[Dixielandjazz] Ham Radio & DJML was Arthur Godfrey

[john petters]

Is there a common thread between DJML members and Amateur Radio. Seems quite
a few listmates have callsigns. Perhaps a meeting of minds on the air may be
a possibility.
John Petters
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Kirkman" <donkirk at covad.net>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Arthur Godfrey


> On Thu, 20 May 2004 14:10:36 -0500, Patrick Cooke wrote:
>
> >FYI:
>
> >All of those dahdits at the end of Will Connelly's post were his old Ham
> >radio Operator's call sign W6QID.
>
> >Pat Cooke.....WA4BVR
> >New Orleans
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Will Connelly" <willc at highstream.net>
> >To: "Don Ingle" <dingle at baldwin-net.com>
> >Cc: <LeslieMRag at aol.com>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 8:58 AM
> >Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Arthur Godfrey
>
> >> Thanks to Don for the memory.
>
> >> Also on Godfrey was monumental clarinetist Johnny Mince.  In 1948 - 50
I
> >> was assigned to the radio shop of the 3499th Mobile Training Group at
> >> Chanute Field, Illinois, and my days began by boarding whichever of the
> >> group's six C-47s or three B-25s that were at home and checking their
> >> radios.
>
> >> Now each of these planes had an AN/ARN-7 radio compass and when I
> >> finished my work all the directional loops were aimed at Chicago and
the
> >> receivers were all tuned to WBBM. Oddly enough, the radio checks were
> >> completed at just about the time the Godfrey show ended.
> >> Kindly,
> >> Will "didahdah dahdidididit dahdahdiddah didit dahdidit" Connelly
>
> Thanks for pointing that out, Pat.  I diddled my way through it but it
> didn't dawn on me how close Will's call sign is to that of the guy who
> administered my first novice test in 19ought49 - W6QIF.  I've been
> WV6ENG, WA6ENT, and N6IM since then; still have the ticket but haven't
> been on the air since computers came along.  "Seems like old times .  .
> .  ."   :-)
> -- 
> Don
> donkirk at covad.net
>
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