1953: Kenny Cassidy, WN2WNC

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Kenny Cassidy, WN2WNC (1953)

HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING IN 1953 AS A NOVICE AT 18 YEARS OLD.
 
I HAD A JOHNSON ADVENTURER AND A ARC 5 RECEIVER AND A LONG WIRE ANTENNA, NOT
 
KNOWING THE RESONANCE OF THE THING. I USED A DOUBLE POLE DOUBLE THROW SWITCH
 
TO GO FROM TO XMIT/REC.
 
 WE LIVED IN BROOKLYN NY AND ONE DAY GETTING HOME FROM SCHOOL, MOM SAID ''
 
WHAT DID YOU DO NOW'' I RECEIVED A OO REPORT FROM ALBANY NY (my best dx)
 
I LOOKED AT THE XMIT AND HAVING A 3709 KC XTAL IN THE XTAL SOCKET AND THE BANDSWITCH
 
ON 40M XMIT ON 7418 KC I WAS HEARD 599 + ... I WAS HAPPY TO MAKE THE DISTANCE.
 
I MANAGED TO KEEP WN2WNC AS MY CALL. 

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