tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post8896890164648700378..comments2024-03-28T12:10:31.018-04:00Comments on Wormwoodiana: The Flint TransmissionsDouglas A. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844859516228160123noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-3725293419299495962021-01-23T04:23:59.523-05:002021-01-23T04:23:59.523-05:00Thank you, Michael. You crystallise just what I fe...Thank you, Michael. You crystallise just what I felt when I first saw these cards. MarkMark Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806452973664951726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-49739384478856222272021-01-22T22:09:19.301-05:002021-01-22T22:09:19.301-05:00The father of one of my boyhood friends owned a ha...The father of one of my boyhood friends owned a ham radio set, and to me it was a thing of magic and wonder. The fiddling with dials, the crackle, the arcane lingo, the sense of a kind of struggle against the ether to make contact with someone far away--it still give me a warm glow when I think about it. Before the pandemic, air travel had fallen to the level of busing, and in the same way the Michael Dirdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00901144234768066002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-58460677323534847162021-01-22T13:52:23.665-05:002021-01-22T13:52:23.665-05:00Thank you, Justin, it's good to hear that QSL ...Thank you, Justin, it's good to hear that QSL cards are still in use and appreciated. And thanks also for the link to your articles. MarkMark Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806452973664951726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-19918327172250543922021-01-22T12:07:49.486-05:002021-01-22T12:07:49.486-05:00As a ham, shortwave listener (and sometimes progra...As a ham, shortwave listener (and sometimes programmer), AND lover of the kind of fiction you explore on this blog, I was delighted to see this post. Thanks for sharing your collection of vintage QSL cards Mark. The old men among us still get on the air and talk to each other, and still trade QSL cards. It's a fun and fascinating hobby.<br /><br />I know you sometimes post about strange Justin Patrick Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13354354033674548466noreply@blogger.com