Hi Glenn,
I grew up in suburban Philly to and went to the University of Pennsylvania
(W3ABT). Penn took a long-term lease on the old Valley Forge Nike Base which
happened to be down the road from W3PHL's location - Horseshoe Trail Road
just west of Valley Forge National Park.
It was a fantastic site to operate with a clear shot to the horizon in all
directions. W3ABT used this site for Field Day starting in the 1969 and for
many years after that for Field Day. I guess that 3PHL moved from Springfield
sometime prior to then. I never visited his QTH but I could see his tower
and antennas. Wow! I heard from others that he has a TX so large that you
could walk inside. Memories from my youth.
73
Russ WA3FRP
Glenn Laser wrote:
> Hi group I am Glenn W3WTE
> At the age of 12 I lived about 3 blocks from W3PHL in Springfield. Wow
> what a antenna and I never met the man. Just imagine what happened
> when he came on the air and my Ocean Hopper was turned on. Every once
> in a while I could hear the station he was in QSO with. He was not
> popular with the neighborhood and people always said you don't want in
> that hobby; just see what you will do. I did QSO with him about 4 or 5
> years later when I lived in Pittsburgh using my Globe Scout. Always
> wanted to know what happened to him and I did received the 2 meter
> repeater once in a while when we lived near Annapolis.
> Thanks for the memories and in no way mean this, to be a negative
> comment.
> 73 Glenn
