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Congrats Bob and we're here to help.
Pat, K9JAUAt 01:32 PM 1/15/2005 -0800, you wrote:
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>This morning, I passed the general exam and rewarded myself by ordering =
>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 =
>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 =
>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. =
>73 to everyone
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>This morning, I passed the general exam and rewarded = myself by=20
>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 = 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 = without=20
>knowing what I am talking about. There just has to be a happy=20
>compromise. Well, I just wanted to share the good = news. 73 to=20 everyone
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