Topband: Brave New World

[Jim Brown]

On Thu,2/26/2015 11:59 AM, kolson at rcn.com wrote:
> What's sad in my view, is that in my M/M and M/S experiences, one of the greatest parts was getting together with the ops I was friends with that, due to time, distance or both, I didn't get to see much. The contest was fun, but the comradery was even more so. Just like when you ask most retired Major League players what they miss most, it is the locker room and their ex-teammates.

I agree with that, BUT -- as we get older, move about, have reduced 
financial resources due to retirement, getting together becomes 
increasingly difficult. The only reason I go to Dayton and Visalia is to 
hang out with the guys I've been working on the air for years (and in 
some cases, since I was a kid).

FWIW, during the years I operated at N6RO, there was precious little 
time to hang out. Everyone's butt was either in the chair or in the 
sack. The team efforts I've enjoyed were for serious multi-transmitter 
field setups, like Field Day and county expeditions for the California 
QSO Party.

73, Jim K9YC