Boy do I remember that train ride to Downtown Chicago and the true pocket protector type guy who counted my letters. (I never figured out how he was able to decipher my chicken scratches)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Raskin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DxBase Reflector" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 7:15 PM Subject: [Dxbase] Flame > Boy, did I get flamed by all those youngsters. For the record, I have never > been a > CB'er. I got into ham radio through the Cub Scouts (I wanted another Merit > Badge). > For those of you too young to remember, 11M was a separate ham band from 10M. > The FCC > took it away from us in 1957. Wayne Green (W2NSD), then editor of CQ > Magazine, held a > "Save 11M Contest" where there was over 1200 ham entering the contest - there > was no > such thing and CB back then. That was the peak of the cycle and the band was > open all > over the world. BTW, I was licensed in 1956 when you had to copy code with > the > examiner standing by your side, watching what you wrote, and frowning when > you screwed > up - one minute SOLID, or you flunk, Non of this multiple choice (if in > doubt, choose > "D") junk. For those of you who are still wondering, I was licensed when I > was four > years of age and, after 50, I count ever two years as one. Therefore, I'm > probably > "younger" than most of you. For those of you who can't relate, wait a while > - you > will. > > 73, > Mike, W4UM > South Florida DX Association - http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sfdxa > Florida Contest Group - www.fcg.club > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] >
