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

["Jim Tonne" <tonne@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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