I knew Ralph back in my SSTV days in Mich.
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> On Aug 22, 2016, at 4:30 PM, John Bescher via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com>
> wrote:
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> My college Freshman year at Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ I lived in the
> dormitory but that did not stop me from hanging a 6 meter dipole out the
> window and conversing with my freshmen friend, Ralph Taggart, who eventually
> became the author of several Amateur Radio TV Books: I had my Heathkit Sixer
> "Lunchbox" and Ralph had a home built portable 6 meter transceiver about the
> size of a shoe box.
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> One afternoon Ralph came on the air urgently, calling me, K2UMQ. An Army
> helicopter had an emergency landing near the football stadium and he was
> talking to the pilot. Excitedly I ran to the ROTC building (it was mandatory
> in 1959) and reported the landing to the Army Captain there, head of the
> department. Several officers jumped in their cars and headed to the
> "heights" where the stadium was located.
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> Apparently the pilot was lost. Those were the days before GPS. The pilot
> was disoriented, landed, checked his maps, got his bearings and took off.
> Thankfully in full view of the ROTC officials. Ralph and I got full credit
> for our 6 meter capability and quick alarms.
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> We were the heroes of the ROTC department for several weeks. You know Ralph
> and I aced the course.
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> Ah, the magic of 6 meters!
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>
> 73....John Bescher, N4DXI
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