[SECC] Re: GQP & Trivia results

Dan/W4NTI w4nti@mindspring.com
Mon, 22 Jul 2002 08:31:52 -0500


Isn't Don Miller still in jail???  I sure do remember his antics.  Lots of
folks gave up DX chassing because of this goof.  Fill the new guys/gals in
John.

Dan/W4NTI

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Vickers" <wa4tt@nlamerica.com>
To: <secc@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 7:41 PM
Subject: [SECC] Re: GQP & Trivia results


> W4NTI wrote:
> I screamed in at 35 points and a massive 12 counties.   Think I did better
> in my first Novice Roundup when I called CQ for three days straight and
> worked 15 stations on the fourth.  Right after I hooked up the knife
switch
> I used for a antenna swithcher to the transmitter output.
>
> Hey Dan --- I squeezed in just ahead of you OB ! 115 Qs 30Ms and a feeble
> 6900 pts. Knew I'd be part time but not to this degree. hi Well all is not
> lost---- no one got the correct answer on the GQP trivia, so I guess
> everyone owes me an RC and a Moonpie at the hamfest this yr. (ain't that
the
> way it works ?)
>
> The most "Famous or Infamous" op to ever work the Ga QSO party has to have
> been Ole Don Miller himself, W9WNV. He operated /4 from Lincoln Cty in the
> early 60's and I had the chance to visit him at Clark Hill Lake. Worked
him
> on many of his DXpeds after that. Bet he wishes he could have been on this
> weekend--- even with the lousy condx !!! :>)   (have the more recent opr's
> ever heard of Don ?)
>
> Now if I had asked who the most distinguished op was---- we have several
> still active and I'd of had to buy the RC's for everybody. Tnx for the fun
> es see ya'll next time.
> 73, John WA4TT
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