Well I will be a ham 50 years in August! and it's fun to think of all 
the changes with the equipment and how much easier it is now to 
become a ham than it was in 1963, / 1964 when I got my general.
Than, all the equipment, changes in licensing structure, much more.


At 03:34 PM 04/25/13, you wrote:
>Congratulations on the 47 years.
>
>John  KC2QJB
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
>Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 4:42 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: 47 years as a ham
>
>Today it has been 47 years since I got my novice at age 14.  I was at = the
>Nebraska school for the blind on a Monday when I got a call from my = mom.
>My license had come and I was now WN0ORO.  I hung up and ran for = the ham
>shack and worked 80 meters; working a guy about 200 miles away.  = My 6
>months as a novice has been the highlight days of my years as a = ham.
>
>Phil.
>K0NX