RW> RW>> Now days you don't have to take a code test if you're still   
   RW> RW>> interested in being an XC. Dunno if the FCC office is still on   
   RW> RW>> University Ave, but its only a few minutes of your place.   
      
   RW> TW> Those Days are long past for me.   
      
   RW>When I was in the Poway radio club, there was a lot of old timers (to me   
   RW>(35yo) at the time) coming on board because of the club's training and   
   RW>recruiting program. They were retired guys (some in their 80s), mostly   
   RW>from Rancho Bernardo who had nothing better to do. Most were Technicians   
   RW>because of the 13wpm code hurdle, but they were happy to use the repeater   
   RW>and help in other ways (field day). They're SKs now, but they stayed   
   RW>active for the most part. It's never too late to get involved.   
      
   I still help with the El Cajon Club Field Day set up but the old ears   
   and brain are not much good for anything else. When one cannot hear   
   very well and cannot rembember long enough to fill out the log it is   
   best left to the younger folks.Actually ther kid in charge fo the Field   
   day setup is only 16 and his 14 year old daughter, and and a couple of   
   others in that age group handled the 2 meter band during field itself.   
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