Hello Tom, are you going to Dayton?

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> On May 10, 2015, at 4:27 PM, Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> You are oh, so correct, Ron!
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> I, too have many long-standing friendships that started as a result of our
> great hobby, and fortunately for me, many of those friendships remain very
> viable today.
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> Even on this great list, I feel I have many friends who I don't know
> personally, but have gotten to know through the magic of e-mail and the
> internet.
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> In my view, it shows just how versatile and flexible this hobby of ours can
> be.
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> Good luck with the move into the new house!
> 
> Keep us posted on how that goes, and with your progress on setting up your
> new shack at the new home QTH.
> 
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 11:58 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Ham radio spawns forever friendships!
> 
> Ham radio spawns forever friendships!
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> I am sharing this with you to illustrate the subject of this message. I
> first met Rick Hamilton, WB5VQW, in 1974, some 41 years ago. We met when I
> joined the ham radio club in Arlington Texas. I was a new, Assistant
> Professor on the faculty of the University of Texas at Arlington, and at
> that time, the club was holding their meetings right there on the UT
> Arlington's campus. Rick and I hit it off immediately. He was one of those
> military brats, as they often refer to themselves, that had traveled all
> over the world and been exposed to the best of humanity and to the worse.
> So, unlike many people, Rick was not even slightly hesitant to come right
> over to me and introduce himself and strike up a vigorous conversation,
> asking about my rig, how I was able to tune my transmitter, etc., etc. That
> was the beginning of a long and mutually rewarding friendship. We
> participated in hidden transmitter hunts together, fiend day events
> together, put up antennas, went fishing together, and even accidentally
> blew-up a few pieces of ham gear together. Rick worked in the Vought
> division of the Ling-Temeo- Vought Aerospace Corp. (LTV), in the daytime and
> attended the university at night. So, he even ended up taking my Basic
> Marketing course, and every night after class, he and another ham buddy who
> was also in my course, went out for coffee and talked ham radio. 
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> This weekend Rick and his wife, Karen, WB5UFM, traveled up here to Bowling
> Green Kentucky in their RV to visit on their way to the FMCA Amateur Radio
> Club's Rallies/Campout being held just north of here in Cave City Kentucky.
> Our visit started Friday afternoon when they arrived and got setup in our
> local KOA Campground, and yesterday we took them over to show them our new
> house and then, down to the L&M Train Station where they have a special
> exhibit for Mother's Day weekend. We enjoyed a guided tour through one of
> the old, original steam engine trains and saw numerous model train sets that
> were fully operational and on display. After a full day of touring the area
> and visiting, we finally wrapped it up late last night. Today, Rick and
> Karen are heading up to the FMCA Amateur Radio Club', and Palma and I are
> back to packing and preparing for our big move even though it is Mother's
> Day. Our new house is going to have to serve as our Mother's Day, Father's
> Day, Christmas, and birth day gifts for the rest of our lives!! <lol>   
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> I suspect many of you have enjoyed similar friendships as a result of ham
> radio.
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> Ron, K8HSY
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> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
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> Retired Professor of Marketing