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

 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [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 =
did you hear some of the music on my recordings page?

-Bob K6YBV


From: John Vernaleken=20
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 =
[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
stations on the 80-meter band. He tried many times to contact the =3D
stations, but was always ignored.

One night in frustration, Bob called the Russian and instead of =3D
identifying with his call K6YBV, he sent the call of the station that = =3D
the Russian was calling.=3D20

Lo and behold, the station came back to Bob and started sending Morse = =3D
Code in Russian. When he stopped for Bob's reply, Bob told him that he =3D =
was really an American ham. The Russian didn't wait for any further =3D
explanation. He immediately broke off the contact and would not =3D
acknowledge Bob.=3D20

What with the political climate in the USSR at the time, Bob always =3D
wondered if some poor unsuspecting Russian radio operator got sent to = =3D
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 can feel the true warmth.