The last trip from Navassa in 1969 from the rope ladder to the supply
boat via a small wooden dingy, the dinghy broke apart and sank. The
trips from Jamaica to and from were horrific with the high seas and the
nauseating and constant smell of diesel fuel from the exhaust. Prior to
this there were some DX-peditions to very rare rock entities from a
hotel room in a nearby country, from British Columbia so the path
appeared to be from China, and from the comfort of a sailboat tied up to
the pier in various Caribbean Islands. The stories of these exploits
still circulate around at Visalia and Dayton.
Herb, KV4FZ
On 2/26/2015 7:24 PM, Dave Blaschke, w5un wrote:
Larry, I remember it well, and worked you guys there. Those were the
glory days.
Dave, W5UN
remember Gus Browning? he was the guy who risked his life to take his
suitcase radio to remote places in the world just so the "chosen few"
could have a new country. remember the first expedition to Mellish
Reef? the guys almost lost their lives in a broken down boat to give
the masses a new one. i was there! no ice breakers and helicopters for
us.
73,
Larry n7dd/60 (60 wonderful years of "ham radio")
_________________
Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
_________________
Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
|