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Congratulations! Bob and hope to work you sometime on the low bands!
73
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From: "Bob Humbert" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 4:32 PM
Subject: I got it!!
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> 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
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