I hadn't thought of that thing in years. As I recall, it showed a face that looked as though it had an old sock hanging from its mouth. I got one of those certificates after chatting with a guy in Fort Smith Arkansas, I think it was, on the 40 meter Novice band shortly before passing my General in 1970. That certificate is probably still somewhere at my mother's house. I will see if I can find it sometime when I am over there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:47 PM Subject: Old Rag Chewers Certificate There use to be a ham thing called the Rag Chewers Club. You got a = certificate by talking to one ham for 30 minutes; phone or cw, it didn't = matter. Then there was the 6 hour QSO which you could only talk to one = person for 6 straight hours and there was another=20 certificate for that. A blind friend of mine that got his license three = months before I did, and I, did both. So, there is lots to talk about = on the ham bands. Phil. K0NX