[SCCC] W6AM article

[Dennis Younker NE6I]

I haven't been able to find this magazine at a couple shops I've stopped in. 
If anyone would be willing to send me a photocopy of the article, I'd 
appreciate it.  Mail or fax is okay.

Or if any of the San Diego gang on the list know of a place I can get the 
mag, could go get a copy.

I have a bunch of pictures of the W6AM station I took one afternoon after an 
SCCC meeting many years ago.  I should probably scan them and get them 
online.  I know that I was in awe that afternoon.  I think it was Jan 
Perkins and Jim Neiger that took us all over there.  Thanks you guys. I will 
never forget that!

I tried to invite myself to guest op from there a few months later but Don 
called me and said things had become so complicated with rig and antenna 
switching that he only allowed one person to use the station other than 
himself anymore (I think that was Jan???).  He was quite apologetic but 
naturally, I understood.

73 Don, I only once beat you in a pileup.  And that was only because the 
pile was spread out over 5 kHz and I was in the right place at the right 
time.  Conversely, there were a zillion times I heard you beating out the 
east coast on 40 and 80 while I couldn't even hear the DX station!

BTW, I only met Don once in person, at a SCDXC meeting.  He was the nicest 
guy and me, just a 20-something probably had my knees knocking in the 
presence of such ham radio fame.  Hi.

--Dennis, NE6I

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N6KI Dennis Vernacchia" <n6ki_73 at sbcglobal.net>
To: <sccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 1:27 PM
Subject: [SCCC] W6AM article


> From CQ-Contest reflector
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> Folks may be interested in an article on W6AM in the current Harpers
> magazine: http://www.harpers.org/MostRecentCover.html written by his
> grandson Don Wallace.
> Title of article is "Antenna of the Universe, Grandpa Had a Thing About 
> Good
> Reception".  I picked one up at the news-stand yesterday.  The article
> includes a non-ham's description of the W6AM station and Rhombic farm,
> pictures of QSL cards and some interesting stories about W6AM's radio
> exploits.
>
> Ralph
> N4TG
>
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