"It's about taking the time
to
listen-
All things change through
time!Cars, trucks ... a
company""We changed
everything...even a
car company"Excellent
quotes from
recent commercials for the Chrysler
Corporation,
Dodge Division.
This is the story
of what you are looking
at today, and how it got to where it is. In
1981, I
had earlier in the month of September, been
involved
in an auto accident. A gentleman ran a red
light
while I was on my way to work. I would be out
of work
for six weeks eventually. I remember the
officer
saying "If he hit you one second later, you
wouldn't
be here!" While dx'ing, not going to work for
six
weeks, and having a demolished car that took
forever
to fix, I was bored! I was under doctors
orders not
to do much. While sitting one thinks a lot.
It was
then that I thought up the idea of a
tipsheet. After
all, Chicago had CADX, there was a GWDXA
bulletin,
and I remember the Int'l DX Club of San Diego
bulletins put out by the late Larry
Brookwell.
It was out of this
that "HOT TIPS" was
thought up. It was a double sided 8 1/2"" by
11"
sheet, double sided, sent out to seven people
in the
Milwaukee area. After an excellent reception,
I sent
copies to other people in the area. In issue
#1,
dated November 15th, 1981, I had
written:
