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Subject: [SECC] W8JI GQP Experience
From: navrich at hotmail.com (Van Richardson)
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:27:30 -0400
Am an avid turkey hunter, really love the Masters Golf tournament and for the 
last few years have contributed a small amount to the GQP effort.  Therefore, 
every year this particular weekend in April is always a very busy one for me.  
This year I had decided to devote the weekend entirely to turkey hunting at my 
hunting camp near Barnesville.  Last year I took a 706 and a wire antenna to 
the camp and spent a few hours contributing a little bit to the GQP effort.  It 
was fun.  I was really beginning to feel a bit guilty about not doing anything 
to contribute to the GQP effort this year, when I read on the reflector that 
Tom was making his station available for the GQP.  However, I had never met 
Tom, but I had heard great things about him and his super station.  After a few 
emails/phone calls, I showed up at his QTH one hour prior to the GQP's start.  
What a class gentleman!  I had the time of my life working CW.  He had a prior 
engagement at 6:30pm and I wanted to chase more turkeys prior to sunset, so I 
operated only about 2.5 hours.  It was an experience I will long remember.  Did 
I mention his model train project?  It was well worth the trip just to see that.

Many thanks Tom!

Van Richardson, N5VI
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