[CQ-Contest] Five Years, and your gift keeps giving. de VY1JA

[n6ki at juno.com]

Jay,

	We understand you went through some hard times and 
we will always be here to support you. 

73, Dennis N6KI
San Diego Contest Club

On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:14:13 -0000 "J. Allen" <jallen at internorth.com>
writes:
> To all the contesting community....
> 
> It is now five years since the time that I ran an add looking for an
> inexpensive reparable transceiver QRP rig to get back on the air 
> after a
> financial reversal.
> 
> That add was met with unbelievable kindness in the amateur community 
> who
> took it on themselves to help me rebuild the station.
> 
> I cannot list here all of the people who helped, but here is a list 
> of a few
> very special groups and individuals: Chen, W6AY, Mark, N5OT, Tree, 
> N6TR,
> Northern California Contest Club, Southern California Contest Club 
> and the
> Boring Amateur Radio Club.
> 
> There were many other unnamed groups and individuals who helped 
> greatly.
> 
> To all of you who were so kind, I want to say that the radio station 
> which
> your generosity built has benefited many.  In the five years that 
> have
> passed, well over 40,000 VY1 QSO's have been logged where there 
> would have
> been near silence.
> 
> Over the past five years I have often heard, "Thanks for the sweep!" 
> and can
> only say in reply... Thank the people that rebuilt the station, the 
> credit
> is theirs.
> 
> I am very proud to be a part of such a great group of people.
> 
> 73
> 
> "J"
> VY1JA
> 
> 
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