Re: [IRCA] Happy New Year!

[John Hunter <jshunter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Don,  Wow , I can't imagine what it would be like getting a CA graveyard 
station from here! The conditions must have really been great back then. 
(plus DXer skill). I'm surprised that no one answered your verie requests 
as the stations back then seemed to be much more DXer friendly. The local 
stations around here used to brag about getting phone calls and letters 
from distant listeners, kind of like bragging rights about who got out the 
farthest. This was in the mid to late 70's though so maybe that was the 
difference. I received my NRC certificate dated Dec 8th 1979 signed by W.P 
Hartlage, Secretary and was a member until about 1982 or 1983. Just renewed 
again after long pause back in 2003. Thanks for the kind note.
Sincerely,
John Hunter



At 12:40 AM 1/1/05 -0800, you wrote:


> John Hunter wrote:
>
> > Just wishing everyone a very Happy New Year full of good health and 
> prosperity.
> > To make this DX related no luck on the KPH test. All I can get here is FTP
> > in Fort Payne AL and a much weaker IZS Montezuma GA (presumed)
> >
> > 73's and great DX
> > John Hunter
> > Rossville GA
> >
>
> ----John, a Happy New Year to you also (and everyone else on the 
> list)....Your mention of Ft. Payne Alabama brings back many happy memories 
> from my early dxing days.  In 1950 WZOB-1250 in Ft.
> Payne was my 1000th station heard from my Galva, Iowa location.  Also, 
> WFPA-1400 in Ft. Payne sent me a verification that year mentioning they 
> also heard from Joseph Brauner of Williamsville
> NY.  This lead to dxing novice (me) writing to old pro Joe and receiving a 
> reply from him that introduced me to the National Radio Club (which was 
> THE club in those days).  From there on I
> began to understand what AM dxing was all about.  Without checking my 
> California logs right now my shaky memory tells me that I heard a Ft. 
> Payne station on or about 1460 kHz in the late
> sixties from Sacramento.  So there, John...nostalgia to start the new year 
> off right............73  don k.



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