It was a lot of fun Greg. The only real problem is when the spark caught
the attic on fire and the old man had to put it out in the middle of the
night.... hi.
Dan/W4NTI
> [Original Message]
> From: Greg Richard <k4no@mchsi.com>
> To: SECC <secc@contesting.com>
> Date: 11/12/04 6:18:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: [SECC]Good Memories (was Old)
>
> What was it like in the spark gap days??
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Jeswald" <w4nti@mindspring.com>
> To: <ku8e@bellsouth.net>; "Jay Pryor" <jpryor@uga.edu>; "John Laney"
> <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>; "Tommy" <aldermant@alltel.net>; "SECC"
> <secc@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: [SECC]Good Memories (was Old)
>
>
> > We know Jeff....but that's OK I forgive you...hi.
> >
> > Dan/W4NTI
> >
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: <ku8e@bellsouth.net>
> > > To: Jay Pryor <jpryor@uga.edu>; John Laney <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>;
> > Tommy <aldermant@alltel.net>; secc <secc@contesting.com>
> > > Date: 11/12/04 2:31:51 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [SECC]Good Memories (was Old)
> > >
> > > Not to make you all feel old...... but I wasn't even born when you
guys
> > were doing this stuff !!!!
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > >
> > > > From: Jay Pryor <jpryor@uga.edu>
> > > > Date: 2004/11/12 Fri AM 11:43:21 EST
> > > > To: John Laney <k4bai@worldnet.att.net>,
> > > > Tommy <aldermant@alltel.net>, secc <secc@contesting.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [SECC]Good Memories (was Old)
> > > >
> > > > Can we keep talking about this but change the subject line? I'm
> > getting
> > > > kinda sensitive about this.
> > > >
> > > > From what I can tell, my first QNI was with W4PIM in July of 1960,
> but
> > the
> > > > net control I most remember is W4DDY. I started checking into the
GSN
> > at
> > > > the recommendation of K4UJS (now N4UJ), a classmate at Sandy Springs
> > HS,
> > > > and the one who gave me my novice exam.
> > > >
> > > > Jay, K4OGG
> > > > (getting old)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > At 10:48 AM 11/12/2004, John Laney wrote:
> > > > >I think the only one still around from the earliest days of GSN
would
> > be
> > > > >Jack Bramlett, W4PIM, now in his 80s and living in Alabama. He is
on
> > the
> > > > >net several times a week. I joined at Jack's invitation during an
AM
> > QSO
> > > > >in July 1955 and have been active, more or less continuously, since
> > > > >then. My first net manager was Al, W4OCG. All of the early NMs
such
> > as
> > > > >W4DDY have become SKs other than W4PIM. I was net manager myself
> > about
> > > > >1970-71 and published a monthly newsletter for the net for several
> > > > >years. 73, John, K4BAI.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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