Do any of you remember ordering radios from Henry Radio (Walt himself took the orders). I remember making patches with the Old Cotton Picker (MPPF) anyone...
Do not remember where YDK was but do remember they used the phonetics Young Doctor Killdare.<br><br>My own personal MARS call was N0ZGL. It was active on...
Joe Van Brocklin was a Marine Warrant Officer. He is the father of Marine Corps participation in Navy MARS. Without Joe's vision and determination none of what...
Some old idiot from Ramona claimed this call sign!<br>I've sent emails to all the MARS regions to see if any of them have the DNC-8 (SUPP) prior to 1971. So...
First, Will, I apologize, but I zulu'd your pics of Rotella. I need the two best ones for a link from the marspage roster. In late '68 he told Delrae she ...
"Other Service:" just a dig from the army. My brother is/was a Marine 2533 MOS at Pendleton in the 1MARDIV and was discharged just prior to the Asian venture...
Lewis:<br><br>Just what do you mean the guys in the "other sevice?" I didn't know there was any other service but, "The Few, The Proud, The Marines." Also, ...
Jim suggested in his first post to me that a "historian" was needed to track our stations.<br>I will keep a list as below and add to or modify it as necessary....
Finally figured out how to get into this discussion group. Had to delete my wife's Yahoo thing because it thought I was her.<br><br>Yes, ANP was MCRD, San...
Jim and all:<br><br>I was digging through a bunch of old pictues and stuff and found an article from the January 1965, 29 Palms base newspaper about the ...
de n0efc; n0anp was our primary station for state side phone patches and MARS grams. On<br>occasions n0anp would blow down the door. We also used a station at...
Your right, ANP was MCRD San Diego's call sign. I remember making some reference to the food chain when using the call sign. Stationed there in Feb 70 after ...
Hi Will,<br><br>I think you just about summed it up for all of us. We all have fond memories of all the calls we made which usually brightened up someones day....
N0ANP was San Diego I believe. I'll do some research. By the way, the Librarian at San Bernadino Library - Barstow branch is sending me the article about...
Bill:<br><br>In '65 and '66 Bob McCallum and a Sgt who I think was called Smitty (Smith, not to be confused with Roger Smith at N0EFB at DaNang) were at N0EFC...
Jim:<br><br>I think that N0TEF was Pendleton's call (their amatuer call was w6iab - i ate a bug). When EFD was at CHU LAI we were working both TEF and EL Toro...
Thanks to Bob Runyon we have the story of how we got the phone booth and redphone at EFD. I think that we were using the same booth and phone in '69 when I got...
Hi Dan - Welcome Aborad. Glad you figured out the maze at Yahoo.<br><br>Have you had a chance to check out the pic of me, Jim Kuhl, Chris, & Dan Gannon? ...
Welcome Aboard!!! Glad you made it. I figured that if we were smart enough to get into MARS years ago then Yahoo would be a snap for you guys.<br><br>Jim...
Hey Will, great to hear from you. I think your sun glasses were still there. But momma san was wearing them and claimed they were hers. And the radio positions...
This is n0efc wishing all stations best wishes.<br>It been a long time but the memories are fresh and still in my heart. Think of all of you often and hope all...
What a Brilliant Idea! Guess they don't make 'em Master Gunny's for nothing. I agree with Will though. Seemed like it was easier to join the Corps. But, as ...
Finally figured out how to get a membership in this club.<br><br>Funny how after all these years (35 or so) we all seem to be getting back together again. I...
Jim:<br><br>Did you find my aviator sunglasses at N0EFD. I forgot them the day I left at the end of March '67. They were up on the 2x4 above my bunk at the NE ...
Welcome aboard Lewis. I'm sure more will join us as the word gets out.<br><br>One thing I thought of is that we need an historian. Someone with a good memory -...
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