When I was 16 years old, in early 1976, I thought I was a pretty accomplished DXer - Received a sample IRCA bulletin in the mail and discovered there were others like me locally - after sucking up my courage for a week or so, I got on the telephone and called one Nick Hall-Patch - a very cool dude (as it would turn out) a mere 9 years older than I.
By September 1976 we were on top of our game receiving numerous European countries on medium-wave with some pretty basic equipment. In my case, a DX150B and a 300 foot random wire antenna terminated at 75' up a Douglas Fir. Some 35 years later, and a little older, I would say that I am still optimistic about the radio hobby. I would definitely NOT want to be 16 again -- unless it was back in 1976 -- to do that all over again. As much as I am enjoying the year 2011, I would not want to be a young person in it! But God bless the young hobbyists out there! My thoughts, Colin Newell is the editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com, DXer.ca and BobHarris.com Amateur Radio VA7WWV - Victoria B.C. Canada | Twitter.com/coffeecrew _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
