Buddy, KB5ELV
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