[CQ-Contest] Station Inspections

[Kenneth E. Harker]

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 08:07:14PM -0400, James  Cain wrote:
> In my book, "YASME: The Danny Weil and Colvin Radio Expeditions" (ARRL, 2003), Chapter 16, page 77, is entitled "The FCC Comes to Visit W6KG." I drew from documents and correspondence to describe a visit by the FCC to Lloyd and Iris Colvin's California station during the 1958 ARRL International DX Competition, CW. 
> 
> I also drew from a very funny story about the incident that Lloyd published in QST for May, 1958, page 66, a story that included two cartoons by the legendary Gil Gildersleeve, W1JCD. I reprinted one of those cartoons in my book (the original was in the Colvins' archives). 
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> You can read the QST article on line, or buy my book from the arrl.

The URL:
http://p1k.arrl.org/cgi-bin/topdf.cgi?id=39774&pub=qst

 
> A story like Lloyd's would never get published in QST today. 
> 
> Jim Cain
> At The K1TN Superstation
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