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   > Ed,   
      
   >   For you, I'd use the Wouff Hong (hi hi).   
      
   >   I took part in that as a new participant at the ARRL 2007 Great    
   > Lakes Division in Cleveland, Ohio. The main requirements are that   
   > one is a licensed amateur radio operator, and a paid up ARRL Member   
   > (regular or life). There's nothing dirty or vulgar...one does a lot   
   > of laughing, and participants get a very nice certificate afterwards.   
      
   >   At the ARRL 2014 Delta Division Convention in Bentonville, Arkansas,   
   > I played 2 of the cast members. With my theatre arts knowledge from   
   > high school and college 50 years ago, the characterizations got me an   
   > ovation. Before the ceremony, I told the "new participants" that "This   
   > will be one of your most cherished experiences in amateur radio. Trust   
   > me"...to which, one of them smarted off with "Thank you, Barack Obama".   
   > It brought the house down in laughter (hi hi).   
      
   >   If I can make the 2026 Delta Division Convention in Shreveport, I'll   
   > take part in it again...but I may volunteer to be the "Novice", so I   
   > can get a fresh certificate with my original callsign, now as a vanity.   
      
   >   I'm also trying to save up for the 2026 HandiHams Radio Camp in   
   > Bloomington, Minnesota. If I can get a scholarship (which will lower   
   > my cost for it), I'm going to go. I discovered it'd be far cheaper    
   > flying Southwest Airlines from Little Rock to Minneapolis, than taking   
   > Amtrak...as I'd have to spend the night in Chicago.   
   >      
   >   I plan to contact Lucinda Moody, AB8WF, mid to late next week, for   
   > more info.   
      
   > 73,   
      
   > Daryl, N5VLZ   
      
   > ... I CQ. Therefore, I HAM -- DE N5VLZ   
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   Daryl, I am a member, I attended the midnight meeting in California in the   
   early 1960's.   
   My membership might have expired since I am no longer a ARRL member .   
   Once a LID always a LID.   
      
   The RCC Certificate I earned as a Novice in 1958 may not be valid now either?   
   73 de Ed W9ODR k   
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