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Tom Fagan, K7DF
(Formerly WB7NXH, 1976) I was first introduced to ham radio by a friend of the family in 1968. Jack Willie WB9BIK now KC3KU. He let me talk to a ham in the pacific on SSB. I was hooked. After that I read every book on ham radio and electronics I…Read more...
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- John Shidler, NS5Z
John thats a great story. I didn't realize you were so much older than me LOL.. glad to call you my Ham Pal. Where have the years gone.. we are old fat and gray now, but still tearing up the airwaves.... More...
17.04.13 07:53
1952 Jim Leighty, W6UJX
Jim Leighty, W6UJX
(formerly WN6UJX, 1952)
When I worked Steve (Jensen, WN6RHM, his story on this website) on 80 CW I had only been licensed a short time. Steve's dad (W6VGQ) was quite technical; so I suspect that's why Steve's dad made sure that Steve built his station himself. As a result, Steve grew up to be a well respected engineer with his own consulting business. My dad and mom owned a successful cesspool pumping business. So, they bought me my first ham equipment. When I talked with Steve I was using an Elmac A54H transmitter that was one of the early HF mobile rigs that I used at home. My receiver was a Hallicrafters S-20R. In the short time that we were Novices we talked frequently on CW. The Novice bands were lots of fun and I don't think we could ever have had a better time if we had been on phone instead of CW. We met soon after our contact and eventually went to the same college, UCLA. Oh, I grew up to be an engineer too (but maybe not so famous). ...Jim, W6UJX