Patrick, On Sunday 23 March 2008 04:14:34 am Patrick Martin wrote: >When I started DXing in 1962, I was only 13 and knew nothing > except a few things my father told me. I was on my way home from school > and saw an old Philco radio sitting on a garbage rack walking through > the alley between our house and the school. I picked up the radio and > brought it home. I remember my mother saw it and would not let me plug > it in. The cord looked okey, but I had to wait until my father got home > from work. ......
What a great story. I enjoyed reading it. I'll bet there are a lot of good stories about how we all go into this. Some, when written, might be too long to post to this list. If there were a repository where we could upload these, I would really enjoy reading about how others got into dxing/radios. Steve -- Stephen Hawkins 73 49 111 01001001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
