Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] A Rant About QSL's...

[The Kaskey Family <kaskeyfamily@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

I caught one of these tests from KGFL, but it was early morning in 1968.  Got a nice letter of verification back.  Dunno who signed it, it's buried in the basement.

Don Kaskey
S.F. CA



Jim Tonne wrote:

> Boys and girls:
>
> A long long time ago, circa 1961 to 1965, I worked at
> a radio station in Roswell, New Mexico.  I kept their
> transmit chain in tip-top shape.  And part of that was
> to exercise the transmitter.  I would run full proofs
> perhaps monthly.  When the modulators or the RF
> final got weak I would know it and replace them.  The
> station owner kinda complained but he knew full well
> that I was doing the right thing.  The station sounded
> *great*.
>
> "Exercising the transmitter" meant I would sign on
> the station at midnight for an hour or so (it was a 5 kW
> daytimer for a while, 500 watts at night later).  I had
> the automation system used for the FM side all set up
> to deliver a live-sounding rock-n-roll program.
>
> We would get an occasional collect phone call which
> I was obligated to decline and a pile of letters from
> folks.
>
> > But you know what? I do it anyways. Why? Because I have as much fun producing it as y'all do listening to it.
>
> But you know what?  Paul, you took the words right
> outta my mouth!
>
> - Jim Tonne
>
>
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