Greetings TOM!   
      
      
    RW> EV>> I know You're sure glad You could get a Novice License again.   
      
    RW>> It was the difference between being tested by my Elmer and paying a   
    RW>> visit to the FCC office in San Diego. It meant a Novice ticket vs a   
    RW>> Technician ticket.   
      
    TW> I rembember those days. They were in a waterfront building down by   
    TW> the end of Broadway.   
      
   That's what I had heard, but was never there. I did visit their offices   
   after they moved to La Mesa? on University or EC Blvd.   
      
    RW> EV>> As I have been reading this Thread the thought has come to my   
    RW> EV>> mind of how many participate in CW Contests?   
      
    RW>> I've done that with a DX group. They were Extras, I was a Novice,   
    RW>> then a Technician and  finally a General.   
      
    RW> EV>> I'd think that would be a fair way to find out if CW is a lost   
    RW> EV>> art or not, don't You think?   
      
    TW> According to me Juny QST there wil be 17 contests in July with a CW   
    TW> section. 12 of those will be CW only   
      
   Wonderful. If you listen in on those, see if you can pick out K6XT...he'll   
   no doubt be in the extra bands.   
      
      
       Have a day!   
      
            R\%/itt - K5RXT   
      
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