See my sig line...
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
Con, liked to use the word "DAMN "and every time he would say it, he would emphasize it by spelling it out..."That's...D-A-M-N" and would Dare the FCC to stop him.
It was 1961 and what a time it was. It was a time of transition for ham radio, but not everyone was "on board".
I was 12 yrs old and propagation was Great! I would drift off to sleep, listening to the magic of short wave stations.
I still have that radio, a Hallicrafters S-20R Sky Champion. It's been electrically restored and works great. When I got it, I added a Vernier tuning knob off a WWII radar test unit.
I still remember the surprise when I switched on the BFO and could understand those "Garbled" voices, that I later learned were SSB.
Thanks for allowing me to have a trip down memory lane.
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Last edited by WA0JDE; 05-21-2025 at 01:16 AM. Reason: Pic Invalid
nope. never heard of him. not a great surprise for me, though.
"... and another thing about you democrats ... you all believe in science!" -- denny crane
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