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   Message 6,599 of 8,941   
   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   
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   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   
      
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