R/O Jack Lally Had a Great Sense of Humor

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

R/O Jack Lally (SK) ex WSL, ex SS SPRAY/KEJD  had a great sense of humor.

Jack would have daily schedules on 40 meters with Sam Margolis, W2ERU.

I could barely copy Sam, he used a sideswiper, but there was more to the mystery of why I could not copy him.

He switched - without notice - between International Morse and American Morse and he used dah-dah-dah-dah for CH.

Dah-di-di-dit dit di-day dah-dah-dah-dah.

What the heck?

B E A C H.

Jack, W1HDC noit only shared a love for sending with the Vibroplex - his first like all those at WSL had a top notch bug fist but we also share the same birthday, January 28th.

He sent me this card one year.

The card says:

"DON'T WORRY... ONE DAY OUR SHIP WILL COME IJN..."

WAKL DE KEJD

Inside:

AND WITH OUR LUCK, WE'LL PROBABLY BE AT THE AIRPORT!

Happy Birthday

73

Jack W1HDC

Jack and I both used Italic fountain pens, another common interest.

73

DR