To: | "Leigh S. Jones" <kr6x@kr6x.com>, <CQ-Contest@contesting.com> |
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Subject: | [CQ-Contest] Old SS Battles |
From: | "David A. Pruett" <k8cc@comcast.net> |
Date: | Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:03:19 -0500 |
List-post: | <mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com> |
At 07:36 AM 11/19/03 -0800, Leigh S. Jones wrote:
What I found, before I won the phone SS about 3 decades at W6HX where As a beginning contester back in the early 70s when Leigh was in his prime at W6HX (along with Chip, K7JA at W7RM and George, W0UA at WA0CVS) I can indeed confirm from personal reception that he gave his exchange screaming at full speed like a bat out of hell. George was probably a close second, but as I recall Chip seemed a lot calmer :-) The battles between W7RM/K7JA, WA0CVS/W0UA and W6HX/KR6X were legendary. I was a teenager and beginning contester back then and did not know any of these guys personally. Nonetheless, from the on air antics and the QST write ups it was a lot of fun to follow. I can remember a QST SS writeup (I think it was the 1972 contest) where there were a ton of W7RM antenna pictures plus one with Chip at the mic. Memo to ARRL HQ: *THESE* are the things which spur the young contester's imagination! I wish we'd see some battles like this again. Admittedly, it takes the right combination of motivated ops combined with big stations, with a dose of die-hard competition tempered with sportsmanship and comraderie. With a nod to Peter, Paul, and Mary - "Where have all the competitor's gone?" Geez...I sound old. 73, Dave/K8CC
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