Boy, it does my heart good to see someone becoming a new ham and always throws me back to my fun novice days and the thrills those days brought. Nope. I won't relive, on the list, those days again but I could write a book, I think, on the fun I had during those 7 months and then right on into my general and getting to operate phone. Man, to be a kid again. So what do I do? Buy a whole new station with a radio worse than a computer to learn, and start all over again. I guess I'm still a new ham because I still love the hobby just as much. Phil. K0NX