lol, I'm definitely wet behind the ears then...i've been licensed for about 
5 or 6 years.
But I've been active in radio communications for about 18 years...I know, I 
know, CB isn't supposed to count, but even on CB, back in the good old days, 
there were sub groups of guys who were practically amateur radio operators 
and tried to conduct themselves properly...and who also always had technical 
conversations and so on.
73
Colin, V A6BS


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carolyn Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:39 AM
Subject: Re: Areal O T


> Hi,
>
> Well, if they consider you an old timer, then I should qualify.
>
> I got my novice in 1983. My ticket came in the mail on April first what a
> hoot. I actually passed the tests in January, and the code in February, 
> just
> took that long to receive the liscense in the mail. That same December I
> received my teck, and in September of 1988 I took my written for the 
> extra,
> and in the end of October I took the code, so that is how my story goes.
>
> 73,
>
> Carolyn Kj4vt
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:40 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Areal O T
>
>> Well, as long as we are getting into our own personal historys, I 
>> probably
>> wouldn't qualify as a certified old timer by some of you on this list, 
>> but
>> I
>> got my novice ticket in the Spring of 1984, and my first call was KA5TNE.
>>
>> A few months later I received my Tech before there was a no code version
>> and
>> changed my call to my current one N5HAU.
>>
>> I then upgraded to General when they changed the code requirements I 
>> think
>> in 2000 and have been one ever since.  I have only had HT'S, but Among
>> them
>> were the Icom 02-AT, the Icom 24-AT, the Premier 0600 I believe, and my
>> current Kenwood THF6-A which I purchased from a member of this list.
>>
>> I do remember the Conditional class license, but I never had it.  It had
>> some serious drawbacks: one was that you received no credit for past
>> elements when you upgraded and had to take the entire test again.  And
>> two,
>> you could be called on at any time to retake the test if the FCC felt it
>> necessary to do so.  73.
>> Harvey
>