Mike, Thanks. I was so avid back in the 60s and later 79-recent that QSLs flew in. I remember back in the Summer of 79, I went to the post office, I think on a Wednesday, after I was there on Tuesday. I found seven QSLs, 4 from Australia and 3 from New Zealand. I got well over 100 or more QSLs a year easily. Now I struggle to get 40 a year. But I was at the dials almost every morning 365 days a year and DXed half the night. To be sure, I lived with a few hours of sleep most nights. It is hard to do that now at near 60. I was a "Walking-DXing DXer" and I did little else a lot of the time. Over kill to be certain. Of course, mailing reception reports was almost a daily thing with me. Few DXers would have lived the life I did. But I still love the hobby and always will. It has been fun. So many of people I new spent money on booze, cigs, and other things. No memories in those. I probably spent too much on that QSL, but all hobbies cost money. Hey, I never thought QSLs would be sold on ebay either. :-)
73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager _______________________________________________ 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]
