[TowerTalk] re AES SK

[Bob K6UJ]

Great memories you guys.  Thanks for sharing !

Bob
K6UJ



On 7/6/16 7:19 PM, Paul Christensen wrote:
>> I took my Novice test the same day Terry Sterman took his at the Milwaukee
> Court House back in 1953.  We were both very young teenagers.
>
> My OM, W9EAC would have just preceded you in 1947 while living on the south
> side of Milwaukee.  My first recollection of the Milwaukee store on Fon du
> Lac Avenue was at age 4 or 5.  It was a cold evening and I distinctly
> remember my OM loading a large box into our 1959 Chevy Impala.  Years later,
> after I was licensed, he told me what he purchased that night.  It was a
> Knight-kit T-150A transmitter that he never did like -- mostly because of
> problems with VFO drift and key clicks that he eventually solved.
>
> Many more purchases through my teen years while living in Northern Illinois.
> My last visit there was in 1978 when I purchased a Yaesu FT-101EE.  Between
> these two events, I recall a very large selection of used equipment on the
> shelves - National, Collins, Hammarlund, and endless Hallicrafters gear.
>
> This article may be of interest for those who remember the "King of
> Traders.":
>
> https://www.aesham.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/terrysterman.pdf
>
> Paul, W9AC
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