He is probably still alive - listed active as CLOYS P. WYLIE with the FCC.
On 3 Dec 2005 at 20:24, crawfish wrote: > I remember Paul, WA5FHP. A friend of mine had a tape of him chewing out some > slopbuckets. He had some big Collins AM rig. He used to be on 3950 in the > afternoons and weekends. Wonder when he went SK? > Joe W4AAB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 10:56 AM > Subject: [AMRadio] Long-Winded Transmitions > > > > Does anyone in the southeast remember Paul, WA5FHP, from Dequincy, La? > > > > Excluding the "broadcasts of K1 You Know Who, Paul was "responsible" for > the > > two longest transmitions I have ever heard on the ham bands. Both occurred > > on 75 meters. > > > > During one of these "radio half hours," he read the transcript of a > > conservative radio program called "Life Line." This program was only 15 > > minutes including the commercial breaks. But, in a style which would make > > Rush proud, he concluded the transmition by telling all who were listening > > just what we were to think of what he had read. That one lasted at least > 25 > > minutes. > > > > His other marathon occurred one newyear's eve when he was obviously very > > much into the egg nog. I don't know what he was using for a transmitter > that > > night, but that signal was also the widest non-cb am signal I have ever > > heard. > > > > He would often play portions of Justin Wilson or Dave Gardner comedy > records > > during his qsos. > > > > When I was first licensed, he was one of about 4 AM stations who could > hear > > my Ranger and very low dipole from Mississippi. When he was not on his > > soapbox, or up to his ears in the pickle barrel, he was actually a pretty > > good qso. > > > > It's hard to believe that those incidents occurred nearly 40 years ago! > > > > Mike Duke, K5XU > > American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > AMRadio mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami
