Go Back 50 Years

I was paging through the October 2025 QST online when I came upon this on page 94:

Really unexpected but a pleasant surprise !  I took that picture in June 1975 with my Olympus 35RC.  When the Glen Gates Gang Field Day entry was sent in the picture got included.  Somewhere around here I've got a plastic bag with several copies of that issue - I remember going over to Amateur Electronic Supply (on Fond du Lac in Milwaukee) and buying them.  I've mentioned the November 1975 cover before:

https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2022/06/field-day.html 

The picture reminded me of Scott Tilton who died this year:

https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2025/04/a-novice-trio-no-more.html 

Scott was the brains behind repurposing the tower to a transportable unit.  It's a shame that Scott's article for the tower wasn't published.

Here's the Glen Gates Gang page with more of my pictures from Field Day:

http://wb9kzy.com/ggg.htm 

The fact that that magazine cover was from almost 50 years ago just doesn't seem possible !

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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