Thanks Colin, But to be honest, the real movers behind the early Ultralight radio boom were you (providing DXer.Ca support to the new group), Rob Ross (receiving 300 stations on an SRF-59 in 30 days) and Allen Willie (running wild in transoceanic DX with his SRF-37M model). The "center of gravity" of the early Ultralight movement was always somewhat north of the border. I even received a "Team Canada" ball cap from Rob for being the "Captain" of the Canadian Ultralight team in 2008 :-)
Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Colin Newell" <[email protected]> To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 7:52:31 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] New CC Skywave SSB Model is Unchanged on MW Band 10 years!? Wait, what!? You are the creator! On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 7:34 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Guy, > > > In the 10-year history of the Ultralight DXing group (with this month > being the anniversary of the original SRF-59 receptions of 594-JOAK, > 747-JOIB and 972-HLCA, that kicked off the craze in 2007) the only pricey > exception to the $100 limit was the Sony SRF-T615, which was originally $95 > U.S. before the booming Ultralight group stampeded to buy it, raising up > the price to around $165 (are you listening, Rob?). Of course I'm as guilty > as anyone, buying 3 of the models, one of which was given to John Bryant as > a gift. Because the original price was $95 U.S., though, it has always > retained its "approved" status, despite the price going into the > stratosphere (if not the ionosphere). > > Gary > > > - -- Colin Newell - Editor and creator *of *Coffeecrew.com <http://www.Coffeecrew.com> and DXer.ca <http://www.DXer.ca> - VA7WWV | Twitter @CoffeeCrew | Victoria - Canada _______________________________________________ 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] _______________________________________________ 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]
