Paul,
Thanks for posting the link to Terry Sterman's article. I remember my own
adolescence as busy, my time committed much of the time. My parents
encouraged this, to an extent. To this day, people ask me, "where do you
find the time..." The answer is in the article - form a plan, make good on
commitments and work.
Thank you AES. I've mail ordered from you for 45 years, in the early years
a postal money order in an envelope, but I must confess, as of late, my
favorite gear and accessories have come from direct manufacture purchases,
hamfests, and the remaining few local stores. I wish I had been a better
customer.
I'll miss visiting your store in Orlando and seeing the long train of folks
walking in with everything from crystal controlled 2m rigs to Wollensak
tape recorders, being assisted cordially with time and friendliness, and
walking out without buying anything. I remember a time when you could show
up and operate the finest gear available anywhere.
Terry and all, I wish you the best in whatever your plans are. If you
consider selling out, please choose a buyer who will care for amateur radio
the way that you have all these years.
Thanks for the memories and the equipment. I hope it has done you well.
73,
Mickey N4MB
Mickey Baker, N4MB
Palm Beach Gardens
*“Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me,
and I will learn.” *Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying.
On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 10:19 PM, Paul Christensen <w9ac@arrl.net> wrote:
> >I took my Novice test the same day Terry Sterman took his at the Milwaukee
> Court House back in 1953. We were both very young teenagers.
>
> My OM, W9EAC would have just preceded you in 1947 while living on the south
> side of Milwaukee. My first recollection of the Milwaukee store on Fon du
> Lac Avenue was at age 4 or 5. It was a cold evening and I distinctly
> remember my OM loading a large box into our 1959 Chevy Impala. Years
> later,
> after I was licensed, he told me what he purchased that night. It was a
> Knight-kit T-150A transmitter that he never did like -- mostly because of
> problems with VFO drift and key clicks that he eventually solved.
>
> Many more purchases through my teen years while living in Northern
> Illinois.
> My last visit there was in 1978 when I purchased a Yaesu FT-101EE. Between
> these two events, I recall a very large selection of used equipment on the
> shelves - National, Collins, Hammarlund, and endless Hallicrafters gear.
>
> This article may be of interest for those who remember the "King of
> Traders.":
>
> https://www.aesham.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/terrysterman.pdf
>
> Paul, W9AC
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