Congratulations, Bob!

You'll really like the THF6A!

Bob Tinney, [log in to unmask], K8LR
>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