Wow, that is great news.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: my intro new ham and new to the list.


> well interestingly enough, I managed to convince a CB'er, very recently, 
> to
> go get his ham ticket.
> I flashed up my old uniden grant one saturday morning about a month and
> ahalf ago because the US dx was pounding in here louder than local 
> truckers
> half a mile away.
> I got on ch38 USB and started talking to a couple locals who were on bass
> stations.  I recognized one of them from the old days and we started
> chatting.  We went and found a clear frequency and discussed amateur radio
> for about two hours.
> I told him how easy it was to get a ham license and what to do to get 
> study
> materials and so on.
> Literally 2 weeks later I was at an evening coffee gathering of hams after 
> a
> club meeting.  This guy was there.  I didn't know it until he actually 
> left
> and we asked who he was.  He was sitting at a different table so our table
> didn't know who he was.
> When I recognized the name and voice, I was thrilled.
> I'm not sure if he already planned on getting his license before we spoke 
> on
> the chicken band, or if I just helped him decide.
> either way it was pretty cool.
> regards
> Colin
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:46 AM
> Subject: Re: my intro new ham and new to the list.
>
>
>> Hi Darren, welcome to the wonderful world of ham radio.  I was first
>> licensed in 1971.  I got my start into ham radio by a cber who talked me
>> into getting my ham radio license.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Darren Duff" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 3:16 PM
>> Subject: my intro new ham and new to the list.
>>
>>
>>> Hi fellow hams.
>>>
>>> My name is Darren and I am a new ham holding a tech license. I am still
>>> waiting on my call sign to appear in the ARRL database so I don't even
>>> have
>>> that yet.
>>>
>>> I bought a WOUXUN KG-UV2D VHF/UHF Dual Band HT because of the talking
>>> features that it has. I have been listening to it for about a week and a
>>> half now wishing I could say hello to all of the wonderful people I was
>>> hearing and check in to the nets as well.
>>> I have had a great mentor in to the world of ham radio. I am a drummer
>>> and
>>> I
>>> play in the worship band at my church. My bass player James Millsap call
>>> sign WB4NWS turned me on to amateur radio.
>>>
>>> I had known of blind hams for years but never took an interest in it.
>>> Now, I am hooked!  I still don't understand frequencies and bands and
>>> such,
>>> Jim having programmed my radio for me. But I want to learn how to do it
>>> on
>>> my own.
>>> There is a big ham fest coming up here in about a week and I can't wait
>>> to
>>> go. I am planning on buying a mag mount for when I am on the road, and
>>> getting a better antenna that I can put up on top of my house for better
>>> reception when I am not mobile. I might even get a hat with my call on 
>>> it
>>> just for fun lol!
>>>
>>> I do have a question here.... How do you go about finding repeater
>>> information? Is there an accessible repeater directory?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help you can give.
>>> It's great to be a part of such a cool group of people, and I'm  talking
>>> about hams in general not just this list smile.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Darren Duff.
>>>
>>> Drummer for The Overflow worship band!
>>>
>>> Band web site http://www.theoverflowband.com
>>> <http://www.theoverflowband.com/>
>>>
>>> Personal Phone: (678)936-6113
>>>
>>> Mobile E-mail [log in to unmask]
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>> skype contact duffman31279
>>>
>>>