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Personal story: on my block growing up there was a blind guy who had an enormous antenna tower in his yard. He was SO nice to me, a teen-aged boy! His equipment
by AlbertCory 2y ago
Personal story: on my block growing up there was a blind guy who had an enormous antenna tower in his yard. He was SO nice to me, a teen-aged boy! His equipment all had braille labels on the controls.
I'm sure he's long gone now so I don't mind giving his name: Julian Gannon. His call was K9BCJ which he claimed stood for Better Call Julian.
Thanks, Mr. Gannon! I hope you're working the whole galaxy now.
(Actually, though, ham conversations were excruciatingly boring: how are you receiving me? You're coming through loud & clear here. What equipment are you using?)
- rectangleboy 2y agoJust looking up his callsign, I found this: https://www.cardcow.com/215722/k9bcj-ill-seeing-you-farther-down-road-qsl-ham-radio/ https://www.cardcow.com/215722/k9bcj-ill-seeing-you-farther-...
- AlbertCory 2y agoThanks. That's our neighborhood all right.
- Aloha 2y agohttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183024470/julian-gannon https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183024470/julian-gannon Looks like he passed in 1979, at the ripe old age of 90, we should all be so lucky!