I feel like a wet behind the ears pup off in here. I got licensed in 1987 as a Novice. Does it help that I started studying by completely failing to understand the material in "How To Become A Radio Amateur" (copyright 1950 by the ARRL)? It was fantastic! The book had these great circuit descriptions in it. If I knew the school for the blind was throwing it out, I'd have asked to have it, but I unfortunately missed out. You'd think they'd've known to ask me, seeing as how I checked it out a zillion times, but oh no! 
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Sep 13, 2011, at 7:18 PM, Pat Byrne wrote:

> May as well get in to this thing!!
> Licensed as a general in 1957 because my heath AR3 wasn't a suitable 
> novice receiver!!  Began ham life with a Globe Scout 40, plug in 
> coils and all.  My first band was 160 on a m with a 40 meter dipole 
> with an antenna tuner.  Except for time living in downtown Chicago 
> when I was just a 2 meter guy, I have been on HF, SSB and CW.  And 
> once in a while, when the radio gods are smiling and the band is good 
> a m on ten.
> Fifty-four years later it is still a fun hobby but I won't stick my 
> fists in to my 756 PRO III to fix it!!  And seventy-one happeens to 
> me on Thursday.
> Fun thread ladies and gentlemen.
> Pat, K9JAUAt 09:47 PM 9/12/2011, you wrote:
>> Well gang, I guess I will let you know a real old fogie.  I got my ticket in
>> 59 as Kn7JVF then  K7JVF as a general in about a year then in about 61 2 or
>> 3, don't remember when,  I got my Extra so did not have to worry when they
>> changed Q R G allocations.  99 percent C W , I worked my first ssb qso for a
>> new in about fourty years because I did not think I would get them on C W
>> but finally did so don't tell anyone I worked one on fone.  I just spent two
>> hours on my fifty foot tower doing some ant work and so now, tomorrow I
>> won't be walking very well hi hi.  Born in 32.  73
>> Ed   K7UC