Hi Beth;

Welcome to the list.

I started out with an analog Barecat scanner.

I listened to the local repeaters.

I made friends and everyone was more than helpful.

All this took place in the 90's when the internet was not as handy as it is today.
For this reason, club forms were a little out of my reach.

However, everyone on this list is extremely encouraging.

I'm sure you will do just fine.

Keep us posted.

73 De Anthony W2AJV



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On Jul 30, 2013, at 6:28 PM, Beth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello, everyone.
> My name is Beth Taurasi.  I am someone who is aspiring to be a radio
> operator.  I've had too many friends try and pull me into the ham
> radio world, so I gave in. ... Yeah, I sure did.  I'd like to
> introduce myself to the list. I know a bunch of blind ham nerds, if I
> should use such a flattering and funny little word to describe a lot
> of us, and they've encouraged me to learn as much as possible.  One of
> my hammy friends from California gave me a bunch of Gordon West's
> study material to look over, and since I've looked it over, I've just
> found myself so drawn into ham radio stuff I've wanted more of it.
> My hobbies other than learning and trying out ham radio include
> playing music and singing.  I love animals, and I hvae a boyfriend
> who's into the ham scene.  I love cooking, though I don't get to do it
> very often. Dish use, honestly. I'm a resident of Denver, Colorado,
> and have gone to the Colorado Center for the Blind. If anyone knows
> me, just let me know, but if you don't know who I am, here I am.  Wish
> me luck on getting a license, but here's a question I have for all of
> you:
> How can I get involved in a club or activity to get my license locally
> if I can't fill out the email forms? I've tried to fill out forms, but
> there's the dreaded captcha on Colorado's ham radio websites.  My bf
> Blake and I were looking at the sites together, and discovered no
> audio captchas along with the visual image.  What should I do?
> Thanks, all.
> Sincerely,
> Beth Taurasi
> [log in to unmask],
> NFB of Denver, Colorado,
> P.S. You can write me privately for a phone number, but I won't
> include it here for obvious reasons, but thanks.