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70 YEARS AGO ON 6 JUNE 1938 I HAD MY FIRST AMATEUR RADIO QSO WITH THE ISSUED CALL OF W9MPW (NO ZERO DISTRICT AT THAT TIME). THE TRANSMITTER WAS XTAL CONTROLLED  USING TWO TUB ES AND FREQ WAS 1968KC. AFTER MANY GREAT YEARS OF DX CONTESTING IN THE 60S AND 70S I BEGAN LOSING INTEREST IN AMATEUR RADIO UNTIL I DISCOVERED THE WORLD OF EME.. I REBUILT MY STATION AND HAD FIRST FANTASTIC  EME QSO ON 15 AUG 1987.
MY INTEREST IN HAM RADIO WAS  REENERGIZED AND I CONTINUE TO BE AMAZED AND ENJOY EME OPERATION....UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO AGING PROBLEMS I CAN NO LONGER OPERATE MY  FAVORITE MODE CW...BUT I AM THAN KFUL TO JOE FOR WSJT THAT PERMITS ME TO CONTINUE  THIS GREAT.HOB BY...FOR THE RECORDS.  I HAVE 50 STATES, 101 DXCC COUNTRIES AND STOPPED KEEPING RECORD OF INITIALS AT 717.. IF YOU SEE ME ON PLEASE CALL.
         73 FRED