Roger that… I was pleasantly surprised to receive such an easy call the first time around. I’m pretty sure I’ve gotten a response regarding the call on all of the new nets I’ve joined.

Regards:
Hai, KC1BLT

On Apr 25, 2014, at 6:37 PM, Buddy Brannan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I hope you never, ever, ever change that call. That=92s a keeper for =
> sure!
> On Apr 25, 2014, at 4:30 PM, Hai Nguyen Ly <[log in to unmask]> =
> wrote:
> 
>> Good afternoon Bob:
>> 	Thank you for sharing. I=3D92ve just finished browsing your =3D
>> website and was curious if you would have some time for a landline =
> QSO? =3D
>> As a new member to the hobby, I=3D92ve been a bit overwhelmed with the =
> =3D
>> process of researching for my first HF rig and could use some advice =3D=
> 
>> from someone with experience.
>> =20
>> Regards:
>> Hai Nguyen Ly, KC1BLT
>> =20
>> On Apr 25, 2014, at 4:02 PM, Robert Ringwald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> =20
>>> Dear Hai,
>>> =3D20
>>> If you=3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D99d like to read more experiences from a ham =
> who =3D
>> has had =3D3D
>>> his license for over 57 years, me, you might want to go to my web =
> site =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> ham page.
>>> =3D20
>>> www.ringwald.com/ham.php
>>> =3D20
>>> 73 =3D3DE2=3D3D80=3D3D93 Bob K 6 Y B V
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> From: Hai Nguyen Ly=3D3D20
>>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 12:43 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: Happy Ham's Day
>>> =3D20
>>> Good afternoon Phil:
>>> Thank you for sharing that story. Hearing about your experience =3D3D3D=
> 
>>> really embodies the heart and soul of the hobby as I understand it.
>>> As a new Ham, I am on the look out for these types of experiences to =
> =3D
>> =3D3D3D
>>> share with my young children in hopes that they will also join as =
> =3D3D3D
>>> amateur operators when they get a bit older.
>>> =3D20
>>> Best Regards:
>>> Hai Nguyen Ly, KC1BLT
>>> =3D20
>>> =3D20
>>> On Apr 25, 2014, at 3:30 PM, carolyn johnson <[log in to unmask]> =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> wrote:
>>> =3D20
>>>> Happy anivercery on being a ham for 48 years. That was a wonderful =3D=
> 
>> =3D3D3D
>>> story.=3D3D3D20
>>>> Why don't you submit that so it can go into qst magazine?
>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>> Carolyn Kj4vt
>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 3:32 PM
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Subject: Happy Ham's Day
>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> It was 48 years ago today I made my first contact as a novice.  I =3D=
> 
>> was =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> at=3D3D3D20
>>>>> the
>>>>> school for the blind when my mom called from home on a Monday =3D3D3D=
> 
>>> afternoon=3D3D3D20
>>>>> and
>>>>> told me my ticket came.  I had her repeat the call sign a dozen =3D
>> times =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> to=3D3D3D20
>>>>> be
>>>>> sure.  I had been walking to our regular Monday after school =3D3D
>>> student=3D3D3D20=3D3D3D
>>> =3D20
>>>>> council
>>>>> meeting.  I was representing the 9th grade, and the office =3D3D
>>> secretary=3D3D3D20=3D3D3D
>>> =3D20
>>>>> called
>>>>> out the office door as I passed by going to the library for the =
> =3D3D3D
>>> meeting.
>>>>> She said, "Phil.  You have a phone call."  The only person who =3D
>> called =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> me=3D3D3D20
>>>>> at
>>>>> school was generally my uncle in Kansas but this time it was my mom =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> with=3D3D3D20
>>>>> the
>>>>> good news.  I hunt up the phone, and spun around and took a step to =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> the=3D3D3D20
>>>>> open
>>>>> office door.  Our superintendent was a nice guy and although he was =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> not a
>>>>> ham, he made sure we always had good equipment, unless one of our =3D=
> 
>> =3D3D3D
>>> radios=3D3D3D20
>>>>> was
>>>>> down for repair, but he called out and said, "Hey, Phil.  You got =3D=
> 
>> =3D3D3D
>>> your
>>>>> license."  It wasn't a question.  I was so out of it, I just =
> grunted =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> a=3D3D3D20
>>>>> yes,
>>>>> and ran down the hall to the radio room.  A couple of friends were =
> =3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> already
>>>>> in the ham shack and one was a novice of about 3 months.  I told =
> him =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> to=3D3D3D20
>>>>> move
>>>>> over, I was getting on the air.  It took them a few seconds to =
> =3D3D3D
>>> believe me
>>>>> but when I threatened to dump him off the king's chair in front of =
> =3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> the
>>>>> radio, he got the picture.  At this time, our DX60 was off the air =
> =3D
>> so =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> I=3D3D3D20
>>>>> used
>>>>> an A T 1 on 80 meters to make my first contact.  I was WN0ORO and =
> my =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> first
>>>>> countact with another guy in Nebraska and his call was WN0OHO.  We =
> =3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> kept in
>>>>> touch for years after that.  After supper that night, I was back in =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> the=3D3D3D20
>>>>> ham
>>>>> shack pounding out CQ again and having the time of my life.  To =
> this =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> day,
>>>>> although I only had my novice license 6 months before I took the =
> =3D3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> general
>>>>> class, it was still the most fun I had as a ham.  The guy I almost =
> =3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> dump=3D3D3D20
>>>>> out
>>>>> of the chair lived at home where the school for the blind was so we =
> =3D
>> =3D3D
>>> =3D3D3D
>>> worked
>>>>> each other, building up our code speed, in the evenings and then =
> =3D3D
>>> when=3D3D3D20=3D3D3D
>>> =3D20
>>>>> school
>>>>> was out for the summer.  We had a lot of the same crystals so we =
> =3D3D3D=3D
>> =20
>>> ended up
>>>>> working each other hundreds of times that summer.  We even started =
> a
>>>>> midnight schedule which we carried on for years after getting our =3D=
> 
>> =3D3D3D
>>> generals
>>>>> and could work side band.
>>>>> =3D3D3D20
>>>>> Phil.
>>>>> K0NX=3D3D3D20