01-14-17 11:29 Rich Lawrence wrote to Ed Vance about Re: Backwards   
   Howdy! Rich,   
      
    RL> @MSGID: <587AAFD5.1569.amtradio@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    RL> On 01/11/17, Ed Vance said the following...   
    EV> I am Licensed as W9ODR .   
      
    RL> Hi Ed, I'm Rich, KB2MOB..   
      
    RL> Been a ham almost 25 years now. Licensed just out of High School, and   
    RL> ended up going into Broadcast radio from college. Mostly on air stuff.   
    RL> Now I'm thinking about moving over to the engineering side of the biz.   
    RL> But it seems to be more IT then RF now a days.   
      
   I took my Novice Test during Summer Vacation between the 11th and 12th   
   Grade in 1958.   
      
   After I finished High School I joined the Navy thinking I'd get schooling   
   as a Electronic Technician but the Navy decided to send me to Radiomans   
   School instead.   
      
   While I was still in the Navy I went to the local F.C.C. Office and   
   took tests to get RadioTelephone Operator and RadioTelegraph Operator   
   licenses.   
      
   Can't remember clearly if I got the Second Class License for both test   
   or not, I am sure one of them was for Second Class.   
      
   I had those Licenses in a box with my High School Diploma, Wedding License   
   and other personal paper and the box was stolen when someone robbed my   
   QTH.   
      
   No Radio Gear was touched, just the box, some jewelry, a camera and a   
   gun bag with a Bolt Action Rifle in it, but the Bolt wasn't in the bag   
   with the Gun, I had it somewhere else in the house.   
      
    RL> I haven't fired up my rig in a month or so, mostly the holidays with   
    RL> being busy, and a couple other projects that I kind of stumbled into. I   
    RL> kind of like a fish and a shiny object when it comes to those kinds of   
    RL> things.   
      
   I ain't been on the air for several years, but You know how LIDs are,   
   don't You?   
      
   I've been called a LID by the Hams in High School before I got my Novice   
   License, but I try to be a Good LID.   
      
   I once took the Amateur Extra exam but failed the written part, but walked   
   out the door with Advanced Class privledges(sp?) because I passed the   
   CW part of the exam.   
      
   I catch up on Amateur Radio happenings by reading messages about it in   
   the Ham Radio echos this BBS has on it.   
      
   Enuf for now, 73 -.. .  Ed W9ODR          .      .   
      
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