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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