OK, train to Philadelphia in '56 with my mom. I had no trouble with 13 WPM at age 13, but I think I had to draw a schematic...
George W1EBI -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Dawson Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Dxbase] (no subject) Wow, the memories this thread brings back. I remember riding the bus to downtown St. Louis, them watching the guy try to find 65 correct letters in a row in my chicken scratching, fortunately he did find them. Jim - K9DD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 1:45 PM Subject: [Dxbase] (no subject) > Here's another OT. I was first licensed in 1955 at age 18 & observed 50 > years of continuous licensing last June. > I still have my logs from that "Save 11 meter" contest in 1957. About 3-4 > pages of entries in my ARRL log book. I was using a Viking 2 Tx and NC-183D > Rx, as I remember. > I think that was one band in the HF spectrum that hams could run a0, I > guess was radio-control like for airplanes & boats. There was a Hashafisti > Scratchi article in CQ about a ham showing up at a RC meet with a 11 meter > mobile rig. > > Dick K6LRN > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
