Steve,

They had to use snow mobiles to get to the mesa table top for most winter 
contests.

Phil.
K0NX



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 12:58 PM
Subject: contesters we know


> Phil,
>
> Just thought I'd change the subject line.  There is one guy in the group 
> you
> mentioned that I knew fairly well in the 70's.  He was Steve, N2IC, a.k.a.
> wa2icu.
>
> A group of us used to talk on 80 CW when a couple of the group were 
> Novices.
> It really gave me incentive to build up my CW speed as they were going at
> about 35-40 WPM.  Couldn't have Novices outdoing me.  I met him for an
> eyeball while we both were at University of Michigan.
>
> Another guy that I think used to live out in that area was Dave, W8NF.  He
> has since also moved on to Oregon.
>
> Don't know what it is in the Colorado air or water that causes a lot of
> people to put down only temporary roots.  I'd sure love to have that
> multi-tower station on the 10,000 foot mesa.
>
> Steve, K8SP
>
>