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|    August Abolins to Daryl Stout    |
|    Becoming A Ham    |
|    21 Sep 19 20:41:00    |
      MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet dca0bb0b       REPLY: 216.fidonet-fidogaze@1:19/33 21e8c056       PID: OpenXP/5.0.40 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       Hello Daryl!              ** 19.09.19 - 08:57, Daryl Stout wrote to DAN CLOUGH:               DS> But, after adequate study and practice tests, if you still fail on        DS>exam day, send them proof of the failure, and they will cancel your        DS>subscription, and refund your money. So, you get your ham radio license,        DS>or your money back...you can't lose!! Normally, when you buy a book or        DS>study guide, it's yours...no refunds.              It is interesting to learn that "ham" was originally a perjorative term.              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_ham_radio              And now just a couple of generations later, something originally an insult        is just a regular word in the hobby.                      ../|ug              --- OpenXP 5.0.40        * Origin: /|ug's Point, Ont. CANADA (2:221/1.58)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 15/2 18/200 103/705 154/10 203/0 221/1 6 360 227/114       SEEN-BY: 229/200 354 426 1014 240/5832 249/206 307 317 400 280/464       SEEN-BY: 280/5003 5555 292/854 310/31 317/3 322/757 342/200 396/45       SEEN-BY: 423/120 633/280 712/848 770/1 2452/250       PATH: 221/1 280/464 229/426           |
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