Does anyone in the southeast remember Paul, WA5FHP, from Dequincy, La? Excluding the "broadcasts of K1 You Know Who, Paul was "responsible" for the two longest transmitions I have ever heard on the ham bands. Both occurred on 75 meters.
During one of these "radio half hours," he read the transcript of a conservative radio program called "Life Line." This program was only 15 minutes including the commercial breaks. But, in a style which would make Rush proud, he concluded the transmition by telling all who were listening just what we were to think of what he had read. That one lasted at least 25 minutes. His other marathon occurred one newyear's eve when he was obviously very much into the egg nog. I don't know what he was using for a transmitter that night, but that signal was also the widest non-cb am signal I have ever heard. He would often play portions of Justin Wilson or Dave Gardner comedy records during his qsos. When I was first licensed, he was one of about 4 AM stations who could hear my Ranger and very low dipole from Mississippi. When he was not on his soapbox, or up to his ears in the pickle barrel, he was actually a pretty good qso. It's hard to believe that those incidents occurred nearly 40 years ago! Mike Duke, K5XU American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
