Amazing story Scott. Congrats. I recall many QSOs over Usenet in the 80’s and 90’s when you were NF3I in Burtonville MD. Have your card here in the shack still after 3 decades ! Great story. Go Ducks !
Thank you for sharing this delightful story! What a marvelous piece, nestled within the "yeah, me-too" drivel (of the same five YouTubers) talking about the same topics over and over again for clicks and cash... Hannah's journey, told by her Dad, is REAL, its bittersweet, and it has true MEANING. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.
Hey Scott. I was browsing QRZ and ran across this article. I read the original in our club newsletter, and I knew you posted it here. You must be so proud of Hannah. You're lucky she chose a college here in town so you two can stay close.
It was really, really, really, interesting to experience it - the coincidences just kept getting weirder and more interesting. Thanks for the comment - I'm still waiting to see if anyone has a QSL card from Marjory.
This is such a beautiful story! I greatly enjoyed reading it. I love the connection between you and your daughter, and how you encouraged her to join the hobby but gave her the freedom to do so when she was ready. I smiled through most of the second half of this story and your winding tale of how you found the original W7HER. What an incredible testament to how ham radio brings us together!! I LOVE that both W7HER's were able to finally meet, and hope that they can again in the future. I'm thrilled that Hannah has won some amateur radio scholarships for the upcoming school year. As an ARRL and Foundation for Amateur Radio scholarship recipient myself, I can attest to how much these foundations have helped me through college. Congrats to her as she embarks on the adventure of college and I hope to work her on the air sometime!!
