[...] (first ham AMer I ever heard was "W1ZYZ" on 75m)
Same here. I stumbled across Jack, W1ZYZ on a modified AM table radio, (I swapped out the coiled antenna on the back for a 100' wire!). I heard Jack and Ellie on the Green Mountain Net (3855 kc) every afternoon.
Yep, ol Jack, W1ZYZ was a "big gun" from St. Johnsbury Vt. es I have
many fond memories of Jack, as he often took net control of the
Green Mountain Net on 3855 AM back in the late 50`s and 60`s.
I had acquired back then(mid 60`s) a Globe King 500 which I used for
a short time and ended up selling it to ol Jack.--I went back to a DX-100
es little did I realize until years later, I should have kept the Globe King.
73,s Rene, K1MVP
P.S.--another "dumb" thing I did was back in the mid 70`s was give
away a homebrew pair of 813`s rig complete with power
supply and modulator to a local club.--nobody wanted AM
at that time, es I just about had to "twist" the club`s arm
to take it.--little did I know AM would make a "comeback".
Sure wish I would have kept it now.