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Fred, Thank you. Dave

All, During the past six or so hours, we have received pledges for the necessary funds to pay the 2022 GIO subscription for this group. Thank you all for pledging to contribute. For those of of you

Count me in for $5 Mike N2MS

Count me in for $5. Let me know how to get it to you.

I too will commit $5. Fred - N4CLA

I can commit to up to $5 depending upon the need

All, Thank you for the responses I have received so far. At this point, I am asking for pledges only and not actual funds. Assuming that this goes as planned, I will send out requests for funds, in

Dave, Gets me straight in all the areas! Many thanks for the prompt response. Great guidance for me and others. Scott

Thank you, Scott. At present, there are no multi-anything discounts. Philosophically speaking, the present owners choose to maintain a "hands-off" approach to the moderation of this group. One or the

Scott, I like all your ideas. Group owners and mods are under-appreciated already. Many hands make light work. One or two less coffees in a year shouldn’t break anybody's bank. John, wa3jrs

Howdy all!y i Scott here in west Texas. I met the nanoVNA at the Midland Amateur Radio Club's annual Christmas party in December, 2019 when a ham I'd never met (Steven, KI5AXQ) showed up with one

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All, The annual payment of $220 for this group is due on January 18th. Last year, the co-owners split the fee in half and paid it. This year we are asking for donations from one or more group members.

Our system used magneto phones: you turned the crank on the wooden box and, if the operator was home, she would answer from the switchboard in her living room.? In about 1954, a small switching

Mine was an eight party line with two sub party lines of four; 494J and 494W. Telephones had no dials. You picked up the phone and waited for the operator to whom you asked to connect you to the

At my age with one bum hand and eyesight, that's why I try to avoid the small screen and tiny virtual keyboard of a smart phone. I really try to use my smart phone as a phone only. But I do understand

A good friend growing up in the 1950’s father ran an appliance store. To call Rick I would say 377 Ring Twice Please. If we were not done in a minute, we could hear his father deep breathing on the

I’m a ‘young pup’ at 63, and our party line in rural southwest Nebraska was shared with six other farms. That was up until about 1973 when the phone company came in and trenched underground

Yep, we had a party line shared by one person up the road a bit. But, I'm still a youngster, I'm only 68! Bad thing is my body thinks I'm 80, issues everywhere. But I keep waking up every morning so

Oh yes, and remember the "party lines". They were neat in small midwestern towns!! And the "exchange operator" who had to plug in your requested connection(s)? OK, this is deviating a bit much from