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Re: New Extra class operator at our QTH!
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Anthony Vece <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:36:15 -0400
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MAGNIFICENT!


Sent from my Verizon iPhone!

On Apr 18, 2012, at 6:51 AM, Albert Sanchez
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hello All!
> Some of you on-list may know my XYL Gerrie Sanchez, (formerly Gerrie Burke
> of Maryland and Northern Virginia), KJ4DMV. 4 or so years ago she decided to
> get her ham ticket and began by passing first the Tech exam and then at the
> same sitting, by passing the General class exam. Last night, at our local
> Radio Club's exam session she took and passed the Extra class exam with a
> score of 45 correct out of 50 questions. She is, for those of you who do not
> know, totally blind. She is a retired Federal Employee who worked for 24
> years for the Dept. of Labor in the DC area. Next, in June it will be my
> turn to take, and hopefully pass (after being a ham for approximately 46
> years), the Extra exam. As you might imagine, I am real proud of Gerrie!
> Best of 73's to all,
> Albert, WA7FXB and
> Gerrie, KJ4DMV/AE

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