seems quite a few people got licensed in the month of april.
I don't remember the day, but I too got my license in april, at least, the
official paper in the mail anyway.
I think it was official online in march of that year.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: On This Date
> I've forgotten the date but it was some time in April of 1969 when my
ticket
> finally came in the mail. When my family came to pick me up from school,
my
> sister said she thought the call sign was WA3MIX and, of course, she
turned
> out to be right. I was so thrilled with the call I've kept it to this day
> and am more active on HF than ever. That day remains a major landmark in
my
> life. Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 4:29 PM
> Subject: Re: On This Date
>
>
> > Awesome Phil. =20
> >
> > I have not done the math but 011868 was my date of license. We did not
> > have equipment at the Kansas School for the blind yet so had to wait
> > until May for that one. We had an 18AVQ on top of the Ad building
> > elevator house with who knows how much over 100 feet of coax fed by a DX
> > 40 with an SX111 receiver. Prior to that a BC348 receiver for listening
> > and code practice into a t fed wire antenna. All the equipment was in
> > the teacher's lounge so access was limited to after school, no lunch
> > contacts allowed). =20
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > =20
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Brett Winchester KD7JN
> > [log in to unmask]
> > ICBVI -- Reading Services
> > P O BOX 83720
> > 341 W WASHINGTON STREET=20
> >
> > BOISE IDAHO 83720-0012
> > 208-334-3220-104
> > 208-639-8386 DID
> > 208-334-2963 fax
> >
> >
> > =20
> >
> > =20
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: For blind ham radio operators
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
> > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 2:14 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: On This Date
> >
> > 42 years ago today, April 25, 1966, at the Nebraska school for the blind
> > 45 miles south of Omaha, I received my novice license. I ran for the
> > ham shack on the ground floor, and while friends sat around listening, I
> > made my first on air contact. I was, at that time, WN0ORO, and my first
> > contact at about
> > 4:15 PM in the afternoon was WN0OHO who lived out in the middle of
> > Nebraska.
> > We remained friends for many years before I lost track of him. I think
> > we were on 37 15 KHz. I was using an A T 1 and SX99 receiver at the
> > time.
> > After our supper that night, I repeated the process and worked 80 meters
> > for a couple of hours. I was 14 years old and loved my novice days
> > tremendously.
> >
> > Phil.
> > K0NX
> >
> > Aiming For The Stars
> > The Zenith Tube Website
> > www.RedWhiteAndBlue.org
> >
>
>
>
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