I was a casual BCB DXer from 1961 (age 8) to 1966 (age 13) with a pocket transistor, but really became hooked from 1967-69 as a teenager living in Iwakuni, Japan. There were lots of interesting stations that no longer exist (AFVN-Armed Forces Vietnam Network, KSBK (?) in Okinawa, and my local 1580-FEN (Far East Network, in Iwakuni). In 1971 I joined the Navy, and chased MW-DX on portables like the Sony TR-6400 around the world (Mayport, FL, Pearl Harbor, HI and Yokosuka, Japan).
>From 1982-2007 I was an amateur radio CW-QRP fanatic, working 144 countries >with the 2 watt Heathkit HW-8 and 50' tower. In 2007 it seemed to me that the >amateur radio QRP concept (i.e. that a skilled operator can work wonders with >basic equipment) could be successfully applied to the MW-DXing hobby-- which >turned out to be the concept that ultimately kicked off the Ultralight radio >boom. 73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) _______________________________________________ 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]
