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October 8th 03, 06:34 PM
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"Brian Kelly" wrote in message om... (Michael Black) wrote in message ... "Dan/W4NTI" (w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com) writes: Another real ham goes Silent Key. 73 old man. Dan/W4NTI Although, the case could be made that he wasn't a real ham. Yes, he was an important part of ham radio for some years. But I always got the impression, and the story suggests the same, that he was interested in amateur radio beyond communication for his sailing voyage. It always seemed like once he had that in place for his own reasons, he discovered amateur radio beyond that. Amateur radio gave him a reason to wander, because it gave him a reason for visiting plenty of isolated locations for more of a reason than because they were there. The fact that he pretty much disappeared after Yasme was over, not being interested in DXing those exotic locations, leaves in question how much of a ham he was, his contribution to the hobby notwithstanding. One might compare Danny to Gus Browning. The latter started out in amateur radio at a young age, and went on the tour to put many countries on the map. But then when that was over, he was still considered a high power DXer, publishing DX Magazine for many years. Michael VE2BVW First off I don't agreee with these sorts of "categorizations". The implication here is that you consider Gus a "better ham" than Danny was and I reject the concept. Categorically. Plus dissing Danny a half century after he lit up the bands is not exactly a class act Michael. Danny never made any bones about the intent and purpose of his ham activities. We kept his boat(s) afloat which was his need and he shipped the cards which was our need. And there isn't any more to it than that. His format has been followed innumerable times since, i.e. hams with marginal and/or short term interests in the hobby or DXing putting new ones on the air. If the cards they've sent over the years hit the no-counters pile your own totals and the Honor Roll membership count would drop like rocks. w3rv Well said. Dan/W4NTI |
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