John:

You must have taken your test and gotten your call very shortly after
I got mine. I was WB2KTV from June, '69, through June, '89, at which
time I had forgotten to renew with the 610 form, so my license lapped.
My life changed in oh so many ways, to quote the Beatles song, and ham
radio was just one of those things for which I had neither the time
nor the inclination for any more.  That all changed in 2006, when I
lost my job and had oodles of free time on my hands, so I studied up,
took the test again in October of that year and was assigned the call
KC2QHW, which I immediately swapped for my old call which, thankfully,
was still available.

In what part of 2-land are you? I'm in New York City.

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:25:36 -0400, you wrote:

>Welcome to the list.
>
>John  KC2QJB
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Richard Wells
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 2:20 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: WD5CMZ Introduction
>
>Hello, as indicated already, I am Richard Wells: WD5CMZ, holder of an
>advanced class license, which I understand is no longer available to new
>hams. I have been a ham since February, 1977. For over the last 20 years
>however, I have not been on HF at all until about two weeks ago. 
>I did make rare appearances on two-meters and seventy centimeters while in
>Florida. The only radio I have on HF now is an HTX-10 that my dear friend
>Ron Miller N6MSA talked me into buying while they were on sale for $60 after
>being discontinued. This was also while I was still in Florida. I'm sure
>glad he did that now. Anyway, I digress. I am running the HTX-10 on a
>vertical antenna, installed by four very generous and helpful hams in my
>area here in East Texas. Needless to say, I am excited to be back involved
>in the hobby. I look forward to seeing what technology... communications
>equipment and accessibility options you all use to enhance your experiences
>in the arena of ham radio..