I've never been a fan of CB but I have to say it has lead a lot of people
into ham radio over the years and that has to count for something. lou
WA3MIX
----- Original Message -----
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: Areal O T
> lol, I'm definitely wet behind the ears then...i've been licensed for
> about
> 5 or 6 years.
> But I've been active in radio communications for about 18 years...I know,
> I
> know, CB isn't supposed to count, but even on CB, back in the good old
> days,
> there were sub groups of guys who were practically amateur radio operators
> and tried to conduct themselves properly...and who also always had
> technical
> conversations and so on.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BS
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carolyn Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:39 AM
> Subject: Re: Areal O T
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Well, if they consider you an old timer, then I should qualify.
>>
>> I got my novice in 1983. My ticket came in the mail on April first what a
>> hoot. I actually passed the tests in January, and the code in February,
>> just
>> took that long to receive the liscense in the mail. That same December I
>> received my teck, and in September of 1988 I took my written for the
>> extra,
>> and in the end of October I took the code, so that is how my story goes.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Carolyn Kj4vt
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:40 PM
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Areal O T
>>
>>> Well, as long as we are getting into our own personal historys, I
>>> probably
>>> wouldn't qualify as a certified old timer by some of you on this list,
>>> but
>>> I
>>> got my novice ticket in the Spring of 1984, and my first call was
>>> KA5TNE.
>>>
>>> A few months later I received my Tech before there was a no code version
>>> and
>>> changed my call to my current one N5HAU.
>>>
>>> I then upgraded to General when they changed the code requirements I
>>> think
>>> in 2000 and have been one ever since. I have only had HT'S, but Among
>>> them
>>> were the Icom 02-AT, the Icom 24-AT, the Premier 0600 I believe, and my
>>> current Kenwood THF6-A which I purchased from a member of this list.
>>>
>>> I do remember the Conditional class license, but I never had it. It had
>>> some serious drawbacks: one was that you received no credit for past
>>> elements when you upgraded and had to take the entire test again. And
>>> two,
>>> you could be called on at any time to retake the test if the FCC felt it
>>> necessary to do so. 73.
>>> Harvey
>>
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