Yeah but it sure was fun though. Experiences like that have a lifetime of
great memories. I can still taste those fresh caught shimp Fran got right
from the trawler captain. Someday when I burn out on SOLP I just may take
you up on that offer. Happy holidays to everyone!
vry 73 de Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Worsham" <wa4kxy@bellsouth.net>
To: "'K2DRH Bob N2KMA Fran'" <k2drh@sanasys.com>;
<vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:47 PM
Subject: RE: [VHFcontesting] June 06 VHF QSO Party LCRs now available
> Yes, I remember all that. A lot has changed since then. We are more
> organized and serious than we were back then. We have a club call now,
> W4NH. Check out our website at fourlanders.org. What I was trying to say
> is that when you are running liason on 144 and 432 for the microwave
station
> and TEN guys all decide that they just have to run the microwave bands
with
> you NOW and one is a rover in a grid for just "10 more minutes" things can
> get tense and sometimes mistakes are made. It isn't chaos, more like
> tension and confusion. If you ever want to come down and operate with us
> again you are always welcome.
>
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K2DRH Bob N2KMA Fran [mailto:k2drh@sanasys.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 6:57 PM
> To: wa4kxy@bellsouth.net; vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] June 06 VHF QSO Party LCRs now available
>
> I DID multiop with you and the 4 Landers back in June 1996 using W4AQL
from
> Wyah Bald in NC out of the back of a rental moving truck in the driving
> rain. I'll never forget working the 6M opening to Eu with a visiting DL
ham
> sitting next to me and making a Q with a buddy of his back in the
> fatherland! Also from a rental house in EM79 on St Georges Island for
the
> Sept contest that same year using K4EA's old call (actually 2 houses,
after
> they saw all the gear and wires everywhere the girls refused to stay in
the
> same house with us and rented the one next door). Pure chaos! So
> nothing's really changed then?
>
> 73 de Bob K2DRH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Worsham" <wa4kxy@bellsouth.net>
> To: "'K2DRH Bob N2KMA Fran'" <k2drh@sanasys.com>;
> <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:28 AM
> Subject: RE: [VHFcontesting] June 06 VHF QSO Party LCRs now available
>
>
> > You need to operate multi with us Bob. When passing stations between
> bands
> > things can get confusing for us also. Especially when you have folks
> > stacked up waiting for Qs on some of the microwave bands. I have, in
the
> > past, forgot folks.
> >
> > 73
> > Jim, W4KXY
> >
>
>
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