Beautiful words, Bob. In May 2024 will be my 50th since I was WN2VIU. But
wasn't active the entire time. Great people, great hobby. Only other hobby
I can imagine may compare in quality is flying planes.
All the best,
Barry WA2VIU
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Barry Jacobson
WA2VIU
bdj@alum.mit.edu
@bdj_phd
On Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 10:02 PM <kq2m@kq2m.com> wrote:
>
> On August 10, 1973, I received my Novice license and called my first CQ.
> (You were supposed to log your CQ's back then and I dutifully logged my
> first CQ on 80 M. LOL!)
>
> 50 years, all 340 countries and some 1,000,000+ qso's later, I can
> truthfully say that this is the most amazing hobby with some of the most
> amazing people that I have ever met. Radio and Contesting have become
> so inextricably intertwined with my life, that it is impossible to
> imagine how different and poorer it would have been without them, and
> without the countless friendships that I have made and experiences that
> I have had.
>
> Thank you all for being a part of it!
>
> Vy 73
>
> Bob, KQ2M
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