I got mine in February, but didn't get the paper copy in the mail until late 
March, and my first radio in early April.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: On This Date


> seems quite a few people got licensed in the month of april.
> I don't remember the day, but I too got my license in  april, at least, 
> the
> official paper in the mail anyway.
> I think it was official online in march of that year.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: On This Date
>
>
>> I've forgotten the date but it was some time in April of 1969 when my
> ticket
>> finally came in the mail.  When my family came to pick me up from school,
> my
>> sister said she thought the call sign was WA3MIX and, of course, she
> turned
>> out to be right.  I was so thrilled with the call I've kept it to this 
>> day
>> and am more active on HF than ever.  That day remains a major landmark in
> my
>> life.  Lou
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 4:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: On This Date
>>
>>
>> > Awesome Phil. =20
>> >
>> > I have not done the math but 011868 was my date of license.  We did not
>> > have equipment at the Kansas School for the blind yet so had to wait
>> > until May for that one.  We had an 18AVQ on top of the Ad building
>> > elevator house with who knows how much over 100 feet of coax fed by a 
>> > DX
>> > 40 with an SX111 receiver.  Prior to that a BC348 receiver for 
>> > listening
>> > and code practice into a t fed wire antenna.  All the equipment was in
>> > the teacher's lounge so  access was limited to after school, no lunch
>> > contacts allowed). =20
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > =20
>> >
>> > Thank you!
>> > Brett Winchester   KD7JN
>> > [log in to unmask]
>> > ICBVI -- Reading Services
>> > P O BOX 83720
>> > 341 W WASHINGTON STREET=20
>> >
>> > BOISE IDAHO  83720-0012
>> > 208-334-3220-104
>> > 208-639-8386 DID
>> > 208-334-2963 fax
>> >
>> >
>> > =20
>> >
>> > =20
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: For blind ham radio operators
>> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
>> > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 2:14 PM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: On This Date
>> >
>> > 42 years ago today, April 25, 1966, at the Nebraska school for the 
>> > blind
>> > 45 miles south of Omaha, I received my novice license.  I ran for the
>> > ham shack on the ground floor, and while friends sat around listening, 
>> > I
>> > made my first on air contact.  I was, at that time, WN0ORO, and my 
>> > first
>> > contact at about
>> > 4:15 PM in the afternoon was WN0OHO who lived out in the middle of
>> > Nebraska.
>> > We remained friends for many years before I lost track of him.  I think
>> > we were on 37 15 KHz.  I was using an A T 1 and SX99 receiver at the
>> > time.
>> > After our supper that night, I repeated the process and worked 80 
>> > meters
>> > for a couple of hours.  I was 14 years old and loved my novice days
>> > tremendously.
>> >
>> > Phil.
>> > K0NX
>> >
>> > Aiming For The Stars
>> > The Zenith Tube Website
>> > www.RedWhiteAndBlue.org
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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