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Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: k4kyv on March 25, 2005, 12:37:47 PM I'm forwarding this e-mail I received:
Yep, it's "Ashtabula" Bill's. The voice of W8VYZ will be 80 on the 8th of April. Can you imagine how meaningful it would be for Bill to receive a Birthday card from you. For those of you unfamiliar with this gentleman, he's been a powerful AM advocate for many years. Although he's been active on most HF bands, he presides daily on 14286 between 2100 & 2300 hrs taking a dinner break in between. Bill maintains a legendary card file & is prepared to report date & time your first QSO with him. It's not uncommon to hear seasoned operators thank Bill for drawing them into ham radio or a career in communications and electronics after first hearing his voice on short wave as a youngster. Perhaps you may be among some of these chaps. These connections with the past are diminishing in number. How nice it is when we can pause to recognize them. Please join me in honoring Ashtabula Bill with a Birthday card. It should warm his heart & those of his immediate family. You'll feel rewarded too with a good feeling. Here's the address: William C. Dolvin 3092 Plymouth Ridge Rd. Ashtabula, OH 44004 One last request. Join me & others on 14286 on the 8th of April during the operating hours above and we'll all wish Bill a Happy Birthday. I'll ask his XYL Sylvia to make sure he gets on. TNX OM's & 73, w6pss Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: W1UJR on March 25, 2005, 12:45:50 PM The Man Himself -W8VYZ
(sorry for the size) (http://hamgate.sunyerie.edu/~buffaloam/images/99_dayton_w8vyzw2kbw.jpg) Bill W8VYZ and Tom W2KBW (http://hamgate.sunyerie.edu/~buffaloam/images/99_dayton_w8vyz.jpg) Bill W8VYZ and his hamshack And who can forget the classic "Ain't a Slopbucket in North America who can bother me..." line, thanks the HUZ man you can click here and listen to this classic line -->> http://www.amwindow.org/audio/htm/w8vyz.htm . Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: Jack-KA3ZLR- on March 25, 2005, 04:09:43 PM HAPPY "B" Day Bill...Voice of 40 AM...
Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: W1GFH on March 25, 2005, 09:11:40 PM (http://www.qsl.net/wb1gfh/bill.jpeg)
Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: W2JBL on March 25, 2005, 09:46:50 PM an AM icon, and great American. dig the famous outboard slicer on top of the BC348!
Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on March 25, 2005, 09:50:06 PM Nope, they never could!
Great idea on the birthday card. Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: N3DRB The Derb on March 26, 2005, 03:49:55 PM I wear my Ashtabula Bill T shirt ALL the time!
ok.....lets see here......I got my cheeze and crackers....got my Iron City beer....I'll be here all night! I'm retired! Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: Steve - WB3HUZ on March 26, 2005, 06:56:50 PM Quote from: KD2XA an AM icon, and great American. dig the famous outboard slicer on top of the BC348! Yea, but what is up with the butt set hanging off the desk? Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: Vortex Joe - N3IBX on March 26, 2005, 07:30:17 PM In my opinion, Bill has what I call a terrific shack. Plenty of black crackle stuff and lots of homebrew or modified WWII gear, etc. Besides, he's one of the nicest people you could meet on the radio!
Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: Jack-KA3ZLR- on March 27, 2005, 04:59:45 AM First Class. :D
Title: Ashtabula Bill's 80th Post by: VA3ES - Piss-Weak Ed on March 30, 2005, 03:49:09 PM Yesterday, I sent Bill a nice card. I also included an "Iron City Beer" pin I got when I was in Ohio about 7 years ago. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
Happy Birthday, Bill. Maybe I'll talk to you this summer. . |