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Albert H. 'Al' Hix Charleston, WV QCWA # 2647 Chapter 97 |
The #1 QSO for Al Hix, W8PQQ was logged on November 9, 1935 at 10:58 AM, a 12-minute QSO with W8OIH. Yes, QSO start and end times were required as were ANY other time you keyed the transmitter. Al's first logbook includes many, many CQ entries without establishing a QSO. Al's very first logged contact was naturally a CW (A1) QSO on "approximate" 3750 KC. W8OIH was given a 337 RST and W8PQQ received a 449 report. In the comment column in Al's log he recorded, "FIRST QSO POMEROY OHIO". The very last QSO logged by Al Hix, W8AH was a CW QSO at 0343 UTC on June 10, 2003. It was with UU8JG on 14 MHz and both stations gave each other 599 reports. The only comment for this QSO by Al was, "Nick." Who would even attempt to guess how many QSOs were logged between that first QSO with W8OIH on November 9, 1935 and Al's final QSO with UU8JG on June 10, 2003? Information courtesy of Hal Turley W8HC
Al Hix W8PQQ 1946 Charleston, WV - QSL from the estate of W3EPR
7B4QF Andorra operation was from June 23 to June 26, 1951 - QSL courtesy of W8HC
AC8BT/AJ4 1976 Puerto Rico - US Bicentennial callsign prefix - QSL from the estate of W3EVW
Al had 10 footlockers filled with close to 135,000 cards.
The Museum of Radio and Technology in Huntington, WV
has Al's 40 Meter cards and can be viewed there.
W3GH, W8AH, W3AZD at the Dayton Hamvention 2002 - K8CX Photo
This information and more at /http://hamgallery.com/Tribute/W8AH
