tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086597.post5985335012889856178..comments2022-03-25T18:51:39.646-06:00Comments on KAAY 1090: CommentA.J. Lindsey A/K/A Doc Holidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961060147572218133noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25086597.post-263145609839595202008-12-26T09:32:00.000-06:002008-12-26T09:32:00.000-06:00"The thrill of hearing a signal from far away has ..."The thrill of hearing a signal from far away has never gone away. I wonder how many others have tuned across the AM radio dial at night to see what they might hear?"<BR/><BR/>It wasn't just the AM dial. I had a Hallicrafters receiver of my grandfathers (WA0MIZ) that I used to scan across the shortwave spectrum late at night. There was nothing quite like sitting there with nothing but the glow of the radio dials and the vacuum tubes and the warm sound of the tube amplifier. If there was anything that I wish that I had to remember my grandfather, it would be that Hallicrafters receiver.<BR/><BR/>He worked with groups such as Handiham and was constantly helping young people get into amateur radio. So that receiver went to somebody that needed it.<BR/><BR/>I didn't have the patience to get good at Morse Code, so I never went any farther than my novice license. I did get my First Class commercial license. But my interests turned to computers and data communications, so I even let that lapse.<BR/><BR/>But there are still the memories of those "adventurous" days of exploring the radio spectrum. Now with computers and the internet, communicating with people and listening to radio stations half way around the world doesn't seem to be such a big deal.Gazmikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961013592844650864noreply@blogger.com