I meant Rochester office. actually, right now it looks like I'll be at the US Embassy in Ottawa next week, so there is no way I could make it. fred ... From:...
Hey, what do you retired guys have against us working stiffs that you have to go during the week? It would be nice if we "all" could go. Besides, isn't Nodir...
After I wrote it I got thinking about that and concluded that most of the guys who would want to go would be limited to evenings or weekends. If it's not lunch...
Gang, FYI: Yesterday, a work order was completed by the electric shop that removed the GFCI protection that was causing the repeater to be without power every...
Does anyone know of where I might borrow, rent, buy a trailer that would good for transporting a tower from CT. back to WNY? I'm looking at a US Tower HDX55...
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Well, gang, it only took a week of getting up at 4AM and spending 3 hrs waiting and/or calling. It sure was confounding because VK9LA only took 3 calls. And to...
you guys are shaming me into getting up at oh dark 30 and giving it a try. Fred ... From: Paul <katsebua@...> Subject: [wnydxa] Re: Will someone please...
Hey, on good weather days golf rules. On bad weather days, well, DX rules. I swear I'm going to sell all my ham radio gear except for my crystal set and the...
Tom; You must have had a superior galena crystal??? Me Mom was a bit taken back at the outdoor aerial. Had to sneak a wire out the upstairs window. By the way,...
Correct me if I am wrong, I left Buffalo back in 1974 and it was WKBW on 1520. Is that what you meant George?? db _____ From: wnydxa@yahoogroups.com...
My first crystal set was some enameled wire wound on a cardboard form - not from TP but something else. The speaker was the earpiece from an old rotary...
Tom, your story reminds me: my first SWL antenna was super stealth. I salvaged a 65 foot length of used telco 600 ohm balanced line cable, tied the leads...
No laughing on my part Tom. That was a great feat. If only our kids would have experienced the magic of crystal sets. But then there is computers and the...
WKBW late night early 60's: Joey Reynold's and his theme song: "The Purple People Eaters" Check out the link/s on Google searching by: the purple people...
Yes WKBW was the only station my friends and I listened to in the late 50's! "Tommy Shannon show, KB radio, News weather sports" etc. It still rings in my...