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Congratulations Bob!
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.From: "Bob Humbert" <[log in to unmask]>
.Sent: 1/15/05 4:33:26 PM
.To: "[log in to unmask]"
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.Subject: I got it!!
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.This morning, I passed the general exam and rewarded myself by ordering
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.the THF6A from HRO in Anaheim. I was going to get another antenna but
=
.the salesman said, "why"? He said that we are so surrounded by =
.mountains that a rubber ducky using half power will access more =
.repeaters than I can ever use so I didn't get one. Now that I can =
.forget about studying for the exams, I guess I can concentrate on =
.studying the files that I downloaded from "I can use this thing" for
the =
.HT. Right now, I'm kind of intimidated by the thing because I don't =
.have any sighted help who know the difference between the onn-off
button =
.and the antenna. It's going to be fun and I'll probably pester you
guys =
.here for information. The thing that amazes me is that I now have the
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.general license and I haven't got the slightest idea what I am talking
=
.about most of the time. Hopefully, that will come in time or when I =
.settle down again and study for the extra class. Perhaps mastering
that =
.material and messing around with the HT will make it all make more =
.sense. The salesman at HRO offered to program some of the repeaters =
.around here into the radio and I was more than glad to let him. =
.apparently he is going to take it home with him and mail it Monday. =
.Strange thing though, when I said "I'm sure you have the extra ticket"
I =
.hit a nerve because he has had the technician ticket since 1992. I =
.suppose some people really are intimidated by tests. As I have said, I
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.can past a test without knowing what I am talking about. There just
has =
.to be a happy compromise. Well, I just wanted to share the good news.
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.73 to everyone
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.<DIV><FONT size=3D2>This morning, I passed the general exam and
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.ordering the THF6A from HRO in Anaheim. I was going to get
another =
.antenna=20
.but the salesman said, "why"? He said that we are so surrounded
by =
.
.mountains that a rubber ducky using half power will access more =
.repeaters than I=20
.can ever use so I didn't get one. Now that I can forget about =
.studying for=20
.the exams, I guess I can concentrate on studying the files that I =
.downloaded=20
.from "I can use this thing" for the HT. Right now, I'm kind of =
.intimidated=20
.by the thing because I don't have any sighted help who know the =
.difference=20
.between the onn-off button and the antenna. It's going to be fun
=
.and I'll=20
.probably pester you guys here for information. The thing that =
.amazes me is=20
.that I now have the general license and I haven't got the slightest
idea =
.what I=20
.am talking about most of the time. Hopefully, that will come in =
.time or=20
.when I settle down again and study for the extra class. Perhaps =
.mastering=20
.that material and messing around with the HT will make it all make
more=20
.sense. The salesman at HRO offered to program some of the =
.repeaters=20
.around here into the radio and I was more than glad to let him. =
.apparently=20
.he is going to take it home with him and mail it Monday. Strange
=
.thing=20
.though, when I said "I'm sure you have the extra ticket" I hit a nerve
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.because=20
.he has had the technician ticket since 1992. I suppose some
people =
.really=20
.are intimidated by tests. As I have said, I can past a test =
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.news. 73 to=20
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