tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993014214214874026.post3260372938545801733..comments2024-03-28T23:55:28.039+02:00Comments on Cape Dx - Gary Deacon: Charles "Copper" Slingsby - Cape Town's Pioneer Dxer during the 1920's and 1930'sGary Deaconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08643304447984001180noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993014214214874026.post-55308186302512971932011-04-11T18:36:21.998+02:002011-04-11T18:36:21.998+02:00Hi Walt
Thank you for your kind comments regardin...Hi Walt<br /><br />Thank you for your kind comments regarding the website - glad that you enjoyed the pioneering dxing articles from a South African perspective.<br /><br />73,<br /><br />GaryGary Deaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643304447984001180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993014214214874026.post-82110302487159897672011-04-05T02:53:09.558+02:002011-04-05T02:53:09.558+02:00Gary, what a wonderful website! I thoroughly enjo...Gary, what a wonderful website! I thoroughly enjoyed going back in time with South African DXing. Thanks a lot! Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05360815608121787134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993014214214874026.post-33633549130897009262011-02-27T13:10:37.500+02:002011-02-27T13:10:37.500+02:00Thanks Chuck
It's quite possible that other r...Thanks Chuck<br /><br />It's quite possible that other radio related documents and QSL letters from the 1920's are still out there, waiting to be rediscovered. <br /><br />This is certainly a significant find with an additional well preserved daily record of reception during that time - 3 of 9 logbooks have also survived alongside the photographs and other radio related documents from that era.<br /><br />I would be quite happy knowing that a QSL letter collection from our time would be half as exciting to rediscover 80 years from now! <br /><br />73,<br /><br />GaryGary Deaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643304447984001180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993014214214874026.post-23848089213086216562011-02-26T04:40:55.959+02:002011-02-26T04:40:55.959+02:00What a wonderful discovery! I'll always be hop...What a wonderful discovery! I'll always be hoping one or two more like this are found.<br /><br />I enjoyed the mention of KDKA. My radio interest was partially based on hearing my grandparents tell tales of hearing the voices through the air when listening to KDKA on their crystal set.<br /><br />Chuck HuttonChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607172307127580913noreply@blogger.com