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Grex Radio Item 72: Received my first National Traffic System (NTS) message
Entered by nharmon on Tue Jun 3 01:38:40 UTC 2008:

I just got a telephone call from a nearby HAM who was talking too fast 
for me to write down his name or callsign, but he relayed the following 
message:


   Message 724 from VE3SCY in Ingersol, Ontario.

   Greetings on your birthday and salutations to another year.

   Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love 
   one another.

   Romans chapter 13 verse 8


I'm not even an active HAM operator, even though I'm still licensed. 
Has anyone else ever received one of these?

8 responses total.

#1 of 8 by rcurl on Tue Jun 3 05:57:21 2008:

Do you know VE3SCY? Harold? Hams are into message handling, but most often 
in emergencies. But, no, I have never received a message relaqyed by a 
ham.

#2 of 8 by nharmon on Tue Jun 3 12:41:36 2008:

Nope, I do not know VE3SCY.

#3 of 8 by rcurl on Tue Jun 3 17:36:40 2008:

The ham must have gotten the phone number wrong.

#4 of 8 by nharmon on Tue Jun 3 18:01:01 2008:

No, the HAM knew my callsign, and my birthday was on 27 May.

#5 of 8 by rcurl on Tue Jun 3 22:44:42 2008:

Then....send your thanks to VE3SCY via NTS! (I'm not on it, so you'll have
to find another ham.)

#6 of 8 by nharmon on Wed Jun 4 12:00:51 2008:

I was going to send him a QSL card. Should I do that instead?

#7 of 8 by rcurl on Wed Jun 4 15:32:05 2008:

That sounds appropriate.

#8 of 8 by glenda on Thu Jun 5 05:50:43 2008:

I get such greetings almost every year.  This year 2, since I rejoined
the YLRL.

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