N6HY Ernest E. 'Ernie' Nairne Los Angeles, CA QCWA # 12374 Chapter 7

WENT ON THE AIR AS WN4ZCY IN MARCH OF 1953 --GOT MY GENERAL IN NOVERMBER OF 1953 AN WAS W4ZCY ---TUBE XMTR 6AG7 TO A 807 ABOUT 50 WATTS --MOSTLY ON 40 AND 80 MTRS CW---THIS WAS IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ---CAME TO LOS ANGELES IN 1957 - BECAME K6HMA AFTER 40 YRS READY FOR A NEW CALL--NOW N6HY----ENGINEER FOR HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO. IN THE SPACE AND COMMUNICATION DEPT. AFTER 20 YRS RETIRED --MOSTLY NOW WORKING DX --160 TO 10 MTRS AND 6 AT TIMES---NEW MODE IS PSK31 HAVING FUN WORK DX WITH 30 WATTS -- THE PICTURE IS ME AT THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA --GREAT TRIP--JUNE 2000 --COMPUTER ADDED MY CALL----- 73 SEE YOU ON THE BANDS DE ERNIE

October 07, 2015