[LCC] Short story of How I became friends wi KL7RA

[Steve Lott]

of course I was there with Randy,
but I never tire of hearing great stories of friendship
born out of an HF contact

I hope some of my LCC friends will be at HamCom
if not see ya all in Shreveport in August !

Cheers!
steve


http://www.KG5VK.com
My Ham Radio Friends


On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 4:59 PM, <rfulco at suddenlink.net> wrote:

> I just noticed KL7RA was inducted into the Contest Hall of Fame at Dayton
> this year...I thought you might like this story of how I came to meet
> him-on the air ,and in person.
>     14 years ago I set up a JOTA station at a St. Judes Catholic church in
> Bossier City for camping scouts to talk on the air.  I had a nice 80m delta
> up and sat afternoon on 15m SSB KL7RA called me...With the signal he had I
> asked "'surely you must be in CF!!" ! He said "no I am working on my 4
> stack array on 15M for SS, and I have been listening to you and some of
> your kids."
>       He then proceeded to tell me it was bringing  back memories of when
> he lived in Bossier City while his dad was stationed at Barksdale AFB many
> years ago. He then told me he took his swimming merit badge at Lake
> Bisteneau, and was it still there.
>   Years later I attended Dayton with Steve KG5VK. As I was walking to my
> table at the Contest Dinner-my eyes caught callsign badge of a guy sitting
> down in front of me...Was KL7RA.  .I stopped, and asked him if he
> remembered our  qso years ago, and this story. He perk'd up and said "I
> sure do"!!
>  "I said I am the guy you were talking to."  The whole table was listening
> in, and smiling..
>      Since that time, we always talked at Dayton, and I was present a few
> years later with KH7Y to congratulate him on winning the Grand Prize at the
> dinner.   This is one of the great things about making the Dayton Hamfest.
>
>    Glad he was inducted-  RADIO ALASKA will be missed...
>
>    Randy K5SL
>
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