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During the 2017 Field Days activities in Hollis, there was one fellow who saddled along my table and said that he wanted to get “back in to radio.” The reminiscing of old times was fresh on his mind and we talked about previous radios we used and how new radios have changed in the last 15 years. His name was Bill Taylor AA1S and lives in Hollis, NH and he was a great fellow to chat with. In our conversation, I mentioned that I would love to help him get back onto the air and if he needed me…to just call. Bill and I made contact several weeks later and Bill was interested in having an antenna placed between some very high trees in his yard to get his station up and running. The terrain was a bit rocky, I did fall once and scraped my elbow, but managed to get a head start on fulfilling Bill’s dream of getting on the air. I brought along my antenna launcher and sent a “torpedo” over a couple of trees with careful aim. We succeeded in placing lines into some pretty tall trees and when I left Bill’s QTH, he was well underway to finishing the job of GETTING ON THE AIR. The brotherhood of amateur radio shows up in many different ways and I was certainly happy to give Bill a hand. Good going Bill!
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